Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update

Deal of the Week saw more sales even as inventory shrank

The one fact that changes what you should do right now: demand held up even as supply fell. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 253 homes sold across Deal of the Week in the three months ending July 31, 2026. That is up 34.6% from the same months a year before. At the same time, homes for sale dropped 24.5% to just 302. More buyers, fewer choices.

Freddie Mac put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.28% on October 1, 2026. That is not a small number. Realtor.com noted rates crossed 7% in late September for the first time since January 2025. Yet buyers in Deal of the Week kept moving. That tells you something real about local demand.

New listings across all four ZIP codes came in at 312, up just 3.3% from a year ago, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Fresh supply is trickling in, not flooding. Pending sales reached 251, up 9.6%. Buyers are still writing offers.

How each ZIP code read

The market did not move the same way in every corner of Deal of the Week. Here is what the Real Estate Data Aggregator found, ZIP by ZIP, for the three months ending July 31, 2026.

ZIP 76705 had the most sales: 83 homes, up 45.6% from a year ago. Its median price held nearly flat at $231,500, up just 0.7%. Homes went under contract within two weeks 39.2% of the time, up 12.2 points. Days on market fell 10 days shorter to 51. That is a busy ZIP.

ZIP 76692 saw the biggest price gain. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median sale price at $325,500, up 16.3%. Sales jumped 65.2% to 76 homes. Inventory fell 35%. Not every home moved fast though: median days on market was 74, four days longer than a year before.

ZIP 76691 had the sharpest price dip. The median fell 13.4% to $267,500. Still, sales nearly doubled, up 86.7% to 28 homes. Inventory dropped 50% to just 19 homes for sale. Months of supply fell 5.7 months to 2.1. That is a tight shelf.

ZIP 76655 was the steadiest. The median price slipped just 0.3% to $324,378. Days on market fell 19 days shorter to 48. Nearly 3 in 10 homes (29.6%) went under contract within two weeks. The sale-to-list ratio was 98.1%, up 0.4 points.

What the rate picture means here

Nationally, Realtor.com reported homes under contract were down 4.1% year over year in September 2026. CNBC noted weekly mortgage demand dropped 6%, citing the Mortgage Bankers Association. Deal of the Week bucked that trend. Local pending sales were up 9.6%.

Freddie Mac also reported the 15-year fixed rate at 6.60% on October 1, 2026. Some buyers use that route. Either way, rates are not small. Price your home clearly, and buyers who are ready will still act.

One street can read very differently from the whole ZIP code. The numbers above cover thousands of homes. Yours is one. If you want to know where your home sits in this picture, text me.