Which homes is your East Austin buyer touring besides yours?
Quick answer
Mostly other resales. Builders hold less than a fifth of what is for sale in East Austin, and they are scattered across dozens of small projects. Near the top of the price ladder the picture changes, and new builds make up a large part of what a buyer can tour.
Public-record median: $607,500 for East Austin sales recorded in the MLS, 90 days ending October 20, 2026. The public record understates this market. The sales that would pull this number up trade privately and never reach the MLS, and in 78702 a lot alone rarely changes hands under a million dollars.
What we analyzed
- 200 homes sold in East Austin in the 90 days ending October 20, 2026
- 453 homes for sale in East Austin as of October 21, 2026, 82 of them builder listings
- 6.8 months of inventory in East Austin, against 5.9 in the Austin metro
- Builder and resale listings in East Austin as of October 21, 2026
- East Austin subdivisions by closings over the twelve months ending October 20, 2026
Sources: Unlock MLS, pulled October 21, 2026.
Selling above $1M? Part of this market never goes online
The figures on this page describe the public side of this market, the sales that were listed in the MLS. Above $1M in the Austin area, a large share of sales are never listed there and never appear online.
Those sales trade on a broker-to-broker private network, and I am a participating broker. Only the agents and brokers who do most of the business at this price point use it, and a surprising number of agents do not know it exists because they do not sell in this range. It covers homes, lots, ranches and condos priced over $1M, and much of it is waterfront or in the Austin core, West Austin, Westlake and Rollingwood, where prices run past $1.5M.
Sellers and their brokers use it for privacy: no public photos or floor plans, and no showings to buyers who have not been qualified.
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70 East Austin homeowners have trusted my real estate team to sell their home in the MLS, and that count doesn’t include a single buyer we’ve represented. Everything on this page comes from the same MLS record we used to price those homes.
What these numbers mean if you are selling is on the East Austin, TX market report, and every number on this page is also broken out ZIP by ZIP on the scoreboard pages for 78702, 78721, 78722, 78723.
Last updated October 21, 2026. Sales data covers the 90 days ending October 20, 2026 and the twelve months ending the same day (Unlock MLS via MLS Grid); listing inventory as of October 21, 2026.
How much of East Austin’s inventory is new construction?
A minority of it. Builders hold 18.1% of the East Austin homes for sale, and the rest are resales.
The new builds are spread thin, from dozens of different builder names, most with a listing or two on an older lot. The chart below shows the builders with the most listings.
Which builders are listing in East Austin?
Small ones, mostly. Intown Homes has the most of any named builder, with several homes in the low price ranges, and Cavada Homes and True North Homes each have a few.
Table 1. Builder listings in East Austin by builder name on the MLS record, as of October 21, 2026; 82 builder listings of 453 homes for sale. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Builder | Listings | Asking range | Median asking |
|---|---|---|---|
| On File | 14 | $459,000 to $1,995,000 | $899,000 |
| Intown Homes | 6 | $156,000 to $464,900 | $264,900 |
| Cavada Homes | 3 | $895,000 to $1,695,000 | $995,000 |
| Lbf Homes / Bego R.E.I. | 3 | $835,000 to $985,000 | $895,000 |
| See Records | 3 | $719,900 to $1,199,000 | $950,000 |
| True North Homes | 3 | $299,000 to $339,000 | $299,000 |
| J Davis Construction | 2 | $750,000 to $1,294,950 | $1,022,475 |
| Mason Premier Group | 2 | $1,200,000 to $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Fj Homes | 2 | $699,000 to $1,200,000 | $949,500 |
| Aus/Bos | 2 | $270,200 to $958,000 | $614,100 |
Several listings carry no builder name at all in the MLS, so the table shows them as they are recorded.
At which prices do new builds compete with resales?
Mostly at the top. Between $800,000 and $899,999, new construction accounts for about half of the homes for sale.
Under $500,000 new builds are scarce. So a resale owner at the top of the market is pricing against builders, while most other sellers are pricing against the neighbors.
Each ZIP scoreboard carries a range table with the new-build count for that ZIP. Above $1M those ranges show only the public side of the market.
