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Are home prices in Harris County going up or down?
Answered by Allen Markel, REALTOR®, Texas Premier Realty ·
Short answer
Flat to slightly down. The Harris County median sale price for the last 12 months is $315,000, which is 2.2% below the $322,046 median for the 12 months before it. Closed sales fell 3.9% (44,723 versus 46,531). The median has held between $301,000 and $325,000 every month in the last year, and the quarterly series has sat between $309,990 and $325,000 for two years. Price cuts are on 42% of active listings.
What does the series show?
The quarterly median runs $320,000 in the third quarter of 2024, $324,000, $320,000, $325,000, $320,000, $312,500 in the fourth quarter of 2025, $309,990 in the first quarter of 2026, $322,500 and $319,900 (a partial quarter). Monthly medians from September 2025 to August 2026 are $315,000, $312,000, $310,000, $315,000, $305,000, $301,000, $315,000, $318,850, $324,990, $325,000, $325,000 and $311,145. The last 30 days show a $311,450 median, 2% below a year earlier, on 3,198 closings, 17% fewer than a year earlier. Price per square foot is $152, down 4%. Reading these numbers in context: the county median has moved less than 4% up or down in two years while the count of closings has moved with the seasons, from 2,589 in January 2026 to 4,503 in June. A price series that stays in a narrow band while volume swings tells you that timing of the sale matters more than price direction for most owners.
What does supply say?
There are about 20,475 homes for sale and 5.0 months of inventory, the range our site labels a balanced market. Aging: 7,047 active listings are 0 to 30 days old, 3,102 are 31 to 60, 2,489 are 61 to 90 and 7,727 are older than 90 days, with an average cumulative age of 106 days. New listings in the last 30 days were 6,507, 19% below a year earlier, and pending sales were 3,506, down 5%. Fewer new listings and modestly fewer sales together explain a flat price level. The county figure hides differences: Cypress's 12-month median is down 2.0% and Fort Bend's is down 0.7%. For a buyer, the balanced label and the high share of older listings mean room to negotiate on homes past 60 days, while well-priced new listings still sell in about a month. For a seller, the comparison of your list price with the most recent sales in your subdivision matters more than the county trend. Both are questions the county-wide numbers frame, not answer.
| Quarter | Median |
|---|---|
| 2024 Q3 | $320,000 |
| 2024 Q4 | $324,000 |
| 2025 Q1 | $320,000 |
| 2025 Q2 | $325,000 |
| 2025 Q3 | $320,000 |
| 2025 Q4 | $312,500 |
| 2026 Q1 | $309,990 |
| 2026 Q2 | $322,500 |
| 2026 Q3 (partial) | $319,900 |
Common follow-up questions
Did Harris County home prices go down?
The 12-month median is 2.2% below the prior 12 months ($315,000 vs $322,046).
Are more or fewer homes selling?
Fewer: 44,723 sales in the last 12 months versus 46,531, down 3.9%.
Is it a buyer's market?
The site labels it balanced, at about 5.0 months of inventory.
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