Some parts of the Primary market still move fast
One ZIP code here sold homes in a median 12 days. Another took 71. That gap is what every seller needs to understand before picking a price.
Realtor.com put the U.S. median days on market at 64 days for the week ending October 24, 2026. Some Houston ZIP codes beat that easily. Others did not come close.
How fast each ZIP code moved
These are median days on market from the Real Estate Data Aggregator for the three months ending August 31, 2026.
The fastest ZIP codes
ZIP 77005 had a median of just 12 days on market, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is 2 days shorter than a year before. Only 54 homes were for sale there, down 30.8% from the same period in 2025.
More than half the homes in 77005 went under contract within two weeks of listing. That share was 50.6%, up 8.8 points from a year ago. Sellers there got a median 100.1% of their list price.
ZIP 77079 was close behind, at a median 14 days. That is 10 days shorter than the same period in 2025. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 45.9% of homes going under contract within two weeks, up 14.8 points from a year before.
The slowest ZIP codes
ZIP 77056 sat at the other end. The Real Estate Data Aggregator recorded a median 71 days on market there, 7 days longer than a year before. Sellers got 95.5% of list price on average.
ZIP 77098 was nearly as slow, at 70 days. That is 30 days longer than the same period in 2025. Sellers there got a median 95% of their list price, down 1.1 points from a year ago.
Who went under contract fast
The share of homes going under contract within two weeks tells a similar story. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 52.5% in ZIP 77401 (Bellaire), the highest in the market.
The wider picture
Across all 20 ZIP codes, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 2,189 homes sold in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is down 4.7% from the same period in 2025.
There were 3,360 homes for sale across the market, down 4.5% from a year before. New listings fell 4.9% to 3,177.
Nationally, the National Association of Realtors reported existing-home sales of 3.99 million units in September 2026. Inventory nationally rose to 1.60 million homes. Existing-home prices were up 1.3% year over year.
Freddie Mac put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.24% as of October 29, 2026. The 15-year fixed averaged 6.60%. Rates above 7% affect how buyers budget, which in turn affects how long homes sit.
- ZIP 77005 sold in a median 12 days.
- ZIP 77056 took 71. Both are in the same city.
- The U.S.
- median from Realtor.com was 64 days.
- Pricing to your ZIP code, not the whole map, is what gets a home sold.
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Text me- Real Estate Data Aggregator numbers for ZIPs 77024, 77079, 77056, 77063, 77007, 77019, 77005, 77057, 77055, 77027, 77077, 77043, 77401, 77042, 77008, 77018, 77080, 77030, 77006 and 77098, the three months ending August 31, 2026, compared with the same months of 2025. Real Estate Data Aggregator last updated them on Oct 7, 2026.
- Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates, read Nov 1, 2026
- National Association of Realtors: Existing-Home Sales, read Nov 1, 2026
- Redfin: U.S. Home-Sale Prices Just Fell for the First Time in 3 Years, Oct 29, 2026
- Realtor.com: Weekly Housing Trends: U.S. Market Update (Week Ending Oct. 24, 2026), Oct 29, 2026
- Realtor.com: September 2026 Monthly Housing Trends: Price Cuts Hit 4-Year Highs as Mortgage Rates Top 7%, Sep 30, 2026