Houston Housing Stats May, 2026

[Sharon Tzib]

https://www.har.com/content/department/mls

Houston Real Estate Highlights in May, 2026:

• -Single-family home sales declined 3.2% year over year.
• -Pending sales rose 5.8%.
• -Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes increased from 51 to 54 days.
• -The single-family median price was statistically flat at $340,000.
• -The single-family average price increased 2.3% to $447,301.
• -Single-family home inventory was unchanged at a 5.1-months supply.
• -Total property sales declined 3.1% to 10,088 units sold.
• -Total dollar volume decreased 1.8% to $4.3 billion.

[Travis Timmons]

You guys know this...taxes and insurance are the weight on the Houston market. We sold a single family home in Sugar Land for $360k last year, which does not sound that expensive, but when you add up HOA, insurance, and taxes, the monthly mortgage on a 5% down 30 year conventional loan was $3500. Rents on that property are probably $2500...it was obviously bought by an owner occupant, but there is some real sticker shock for buyers on a loan estimate.