The Houston Market, in Plain English

September 2026 Edition · August 2026 Data

After a record-high July, Houston's inventory actually pulled back in August and sales dropped 11.5% year over year — the sharpest slowdown of 2026, even as HAR calls it the most balanced market in years.

August 2026 Edition · July 2026 Data

Houston's inventory hit an all-time high in July — the most homes for sale HAR has ever recorded — while sales kept climbing and prices barely moved.

July 2026 Edition · June 2026 Data

June's pending sales rose 12.3% and the average price set a new record — while luxury sales climbed 17.1%, the strongest month yet for the top of the market this year.

June 2026 Edition · May 2026 Data

Pending sales hit a four-year high in May, even as closings softened — and the luxury segment surged 10% to push the average price to its highest level in nearly a year.

May 2026 Edition · April 2026 Data

Sales climbed for a second straight month, mortgage rates dropped to 6.33%, and Houston's own sales volume is now running ahead of pre-pandemic 2019 — while the national market still lags well behind it.

April 2026 Edition · March 2026 Data

March delivered Houston's first year-over-year sales increase of 2026 — but the luxury segment, which had led every prior month, cooled for the first time all year.

March 2026 Edition · February 2026 Data

Home prices hit a two-year low in February, and days on market reached their slowest pace since 2013 — but Houston's own chief economist says the market already bottomed years ago and is simply back to normal.

February 2026 Edition · January 2026 Data

Houston started the year with its fewest January sales since 2023 — but a 15.5% jump in luxury closings and rising inventory tell a more interesting story than the headline number.