Current Market Data

HomeSmart upgrades yard signs with SmartSigns and SmartRiders

HomeSmart’s yard signs will now have QR codes and NFC (Near Field Communication) tags allowing home shoppers to access property details.

Pending and closed listings inch up in Houston

Closed home sales increased 1.7% year over year, with 2,363 homes sold during the week. Pending sales, meanwhile, increased by 1.2% as 2,535 listings went under contract.

NAR: Staging a home can increase sale price by up to 10%

Homes that are professionally staged not only attract more attention from potential buyers — they also sell faster and for more money, according to data from the National Association of Realtors’® 2025 Profile of Home Staging.  

Cotality: Pace of home-price growth slows in March on economic concerns

Despite the deceleration, the company, formerly known as CoreLogic, expects prices to rise another 4.9% over the next year.

FRESH: For-sale and rental listings rise in Houston

Realtors added 12,907 properties to the MLS, a 21.1% increase year over year, while active listings jumped 35% to over 35,000.

New listings increase again in Houston

More sellers put their homes on the market during the week ended April 28 than during the same week in 2024, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS®.

March’s interest-rate slide prompts jump in pending home sales

The National Association of REALTORS’® Pending Home Sales Index rose 6.9% in March, compared to economists’ expectations of a smaller 1% gain.

Options increase for Texas homebuyers as market reaches ‘balanced’ status

The median home price rose in 18 markets across the state and fell in eight. Days on market, meanwhile, increased in 23 markets and declined in three.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Texas

A four-bedroom, 4.5 bathroom mansion in River Oaks is the most expensive new listing in the Lone Star State.

New-home sales climb in March in the face of high mortgage rates

The pace of sales rose 7.4% compared to February, topping analyst estimates by a large margin.

Matthew Gardner’s Q1 2025 market insights

Prominent real estate economist Matthew Gardner shares insights on the first quarter of 2025 — including his takes on tariffs, immigration, brokerage acquisitions, mortgage rates and more.

New listings jump annually in Houston

New listings increased 21.7% in Houston during the week ended April 14, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS®.

Married Texans spend 42% of their household salary on homeownership

When broken down by profession, Houston firefighters spend 118% of their income on homeownership, community and social service workers spend 74%, law enforcement officials spend 72%, educators spend 66%, healthcare workers spend 46% and lawyers spend 30%.

New-home construction drops more than expected in March

The surprisingly large decline in the pace of housing starts comes as builder sentiment remains depressed by tariff worries and high prices. 

The 10 most expensive homes sold in greater Houston in March

All homes were sold during March. Note that listing prices may differ from actual sales prices.

Housing market thawing in Houston, despite economic uncertainty

Active inventory expanded as well, with a total of 32,866 properties on the market — the highest quantity since June 2011.

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