As spring approaches, the number of new property listings continues to surpass those of 2024, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS®.

Realtors added 13,366 properties to the MLS during the month, a 10.4% increase year over year.

Falling consumer sentiment suggests potential homebuyers are wary of the short-term economic outlook and future inflation, CoreLogic Chief Economist Selma Hepp said. 

Furthermore, 13% of homeowners said they’d take their home off the market if they learned their ex was considering buying it.

Please note the tie for the sixth-most expensive listings.

New listings rose 8.7% year over year during the week ended Feb. 24, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS®.

At the same time, the median sales price for a new home hit its highest level since 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.   

New-home sales declined in all four of Texas’s major metropolitan areas, with the greatest decreases seen in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth.

At the same time, the pace of annualized home-price increases reversed its downward trajectory, S&P Dow Jones Indices said. 

Single-family rental activity was elevated in January, according to the latest Rental Market Update from the Houston Association of REALTORS®.

New listings rose 21.7% year over year during the week ended Feb. 17, according to the Weekly Activity Snapshot from the Houston Association of REALTORS®.

At the same time, builder sales expectations for the next six months posted their second-largest drop since the sentiment index started in 1985. 

Sharon Ballas, an agent with Greenwood King Properties, was the listing agent — and selling agent — for the priciest home sale in Houston last month.

Although January’s historic snowfall caused a slight hiccup for Houston home sales, the market rebounded and “maintained a healthy balance between supply and demand,” the Houston Association of REALTORS® said.

Housing supply is the highest it’s been since 2020, and while there’s lots to choose from, demand is the lowest it’s been in four years.

Cupid struck Houston homebuyers with major love for Brookshire last year — home sales increased by nearly 150% year over year in the community.