How quickly are 78729 homes selling in Milwood and Hunters Chase?
Quick answer
Quickly, by North Austin standards: a median 30 days to reach a contract over the last three months, the fastest of the six ZIP codes. Homes closed at 95.3% of their original asking price, a balanced market for the ZIP overall, and over the full year sellers here did even better than that.
What we analyzed
- 42 homes sold in ZIP 78729 (Austin city addresses) in the 90 days ending October 20, 2026
- 71 homes for sale in ZIP 78729 as of October 21, 2026
- 5.1 months of inventory in ZIP 78729, against 5.9 in the Austin metro
- ZIP 78729 price ranges, 90 days ending October 20, 2026, with the twelve-month basis where a range had fewer than ten sales
- The same 90 days a year earlier and the last two twelve-month periods, each on its own row
Sources: Unlock MLS, pulled October 21, 2026.
211 North Austin homeowners have trusted my real estate team to sell their home, 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 North Austin, TX market report.
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 does 78729 measure up against North Austin and the metro?
It moves faster than either. Homes out here near Parmer Lane went under contract almost two weeks sooner than the area’s 40-day median. More than half of the recent sales did it within 30 days.
Table 1. ZIP code 78729 compared with North Austin and the Austin metro. Sales are from the 90 days ending October 20, 2026; homes for sale are as of October 21, 2026. The ZIP column covers 78729 homes recorded with an Austin city address. “Failed to sell” means the listing expired or was withdrawn without selling. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Measure | ZIP 78729 | North Austin | Austin metro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 42 | 276 | 8,188 |
| Median sale price | $431,000 | $437,000 | $404,000 |
| Median days on market | 30 days | 40 days | 56 days |
| What homes sold for relative to their initial asking price | 95.3% | 94.7% | 94.3% |
| Price per square foot (median) | $229 | $262 | $204 |
| Homes for sale | 71 | 502 | 16,078 |
| Months of supply | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| Buyer’s or seller’s market | balanced | balanced | balanced |
| Listings that failed to sell | 26 | 179 | 5,445 |
| Share of listings that failed to sell | 38.2% | 39.3% | 39.9% |
| Active under contract | 7 | 55 | 1,422 |
| Pending | 3 | 34 | 2,064 |
| New listings in the last 90 days | 69 | 475 | 12,120 |
| Homes for sale priced below their original asking price | 40 (56.3%) | 297 (59.2%) | 59.1% |
| New builds for sale (builder listings) | 0 of 71 (0.0%) | 28 of 502 (5.6%) | n/a |
The slow sales and the listings that came off unsold are dealt with on Why do some North Austin listings never find a buyer?
What the pipeline and supply say about listing this fall is on Should you sell your North Austin home this fall, or hold off?
There are no builder listings in 78729 today, and the resales you would compete with are on Which homes is a North Austin buyer touring instead of yours?
For price per foot and the share of asking buyers paid, see What would a buyer pay for your North Austin home right now?
Have 78729 prices held up over the past year?
Close to it. The typical sale was $450,000 over the past twelve months against $451,500 the year before, nearly identical.
Per foot, buyers paid $225 against $231, a small step down. The count of sales barely moved, 203 against 204.
The last three months ran lighter, with a median of $431,000 against $455,000 in the same months a year earlier. The table holds every row.
Table 2. 78729 sales in each period. Each row stands on its own. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Period | Sold | Median sale price | Median days on market | Share of original asking price | Price per square foot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 days ending October 20, 2026 | 42 | $431,000 | 30 days | 95.3% | $229 |
| Same 90 days, 2025 (July 23, 2025 to October 20, 2025) | 53 | $455,000 | 28 days | 95.8% | $225 |
| Twelve months ending October 20, 2026 | 203 | $450,000 | 23 days | 97.0% | $225 |
| Prior twelve months (October 21, 2024 to October 20, 2025) | 204 | $451,500 | 28 days | 96.3% | $231 |
Which market is my 78729 price range in?
