Austin, Texas Real Estate News August 2026

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Find the latest Austin, Texas real estate news here. In July, the median home price was $435,000—1% higher than July of 2025 Central Texas Housing Report. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA showed stronger buyer confidence across Central Texas, even as home prices remain relatively stable. Residential home sales increased 4.4% to 2,739 sales across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA.

John Crowe, 2026 Unlock MLS and ABoR president, noted that while demand is strong, addressing affordability for first-time home buyers and homeowners must continue to be a top priority for the region.

“A healthy housing market depends on creating opportunities for Central Texans to both buy a home and remain in the communities they call home. Unlock MLS’s recent Home Affordability Index broadened the affordability conversation by looking beyond the initial home purchase to the ongoing cost of home ownership in Central Texas. The Index found that every additional $100 a month in carrying costs, from rising property taxes to climbing utility rates, pushes an estimated 9,800 Central Texas households across the threshold where housing becomes a genuine financial strain.

As local communities finalize their budgets, tax rates and fees for next year, we encourage elected officials to weigh the cumulative impact taxes, fees, bonds and utility rates have on households. A professional agent is skilled in helping buyers find and negotiate an affordable sales price, but rising housing costs must also be addressed to help keep home ownership attainable long after closing day.”

City of Austin Home Sales in July 2026

  • 1,005 – Residential homes sold, 11.0% more than July 2025.
  • $577,000 – Median price for residential homes, 1.4% less than July 2025.
  • 1,444 – New home listings on the market, 8.5% less than July 2025.
  • 4,718 – Active home listings on the market, 18.2% less than July 2025.
  • 999 – Pending sales, 4.2% more than July 2025.
  • 4.5 – Months of inventory, 1.8 less than July 2025
  • 93.9% – Average close to list price, compared to 92.8% in July 2025.

The Austin real estate market shows home sales for the Austin-Round Rock MSA. Month over month, July 2026 sales compared with June 2026.

✔ Overall, the median sales price was up.Infographic: July 2026 Market Snapshot for the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos MSA; median price $435,000, 2,739 closed sales, 4.4% change, 63 avg days on market, $1.60B volume, 4.7 months’ inventory (highlights).

✔ Sold units were down (from 2,961)
✔ New listings were down (from 4,712)
✔ Active listings were up (from 13,245)
✔ Pending home sales were down (from 2,994)
✔ Months of inventory was up (from 4.4)

Number of Austin homes for sale. It includes real estate news, market data, and county statistics for Central Texas. July 2026 reports cover median Austin home prices and county data.

Infographic titled July 2026 Market Snapshot for Travis County, showing year-over-year real estate metrics: median sales price $520,000 (downWilliamson County Real Estate Hays County Texas Real Estate

Months of inventory are calculated by dividing the number of homes listed for sale by the average number sold per month within 12 months.

Austin, Texas Real Estate and other Central Texas Housing Market Median Sales Prices for Austin, Georgetown, Round Rock, Leander, Pflugerville, Elgin, Buda, Kyle, Cedar Park, Liberty Hill, and beyond for Single-Family Residential Home Types.

The median home price data below for Central Texas cities combines all residential home types and only lists those cities with at least 48 closed sales units to make the top 14.

️In total, sales were down slightly month-over-month for the cities in Central Texas with the most sold homes.

I’ve added arrows to indicate month-over-month comparisons.

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Top 15 Central Texas cities with the most home sales in the Austin, Texas Real Estate Market

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What Central Texas cities had the most home sales in July? The breakdown above shows the top 15 cities with the most homes sold. This report included all residential home types.

Austin, Georgetown, and Round Rock held the top 3 slots. 

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Austin real estate news, specifically Austin real estate market data and Austin homes for sale numbers, is compiled by ACTRIS© Matrix data through the Austin Board of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be verified.  Content is “AS IS,” without any warranty, express or implied. Results were calculated from the number of listings in the MLS on the date of the report. Off-market data not included.