College Station city council members hear about the continuing shortage of affordable homes for sale

This podcast contains comments from the September 25, 2025 College Station city council meeting.College Station city council members hear about the continuing shortage of affordable homes for sale.Local realtor Jodi Warner, representing the B-C-S regional association of realtors, reported during last Thursday's meeting (September 25) that there was still a shortage of homes for first time homebuyers.August 2025 in College Station there were 135 closings, with a median price of $356,750. The median price was 2.2 percent higher from the same month last year. Less than 10 percent of sales involved homes priced under $200,000 dollars. There were 465 active listings, which is up 12.6 percent from the year before. There is 3.9 months of inventory and a home was on the market an average of 54 days.August 2025 in Bryan the median price was $275,500. And more than half the home sales in Bryan were in the price range between $200,000 and $299,000 dollars.August 2025 in Snook the median price was $294,800 with a 13 month inventory.August 2025 in Navasota the median price was $232,000 with an inventory of 8.3 months.Warner also shared sales information of homes in three College Station neighborhoods.Pebble Creek neighborhood home sales had a median price of $657,500. The median price is down 1.9 percent from the year before.Eastgate neighborhood home sales had a median price $641,800. The median price is up 36.5 percent from the year before.Edelweiss neighborhood home sales had a median price of $355,000. The median price is up 53 percent from the year before.