Most ranges here favored sellers or sat in balance over the year, though no single range reached ten sales in the last three months.
No single price range in 78729 closed ten or more homes in the last 90 days, so the price-range table is left out; the ZIP-wide figures above are the reliable read.
On the twelve-month basis, by my rule, the ranges from the $350,000s into the $440,000s closed as seller’s markets for those ranges. So did the high $500,000s.
The low $500,000s were the exception, a buyer’s market for that range over the same year, so a house priced there should expect more negotiating.
How does 78729 rank among the North Austin ZIP codes?
First on speed, and in the middle on price.
Table 4. The other North Austin ZIP codes, 90 days ending October 20, 2026. Source: Unlock MLS.
| ZIP | Sold | Median sale price | Median days on market | Share of original asking price | For sale | Months of supply | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 78729 | 42 | $431,000 | 30 days | 95.3% | 71 | 5.1 | balanced |
| ZIP 78727 | 43 | $468,000 | 32 days | 95.7% | 70 | 4.9 | balanced |
| ZIP 78728 | 21 | $394,000 | 57 days | 93.6% | 37 | 5.3 | buyer’s market |
| ZIP 78753 | 41 | $330,800 | 41 days | 94.4% | 95 | 7.0 | balanced |
| ZIP 78757 | 85 | $670,000 | 38 days | 94.5% | 110 | 3.9 | balanced |
| ZIP 78758 | 44 | $335,000 | 46 days | 94.3% | 119 | 8.1 | balanced |
The full area picture is What does the North Austin housing market mean for your sale?
The western sections of Milwood, Hunters Chase and Forest North Estates make up much of this ZIP, most of it built in the 1970s and 1980s. A buyer here is usually choosing between houses of the same age and size, so updates and price do the deciding.
Table 5. Neighborhoods in ZIP code 78729 with their own page, by sales in the twelve months ending October 20, 2026. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Neighborhood | Sold, twelve months | Median sale price | Market report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwood | 140 | $465,000 | Milwood market report |
| Hunters Chase | 26 | $487,500 | Hunters Chase market report |
| Forest North Estates | 21 | $470,000 | Forest North Estates market report |
The neighborhood pages are What are buyers paying for Milwood homes right now?, Can a Hunters Chase seller still hold the asking price? and Why are more buyers paying less in Forest North Estates?
Will the 78729 scoreboard match your house?
For most homes here it is a close match. Plug in your address and we will show you the listings a buyer would see with yours.
- Closely, for a Milwood or Forest North Estates home in the $400,000s.
- Closely, for a Hunters Chase house in the $500,000s, with the caveat about that one range above.
- Loosely, for a house that needs real work, since the quick sales here were the ones that showed well.
- Closely, if the asking price is based on this year’s closed sales, not last year’s.
Your situation
78729 is the quickest North Austin ZIP to reach a contract, with prices almost level over the year and a seller’s market on the twelve-month record by my rule. More than half of today’s listings have still cut.
So for your house, the question is which side of that split it would land on: one of the homes that went under contract in the first month, or one that cut first?
Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat
If you want to know whether your Milwood or Hunters Chase home would be one of the quick sales, start with your address. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:
- The homes for sale near you that a buyer would likely tour alongside yours
- How recent sales in your part of 78729 compare with the ZIP as a whole
- How the walkthrough works and what we look at in your home
No obligation. The report for your part of North Austin arrives within a minute; the pricing analysis comes after we walk the home. Nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome. 211 homes sold by Watters International Realty in North Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
Why do I watch months of supply in Milwood and Hunters Chase?
Chris’s position, Watters International Realty positions library, approved September 9, 2026.
Months of supply is the number I watch. It means: if no more homes came on the market, how long would it take to sell everything listed at the pace homes are selling now.
78729 carries 5.1 months on the last three months’ pace, close to North Austin’s 5.5, so speed here comes from buyers, not from a shortage of homes for sale.
About Watters International Realty in North 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. 211 homes sold by Watters International Realty in North Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
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