HAR Report: Inventory levels continued to expand across the Houston area. Active listings increased 6.5% year over year to 36,572 homes, while months of inventory edged up to 4.9 months from 4.8 months last April. Nationally, inventory stands at 4.1 months, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Broken out by housing segments, single-family home sales performed as follows:
$1 - $99,999: increased 11.0% (111 transactions)
$100,000 - $149,999: increased 26.0% (213 transactions)
$150,000 - $249,999: increased 12.4% (1,528 transactions)
$250,000 - $499,999: increased 2.8% (4,551 transactions)
$500,000 - $999,999: decreased 1.3% (1,398 transactions)
$1M and above: increased 2.1% (394 transactions)
HAR also reports on existing single-family home sales, which increased 4.6% year over year in April, with 5,739 closings. The average price decreased 1.3% to $443,933, while the median price held steady at $335,000.
HAR will publish its April 2026 Rental Market Update on Wednesday, May 20.