Looking ahead, Cotality expects home prices to rise 5.3% between April 2026 and April 2027. 

The median sales price of new homes sold in April rose 8% to $422,500 from $391,100 in March, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.

All but one of the most expensive new listings in Texas in May were located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Home prices continued to rise in March, but the rate of increase slowed yet again, according to the latest S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index. 

Overall, Plano ranked second for socioeconomics, fourth for health and safety, sixth for affordability and 30th for education and childcare.

Redfin reports there were about 46.5% more sellers than buyers in April 2026, down from 47.5% in March and 48.9% in December 2025.

Houzz compared first quarter user activity to year-ago levels to determine the emerging home trends for summer 2026. Here’s what they found.

Despite a monthly decline, the rate of new-home construction still came in above consensus estimates. 

These are the 10 most expensive home sales in Fort Worth in April, ranked by original list price.

Among the top 50 metro areas, Boston and Miami led the pack. 

Home prices increased in 71% of U.S. metro areas in the first quarter of 2026, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. 

Americans are prioritizing sunlight in their home search, with 44% saying they would choose a smaller home with more sunlight over a larger home with less sunlight, according to a Redfin report. 

The fastest-growing Texas ZIP was 76177 in Fort Worth, which grew from 2,774 housing units in 2014 to over 10,000 units in 2023 — a 266% increase.

Buyers closed on 8,761 homes during the month. Over a quarter of those homes — 26.4% — fell in the $300,000 to $399,999 range.

The median home price declined just 0.1% annually to $334,995 in April, while closed home sales increased 8.9%.

The median-existing sales price for all housing types rose 0.9% year over year to $417,700, its 34th consecutive increase.