Market updates
Some parts of the Primary market still move fast
The three months ending August 31, 2026 showed a 59-day gap in median days on market between the fastest and slowest ZIP codes in this market.
Read the post →Primary market listings fell, and that helps explain firmer prices
Fewer fresh homes hit the market across Houston's primary ZIP codes in the three months ending August 31, 2026, and that shift is showing up in prices across most of the area.
Primary market listings fell even with high mortgage rates
Fewer homes came to market in the three months ending August 31, 2026, even as Freddie Mac put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.40%.
Some parts of the Primary market are moving much faster than others
In the three months ending August 31, 2026, one ZIP code sold half its homes in under two weeks while another took more than two months to find a buyer.
The Primary market is splitting into fast and slower-moving pockets
In the three months ending July 31, 2026, one ZIP code sold more than half its homes in under two weeks while another sat at 6.5 months of supply. Your ZIP code tells a very different story from the one next door.
One part of the Primary market is moving much faster
ZIP 77005 had just 1.7 months of supply and a 14-day median in the three months ending July 31, 2026, while other ZIPs in this market took far longer.
Same City, Two Different Clocks: Houston's Fastest and Slowest Ten-Week Markets Aren't Close
Over the twelve weeks ending August 30, 2026, median days to pending across ten Houston ZIP codes ranged from 38 days to 48 days, a ten-day gap inside one buy box.