Although seller activity remained elevated during the week ended Aug. 31, both pending and closed home sales declined by over 20%, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS®.

Pending listings dropped 25.5% year over year, with 1,549 properties going under contract. That was down from 2,078 pending listings during the same week in 2025.

Closings also declined 23.1% year over year as buyers purchased 1,552 homes, down from 2,019 a year prior.

New listings increased, though, with 3,258 homes added to the market. That was up 7.5% from the 3,032 listings added during the last week of August 2025.