“Each interaction indicates buyer interest in that home, and listings with higher engagement levels tend to sell faster and at or above the list price,” Zillow Senior Economist Kara Ng explained.

Meanwhile, purchase applications showed their strongest increase in almost two months, rising 7% year over year.

These are the new Texas listings with the highest price tags. All properties were listed in the last month.

The National Association of REALTORS’® Pending Home Sales Index rose 2% month over month in February, topping an expected 0.9% gain. 

Nationally, home sales were down 2.6% year over year and up 8.4% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

The Big D is a perfect match for homeowners looking to downsize in their golden years, according to research from Mirador Living.

The median existing-home price was also on the upswing last month, providing homeowners a bit of refuge as the stock market undergoes a correction, Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in the monthly report. 

The pace of new-home construction was higher than economists expected, even as homebuilders expressed concern about the impact of tariffs and supply-side challenges. 

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®.

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

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

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. 

A majority of the most expensive new listings in Texas are located in the Dallas area, although the priciest new listing is located in Manor, an Austin suburb.

On a city basis, Chicago posted the highest annual increase among the country’s 20 largest metros, followed by Miami, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C.