Here are the January/2026 MLS single-family statistics for Austin, TX:
Our January numbers were a little better than December which closed out 2025…while our sales number dropped vs a 12% increase in December, most all the other numbers looked better:
- Listings up 12% in January vs. up 18% in December,
- Pendings up 9% vs. down 4%,
- Inventory up 20% vs. up 50%,
- Median price down .9% vs. down 1.2%,
- Average price up .7% vs. up .5%,
- Days on market up 7% vs. up 11%,
- Activity index down 2% vs. down 16%
I thought you might be interested in home prices the first year I began keeping the stats for our Austin single family market. The median home price in 2007 was $183,958 and the average price was $249,340 . So, someone who bought a home in 2007 has accumulated $227,317 in home equity using median prices and $293,917 using average home prices. That averages out to about 4.3%/year over the 19 year span! Pretty good when you consider it is a tax-deferred return that would be tax-free if a future home seller had $250k or less gain from the sale as a single person or less than $500k as a married couple under current tax laws! And, also considering everyone has to live somewhere, so you can either make a home mortgage payment to gain equity or pay your landlord’s mortgage if you rent. Renters are making their monthly payments with no financial benefits over time.
Below are the averages from my spreadsheets over the years so you can see what our Austin market has averaged over a long timespan. Except for home prices, these are our “norms” that I believe we will begin to revert to as we come out of the fog we’ve experienced the past few years. Our Listings, Pendings and Sales numbers should reasonably grow in the coming years as we add more new homes to our metro market.
March, April and May are the traditional months for Austin home sellers to list their homes. So, we see the highest number of new listings during these months. Many home buyers want to find, purchase and move into their new home during the summer months, often because school is out of session. So, if you are considering selling this year, do you know how much your home is worth? I know there are some self-service programs out there, but nothing compares to getting a CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) done by a local, licensed real estate agent. An agent knows how to determine the appropriate value using nearby homes that are comparable to yours and recently sold. This gives the true value of your home and reflects what a typical buyer might pay for it. If you are interested in this free service, just let me know by replying to this email.
(512) 853-0110 or robert@AustinTxHomeSales.com
