Pending sales increased 8.5%, with 6,813 listings going under contract, indicating strong sales in the coming weeks.

Transactions increased most in Brookshire, where sales were up 124.6% year over year and had an average sales price of $311,463.

As the housing market continues to adjust, design and community strategy have become drivers of buyer preference, according to Jenni Nichols, vice president of design at John Burns Research and Consulting.

Texans are particularly open to relationships, with people in the state searching dating-related terms at higher rates than singles in other states.

HAR tracked the top 10 ZIP codes with the greatest year-over-year increases in home sales and found that 77484 — Waller — was the hottest in the entire Houston metro area.

Realtors assisted clients with 43,206 showings, up from 37,205 during the same week in 2025.

The typical monthly homeownership cost — including mortgage payment, principal, taxes and insurance — was $2,280, down from $2,490 a year prior.

Zillow’s Home Value Index shows that in 13 of the past 20 years, home values in the metro area of the Super Bowl champion grew faster than the national average.

A 20,000-square-foot estate with a $29.9 million price tag tops this past month’s ranking of the most expensive new listings in Texas.

The second-hottest community was Waller, which had previously been the hottest Houston community for three quarters in a row.

While new-home sales increased on a monthly basis in all of Texas’ four major metro areas, Houston had the highest sales volume at 2,157.

Johnson Development will deliver 39 70-foot lots to the homebuilders in March.

For the full year, renters signed 47,292 leases, up 6.2% from 2024. The total dollar value increased 6.9% to over $110 million.

Closed home sales increased in Houston as a flurry of new listings joined the market during the week ended Jan. 19.

Middle-income seniors stand to be affected most by projected shortages — those who don’t qualify for subsidized housing but can’t afford new construction.

Investor-led purchases made up 34% of all single-family residential sales in the third quarter of 2025, up 25.5% year over year and 1% from the second quarter.