Greater Houston Market UpdateSeptember 2026
More listings. A steadier price picture.
HAR’s September single-family report pairs slower sales with more active listings and a median price that was broadly steady. Read it as a dated snapshot, then verify the details of any home you are considering.
HAR monthly MLS report
September’s figures, at a glance.
Each measure below is a Greater Houston single-family figure for September 2026, reported by the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR).
- single-family sales
- 7,030
- median single-family price
- $325,000
- active single-family listings
- 40,192
- single-family inventory
- 5.5 months
- average days on market
- 58 days
5.7% lower year over year
essentially flat year over year
6.3% higher year over year
5.1 months one year earlier
56 days one year earlier
Year-over-year comparisons and prior-year values are as stated in HAR’s September 2026 report.
How to read this snapshot
More room to compare, without a prediction.
In HAR’s September report, single-family sales were lower year over year while active listings were higher. Average days on market also moved from 56 to 58, and the median price was essentially flat. Together, those figures describe more active listings and time to compare, with sales slower and prices broadly steady.
A regional monthly measure cannot establish the condition, price, offer activity, costs, or timing for a particular address. Use current property information and your own criteria when comparing homes; this September report is historical context, not a forecast.
Source and date
The official report behind this page
Source: Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR), September 2026 MLS monthly report. The report covers September 2026 and was released October 14, 2026. This on-site update was published October 19, 2026.
This is general market information for educational purposes, not individualized real-estate, lending, tax, insurance, legal, or investment advice. Verify address-specific facts with the applicable professionals and authorities.