What are East Austin resale listings asking?
Well under the builders. Resale listings ask a typical $499,000, against $749,000 for the builder listings.
The resale side is also where the cuts are. 222 of the 371 resale listings sit below their original asking price, which means a resale buyer is often touring homes that have already come down.
Which East Austin subdivisions sell the most homes?
Mueller leads the area, spread across its many sections in the MLS, and the busiest of the rest are older street grids with a growing share of infill.
Table 2. East Austin subdivisions by closings in the twelve months ending October 20, 2026, with the median build year of what sold and the count for sale as of October 21, 2026. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Subdivision (MLS name) | Sold, twelve months | Median sale price | Median build year | For sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Add | 19 | $740,000 | 2018 | 6 |
| Mueller | 17 | $809,000 | 2017 | 12 |
| Grandview Place | 16 | $818,750 | 2008 | 8 |
| Division B | 16 | $634,375 | 2006 | 6 |
| Mueller Sec 11 Sub | 12 | $934,500 | 2025 | 1 |
| Mueller Sec 04 Amd | 11 | $885,000 | 2008 | 0 |
| Mueller Sec Vii-C Sub Amd | 10 | $912,500 | 2015 | 1 |
| Springdale Hills | 10 | $359,000 | 1964 | 2 |
| Mueller Sec 05 | 10 | $965,000 | 2009 | 1 |
| Delwood 04 East Sec 03 | 10 | $650,000 | 1959 | 0 |
The median build year in the table tells you whether a subdivision is a newer community or an older one being rebuilt lot by lot.
What does a resale win on in East Austin?
Speed and price. Over the last three months resales went under contract in a typical 42 days, against 74 for the new builds.
Resales also kept more of their asking price, 94.2% of original asking against 92.9% for new construction.
These months ran from late July into October, the tail of summer, which is usually the strongest selling season, so they tend to read better than a full year. Even so, a resale priced off this year’s sales has held its own against the builders here.
Is your buyer comparing your home with a new build or a resale?
That turns on your street and your opening price. Run your address to see the exact homes a buyer could walk through alongside yours.
- A new build is likely in the mix if your home would list above $800,000 in 78702.
- A resale is likely the comparison if your home would list under $500,000.
- Both are in play near Mueller, where builders still have homes for sale.
- Either way, a buyer will notice which nearby listings have already cut.
Timing is on Should you sell your East Austin home this fall or wait?, the listings that stall are on Why aren’t more homes selling in East Austin, and what helps?, and value is on What is your East Austin home worth when a new build is nearby?
Builder share by ZIP code is on the scoreboards for 78702, 78721, 78722 and 78723.
Your situation
East Austin has new builds on some blocks and none on others. Which ones a buyer tours alongside your home depends on your street and your price, and only your address can show that.
Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat
If you can’t tell whether your buyer will also be touring a new build, the listings near your address will answer it. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:
- The new and resale listings a buyer would tour alongside yours
- Which of those listings have cut, and how long they have been for sale
- How the walkthrough works and what we look at in your home
No obligation. The report for your part of East Austin arrives within a minute; the pricing analysis comes after we walk the home. Nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome. 70 homes sold by Watters International Realty in East Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
Who is your East Austin buyer really comparing you with?
Chris’s position, approved September 9, 2026.
Know the exact house your buyer will tour the same afternoon as yours, by community and by price. Most sellers price against the neighbor’s resale.
In most of East Austin the neighbor’s resale really is the house to beat, since 371 of the 453 homes for sale are resales. Near the top of the market it is often a builder’s listing.
About Watters International Realty in East Austin
Watters International Realty is a Texas real estate brokerage, and I am its broker of record. This page is based on Unlock MLS data analyzed on October 21, 2026. 70 homes sold by Watters International Realty in East Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
See the homes you’d be competing against
You get the new and resale listings a buyer would weigh against yours, which have cut, and a walkthrough before we talk price.
Contact me for off-market private luxury listings you will never see online.
No obligation. The report arrives within a minute; the pricing analysis comes after we walk the home. Nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome.
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