More homes are hitting the market, and buyers are still stepping in
Nationally, Realtor.com reported that 20.8% of listings had price cuts in September, the highest share since October 2022. That is the one fact every seller here should sit with. More competition means the price you pick matters more than it did a year ago.
These numbers cover the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is the period to keep in mind as you read.
Buyers are still showing up
In ZIP 76708, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 125 pending sales. That is up 20.2% from the same months of 2025. Buyers are still making moves, even with rates where they are.
Freddie Mac put the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.40% as of October 8, 2026. That is the real headwind buyers are working against right now.
Where things moved fastest
Not every ZIP moved the same way. Some areas saw homes go under contract quickly. Others sat much longer.
ZIP 76640 led the market. The Real Estate Data Aggregator found that 50% of homes there went under contract within two weeks of listing. ZIP 76657 was close behind at 39%, with days on market of just 32. That is 17 days shorter than the same period in 2025, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator.
On the other end, ZIPs 76639, 76671, 76682, 76673 and 76651 each recorded 0% of homes going under contract within two weeks. Not every home sold fast. That is honest.
New listings are up in key ZIPs, and so is demand
In ZIP 76708, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 151 new listings, up 5.6% from a year before. Pending sales there rose 20.2%. More supply came in, and buyers absorbed it.
ZIP 76643 added 73 new listings, up 15.9%. Homes sold there rose 10%, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. The median sale price in 76643 edged up 1.5% to $317,000.
Prices: a mixed picture
The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that U.S. house prices rose 2.6% from July 2025 to July 2026. Locally, results varied by ZIP.
| 76132 | 75165 | 76643 | 76708 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $428,000 | $411,495 | $317,000 | $275,000 |
| Year-over-year change | +7% | +11.2% | +1.5% | -7.4% |
ZIP 75165 saw the strongest price gain. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median there at $411,495, up 11.2%. ZIP 76708 dipped 7.4% to $275,000. Prices did not move the same direction everywhere.
ZIP 76531 had the sharpest price drop, down 37.2% to a median of $166,500. But homes sold there rose 40% and pending sales jumped 80%, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Lower prices drew more buyers in.
What sellers should know about pricing
Realtor.com noted that active listings grew to 1.16 million homes nationally. More competition is real. Pricing too high means sitting longer.
In ZIP 76708, the Real Estate Data Aggregator found median days on market at 69, up 18 days from a year ago. Homes that priced well still sold. The average sale-to-list ratio there was 97.4%, up 1 point from 2025.
ZIP 76639 told a harder story. Median days on market hit 145 and the sale-to-list ratio was 90.1%, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Homes there averaged a nearly 10% discount from list price.
Supply is still growing in some spots
ZIP 76704 had 7.6 months of supply, the highest of any ZIP with year-over-year data in this market. That is a buyers' market by the usual measure. ZIP 76671 sat at 8.6 months.
ZIP 76064 had just 2 months of supply, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is a very different market from its neighbors.
- Buyers have more options than a year ago, and many are still stepping in.
- Sellers who price carefully are still getting close to their list price.
- But the gap between ZIPs is real.
- One street can read very differently from the ZIP code around it.
As of October 11, 2026, that is where this market stands. One street can tell a different story from the whole ZIP code. If you want to know what the numbers say about your specific address, reach out.
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Text me- Real Estate Data Aggregator numbers for ZIPs 76708, 76704, 76682, 76673, 76671, 76657, 76651, 76643, 76640, 76132, 76524, 76531, 76639, 75165, 76044, 76064 and 76065, 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 Oct 10, 2026
- Federal Housing Finance Agency: FHFA House Price Index® Up 0.3 Percent in July; Up 2.6 Percent from Last Year | FHFA, Sep 29, 2026
- Redfin: One in Five Home Sellers Cut Prices as Buyer’s Market Persists, Sep 30, 2026
- Realtor.com: September 2026 Monthly Housing Trends: Price Cuts Hit 4-Year Highs as Mortgage Rates Top 7%, Sep 30, 2026
- Realtor.com: August 2026 Rental Report: Rents Fall for 37th Straight Month as Concessions Give Renters More Leverage, Sep 17, 2026