Market Update

Market updates

One letter a month for each market I follow, with the numbers behind it.

Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Hurst & NRH

Part of Hurst & NRH Is Moving Faster With More Competition

ZIP 76182 sold homes in 24 DAYS on average, prices rose 7.1%, and nearly 1 in 3 homes sold above list, even with mortgage rates at 7.49%.

By Katie Gay, Compass Realtor
Median sale price
Up 7.1% from a year before
Homes sold
Unchanged from a year before
Median days on market
22 days shorter than a year before
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Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Southlake and Westlake

Part of Southlake and Westlake is moving faster, even with high rates

41.2% of homes in 76092 went under contract within TWO weeks last quarter, even as CNBC reported the average 30-year rate hit 7.49%.

By Katie Gay, Compass Realtor
Homes sold
Down 10.3% from a year ago
Homes for sale
Down 8.9% from a year ago
New listings
Down 2.4% from a year ago
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Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Colleyville and Keller

Keller is moving more homes even as prices dipped

In the three months ending August 31, 2026, Keller sold 14.4% more homes while the median price fell 7.8%. Colleyville held steady with prices up 6.1%.

By Katie Gay, Compass Realtor
Median sale price
Down 7.8% from a year before
Homes sold
Up 14.4% from a year before
Median days on market
2 days longer than a year before
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Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Flower Mound

Flower Mound has more listings, but homes are still moving in 26 DAYS

More homes are hitting the market in Flower Mound, and buyers are still showing up, but prep and pricing matter more than they did a year ago.

By Katie Gay, Compass Realtor
New listings
Up 14.1% from 2025
Homes for sale
Up 10% from 2025
Pending sales
Up 12.7% from 2025
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Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Southlake and Westlake

Fewer Southlake and Westlake listings are keeping choices tight

Homes for sale dropped 11.8% while sales climbed 8.2%, and that gap is shaping what sellers and buyers should do right now.

By Katie Gay, Compass Realtor
Median sale price
Down 2.9% year over year
Median days on market
7 days shorter than a year before
Sale-to-list ratio
Up 1.1 points year over year
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Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Hurst & NRH

Hurst & NRH has fewer listings, but more homes are going under contract

Pending sales rose even as inventory fell and mortgage rates climbed above 7%, which tells you something real about demand here.

By Katie Gay, Compass Realtor
Homes for sale
Down 16.4% from a year ago
New listings
Down 6.9% from a year ago
Homes sold
Down 4.8% from a year ago
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Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Flower Mound

Flower Mound prices held up even as more homes came on the market

The median sale price in ZIP 75028 rose to $561,000 even as inventory climbed 16.7%, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator for the three months ending July 31, 2026.

By Katie Gay, Compass Realtor
Median days on market
Unchanged from a year before
Sold above list price
Up 3.2 points year over year
Sale-to-list price
Unchanged from a year before
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Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Colleyville and Keller

Colleyville stayed tighter than Keller this summer

Inventory fell sharply in Colleyville while Keller held steadier, and that gap shaped how both markets behaved through the three months ending July 31, 2026.

By Katie Gay, Compass Realtor
Colleyville median days on market
Unchanged from 2025
Keller median days on market
2 days longer than 2025
Colleyville sale-to-list ratio
Up 0.1 points from 2025
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Katie Gay, Compass Realtor is a licensed real estate agent with Compass (license #9006927), license #774743. Market numbers come from MLS records and are believed accurate but not guaranteed. Nothing on this site is an appraisal or a promise of value. If your home is already listed with another broker, this is not a solicitation.
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