Single-family home sales increased 4.4% year over year in April, with 8,196 homes sold. Pending sales also increased 9.4%.

The median-existing sales price for all housing types rose 0.9% year over year to $417,700, its 34th consecutive increase. 

While the 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.18%, the median home price decreased 1.7% year over year to $331,500.

Homebuyers purchased 2,553 properties during the week ended May 4, up from 2,428 during the same time in 2025.

Luxury spaces that focus on well-being, comfort and personal meaning are shaping everything in the home, from material selection and layout to color, light and more.

Nationally, home sales in the 50 metro areas surveyed by REMAX posted their largest monthly gain in three years, increasing 31.6%. 

Sellers added 3,633 properties to the market, down 10.1% from 4,043 new listings a year prior.

A brand-new Southlake estate listed for nearly $24 million tops the April ranking of the most expensive new listings in Texas.

The 2026 spring housing market is neither surging nor stalled, but moving forward as both buyers and sellers adjust their expectations.

Short answer: Yes. But not quite in the way mom and dad did it, according to a survey of over 2,000 American renters and would-be homeowners.

Sales increased 177.1% year over year, representing the largest annual jump of any Houston-area community. Huffman previously ranked No. 11 in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Property showings increased 19.2% annually, with buyers visiting nearly 48,000 homes during the week. Open houses, meanwhile, increased 28%, with 9,280 events held.

Home sales declined in half of Texas metros during the first quarter of the year and increased in the other half.

That timeline is typical for a family saving 15% of their income, assuming a 15% down payment.

Among over 600 home features and design aspects, exposed beams were the most popular — home listings featuring the element saw 19.7% more engagement on Zillow.com.

Boomers made up 42% of all homebuyers during the period from July 2024 to June 2025, unchanged from the same time a year prior. Millennials lost market share, making up 26% of buyers, down 3% year over year.