Houston Real Estate Right Now - 14137 Homes for Sale and What the Numbers Mean
Houston has 14,137 active listings with a median list price of about $322K, homes are selling in a median of 33 days, and only 19 percent of sales are closing at or above asking price - giving buyers real room to negotiate.
The state of play
Houston currently has 14,137 homes on the market, and about 6,708 new listings came on in the last 30 days alone. At the current sales pace of roughly 4,489 closings per month, that works out to about 3.1 months of supply - technically still in seller's market territory, though the cushion is thinner than that label might suggest. With more than 14,000 active listings and a sales pace that absorbs a fraction of them each month, buyers have genuine options and are not forced to rush into offers sight unseen. Sellers still hold a structural edge in pricing, but the days of every listing drawing multiple offers above ask are not reflected in these numbers.
At about 3.1 months of supply, Houston sits in a seller's market territory.
Source: Houston MLS · Houston · active inventory vs. trailing-12-month sales pace
Only 19 percent of Houston homes are closing at or above asking price - which means the list price is a starting point, not a finish line.
What prices are actually doing
The median list price on active Houston listings sits at about $322,011, while the median sold price over the last 12 months came in at $314,803 - a gap of roughly $7,208. That gap is not a sign of distress, but it is a clear signal that most buyers are not paying full price. The number that really tells the story: only 19 percent of recent sales closed at or above asking price. That means about 8 in 10 transactions settled below the list price, which gives buyers a reasonable basis for coming in under ask rather than treating the list price as a floor. Average days on market for sold homes runs about 73 days, though the median is 33 days - meaning well-priced homes in strong pockets of Houston do move in about a month, while overpriced listings sit and pull the average higher. If a home has been on the market for 60 or 70 days, that context suggests the seller may be more open to negotiation than the list price implies.
- Median list price: $322,011
- Median sold price, last 12 months: $314,803
- Closing at or above asking: 19%
Active listings carry a median of $322,011; homes have closed at a median of $314,803 over the last year — a $7,208 gap worth understanding before you price or offer.
Source: Houston MLS · Houston · active inventory vs. trailing-12-month closings
About 19% of recent Houston sales closed at or above the asking price — your read on how much room there is to negotiate.
Source: Houston MLS · Houston · last 12 months
What this means if you're moving this year
For buyers, the 3.1 months of supply and the 19 percent at-or-above-ask rate mean you can approach most listings with a measured offer. The roughly $7,200 gap between median list and median sold is a reasonable starting reference - not a guarantee, but a historically grounded baseline. Homes that are priced accurately and show well are still selling in about a month, so the strategy is not to lowball indiscriminately but to target listings with more days on market where sellers have had time to recalibrate expectations. For sellers, the honest read is that pricing discipline matters more right now than it does in a tighter market. With 14,137 competing listings and only about 4,489 sales per month, a home priced above what recent comps support will accumulate days on market quickly - and the 73-day average shows how fast that can happen. Sellers who price at or slightly below the median have the best shot at landing in that group of homes selling closer to ask within 30 to 40 days.
On the market right now
A few homes that just came up in Houston, pulled live from the MLS as you read this.
