Texas home prices rose in most markets in 2025

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1. Texas home prices rose in most markets in 2025

According to a report from Texas Realtors, the statewide median home price edged down 1.2% in 2025 to $335,000, even as most metropolitan areas posted price gains and sales volume ticked higher.

Statewide, 335,390 homes changed hands, a 1.3% increase from 2024, while active listings surged 23.1% and the average days on market rose to 67.

Closed sales increased in 18 markets and declined in eight. Abilene recorded the largest sales increase (26.4%), followed by Midland (6.9%) and Amarillo (6.5%). The only markets with declines greater than 3% were Laredo (-7.3%), Odessa (-6.6%), and Eagle Pass (-6%).

2. Home relistings hit record high in January

Nearly 45,000 sellers who delisted their homes last year relisted them in January, the highest January total in records dating back a decade. That represents a record 3.6% of homes that were on the market in January, according to Redfin.

Delistings surged to a record 112,788 in December 2025, as homeowners pulled listings rather than accept lower offers in a buyer’s market.

Meanwhile, 36.1% of homes relisted in January returned to the market at a lower price than their original listing, the highest January share on record.

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3. Catch up quick

🏡 The most expensive homes ever sold in the U.S. (Realtor.com)

🚨 Alexander brothers, famous real estate brokers, guilty of sex trafficking. (BBC)

📍 116-year-old Houston home hits the market after 36 years. (Chron)

📉 Big landlords are unloading homes across major U.S. markets. (CNBC)

💼 U.S. economy sheds 92,000 jobs in February. (BLS.gov)

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4. Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act takes effect

The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, a bipartisan bill sponsored in the Senate by Jack Reed and Bill Hagerty and in the House by John Rose and Ritchie Torres, officially took effect last Thursday.

Signed into law on September 5, 2025, the measure amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to place strict limits on the use of mortgage trigger leads, marking a major shift in how consumer credit data can be shared with lenders.

Under the act, a lender can access a lead only if it already has a qualifying relationship with the consumer, such as an active mortgage or deposit account, or if the consumer has expressly opted in to receiving such offers.

5. Housing market inventory up 8% year over year

According to ResiClub, national active listings are rising, up 7.9% between February 28, 2025, and February 28, 2026. This increase gives homebuyers more leverage in many parts of the country.

At the end of February 2026, Texas was one of nine states with active inventory above pre-pandemic levels.

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