The median home price increased 1.5% to $395,000 in Dallas-Fort Worth last month, according to the latest Housing Report from the MetroTex Association of REALTORS®.

Active listings grew 24.4% last month as more sellers put their homes on the market, according to the latest housing report from the Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS®.

While Texas home sales remained steady year over year, buyers enjoyed more options in 2024, according to the Texas Real Estate Year in Review report from Texas REALTORS®.

If you have a would-be seller close to getting ready to put their home on the market, now’s the time to prepare. 

Falling consumer sentiment suggests potential homebuyers are wary of the short-term economic outlook and future inflation, CoreLogic Chief Economist Selma Hepp said. 

Furthermore, 13% of homeowners said they’d take their home off the market if they learned their ex was considering buying it.

The higher down payment amount compared to last year is due to higher home prices, resulting in larger deposits for buyers.

Please note the tie for the sixth-most expensive listings.

New-home sales declined in all four of Texas’s major metropolitan areas, with the greatest decreases seen in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth.

At the same time, the median sales price for a new home hit its highest level since 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.   

In Dallas, home prices posted a 1.61% year-over-year gain in December, while they slid 0.01% month over month. 

At the same time, builder sales expectations for the next six months posted their second-largest drop since the sentiment index started in 1985. 

The median home price in Fort Worth was $323,450 in January — that’s 2.7% higher than in January 2024, according to the latest housing report from the Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS®.

Housing supply is the highest it’s been since 2020, and while there’s lots to choose from, demand is the lowest it’s been in four years.

Active listings in the Metroplex jumped 40.4% in January, creating a more balanced market.

Dallas-Fort Worth has 2,725 units in its office-to-apartments pipeline.