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30-year mortgage6.65%▲ +0.07 pts15-year mortgage5.95%▲ +0.26 pts10-year Treasury4.69%▲ +0.40 ptsMortgage spread1.96 pts▼ -0.33 ptsMedian list price$429k▼ -2.4%List $/sqft$226▼ -2.2%Days on market57▼ -1 daysActive listings1.13M▲ +2.1%New listings424k▼ -2.5%Pending sales470k▲ +1.9%Housing starts1.24M▼ -13.5%Building permits1.44M▲ +3.1%New-home sales628k▼ -5.6%Existing-home sales4.06M▲ +0.7%Months of supply9.3▲ +0.3 moMortgage delinquency1.89%▲ +0.12 pts

as of Aug 2026

Houston Opens Storm Repair Program, Offering Up to $300,000 to Rebuild Homes Damaged in 2024

August 24, 2026

A modest single-story brick house with a partially replaced roof and construction materials stacked in the yard.

Two years after the May 2024 derecho and Hurricane Beryl, the city began taking applications Monday for repair grants of up to $100,000 and full reconstruction of up to $300,000.

Texas Homebuyers Gain the Upper Hand as Sellers Outnumber Them in Every Major Metro

August 24, 2026

A suburban Texas street lined with single-family homes under late-afternoon light.

Redfin data shows Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth have all tipped into buyer’s-market territory, with Houston posting the widest seller-buyer gap in the state.

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