Corporate transferees will have to dig a little deeper to pay for digs in Big D. At least that’s what Coldwell Banker Real Estate says in its annual home price comparison index, which tracks the cost of homes in more than 310 U.S. markets in areas that would appeal to "typical corporate middle-management transferees." With an average price of $332,375, Dallas has the highest cost in Texas. The 2009 price estimate is up six grand from last year’s estimate. The home price breakdown released Wednesday tracks the average cost of a 2,200-square-foot single-family home with four bedrooms, two and one-half baths, family room and two-car garage in neighborhoods that would appeal to relocating corporate managers. Coldwell Banker found that the nationwide average price for this type of dwelling is $363,401 – higher than the Dallas average. The residential sales firm said the same house would run $248,960 in San Antonio, $226,500 in Austin, $159,847 in Houston and just $153,450 in Fort Worth. But the information collected citywide by local real estate agents through the Multiple Listing Service doesn't show this same price disparity between Dallas and other Texas cities. That’s because Coldwell Banker only uses a narrow range of home listings for its annual report -- homes in specific neighborhoods that would appeal to corporate executives.
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