A brand-new Southlake estate listed for nearly $24 million tops the April ranking of the most expensive new listings in Texas.

The 2026 spring housing market is neither surging nor stalled, but moving forward as both buyers and sellers adjust their expectations.

S&P Dow Jones Indices noted that inflation outpaced national home-price appreciation for the ninth month in a row.

That timeline is typical for a family saving 15% of their income, assuming a 15% down payment.

Boomers made up 42% of all homebuyers during the period from July 2024 to June 2025, unchanged from the same time a year prior. Millennials lost market share, making up 26% of buyers, down 3% year over year.

The average monthly payment on an outstanding home loan reached $2,005 in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Realtor.com’s latest data based on FHFA figures.

S&P Dow Jones Indices noted that inflation outpaced national home-price appreciation for the eighth month in a row. 

All 10 of the priciest new listings in Texas are located in the Dallas area, including homes in Westlake, Southlake, Highland Park and Flower Mound.

Though the most lucrative week to list varies by city and region, spring is undoubtedly the smartest season to list.

Here’s how the square footage shakes out in the largest DFW-area cities.

Regionally, pending sales rose in the Midwest, South and West, and declined in the Northeast on a month-over-month basis.

In Dallas-Fort Worth, the median declined 2.1% year over year to $390,000. That meant a price-per-square foot of $191.15.

Two homes listed by Compass agent Robert Bland top February’s ranking of the 10 most expensive new listings in Texas.

With mortgage rates approaching 6%, 5.5 million additional buyers that could not qualify for a mortgage one year ago would qualify at today’s lower rates, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

GFWAR ranked the 10 Fort Worth-area ZIP codes with the greatest annual increase in transactions to determine which neighborhoods grew most in popularity among homebuyers in 2025.

Zillow’s Home Value Index shows that in 13 of the past 20 years, home values in the metro area of the Super Bowl champion grew faster than the national average.