Is 78725 a buyer’s or seller’s market around Austin’s Colony?
Quick answer
Balanced, and just short of a seller’s market, for the ZIP as a whole. Homes in 78725 closed at 96.9% of original asking over the last three months, and the typical sale went under contract in 35 days. Your own price range can read differently.
What we analyzed
- 24 homes sold in ZIP 78725 (Austin city addresses) in the 90 days ending October 20, 2026
- 49 homes for sale in ZIP 78725 as of October 21, 2026, 4 of them builder listings
- 6.1 months of inventory in ZIP 78725, against 5.9 in the Austin metro
- 78725 price ranges, 90 days ending October 20, 2026
- The same 90 days last year and the twelve months on their own rows
Sources: Unlock MLS, pulled October 21, 2026.
90 Northeast 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 Northeast 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 78725 compare with Northeast Austin and the metro?
It sold the fastest and closest to asking of the three Northeast Austin ZIP codes. Owners here kept 96.9% of their first price, against 94.3% across the metro.
Table 1. ZIP code 78725 compared with Northeast 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 78725 homes recorded with an Austin city address. “Failed to sell” means the listing expired or was withdrawn without selling. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Measure | ZIP 78725 | Northeast Austin | Austin metro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 24 | 106 | 8,188 |
| Median sale price | $289,500 | $338,000 | $404,000 |
| Median days on market | 35 days | 41 days | 56 days |
| What homes sold for relative to their initial asking price | 96.9% | 95.1% | 94.3% |
| Price per square foot (median) | $172 | $186 | $204 |
| Homes for sale | 49 | 249 | 16,078 |
| Months of supply | 6.1 | 7.0 | 5.9 |
| Buyer’s or seller’s market | balanced | balanced | balanced |
| Listings that failed to sell | 31 | 107 | 5,445 |
| Share of listings that failed to sell | 56.4% | 50.2% | 39.9% |
| Active under contract | 3 | 29 | 1,422 |
| Pending | 10 | 22 | 2,064 |
| New listings in the last 90 days | 48 | 233 | 12,120 |
| Homes for sale priced below their original asking price | 31 (63.3%) | 151 (60.6%) | 59.1% |
| New builds for sale (builder listings) | 4 of 49 (8.2%) | 65 of 249 (26.1%) | n/a |
It is also the least expensive part of the area, with a typical sale of $289,500, and almost no builders.
Which 78725 neighborhood has its own page?
Austin’s Colony, the largest neighborhood in the ZIP. Its report is What are Austin’s Colony homes selling for this year?
Table 2. Neighborhoods in ZIP code 78725 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin’s Colony | 50 | $266,000 | Austin’s Colony market report |
Did 78725 prices fall over the past year?
They did, by about the same amount on both measures. The typical 78725 home brought $267,500 over the past twelve months, where the year before it brought $283,500.
A square foot went for $180 against $190.
Even so, 110 homes sold against 105 a year earlier. Buyers are coming out of the woodwork in 78725, drawn by some of the lowest prices in Austin.
Table 3. 78725 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 | 24 | $289,500 | 35 days | 96.9% | $172 |
| Same 90 days, 2025 (July 23, 2025 to October 20, 2025) | 29 | $280,000 | 41 days | 96.9% | $184 |
| Twelve months ending October 20, 2026 | 110 | $267,500 | 41 days | 95.5% | $180 |
| Prior twelve months (October 21, 2024 to October 20, 2025) | 105 | $283,500 | 41 days | 95.2% | $190 |
The rest of Northeast Austin is on What is the Northeast Austin market really like for sellers?
What do the 78725 price ranges show?
Not enough to read yet. No price range in 78725 closed 10 or more homes over the last three months, so this page carries no range table, and the ZIP-wide numbers above are the better guide.
How does 78725 stack up against the other Northeast Austin ZIP codes?
It is the smallest market of the three, with the lowest prices and the shortest supply.
Table 4. The other Northeast 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 78725 | 24 | $289,500 | 35 days | 96.9% | 49 | 6.1 | balanced |
| ZIP 78724 | 34 | $332,500 | 45 days | 96.1% | 87 | 7.7 | balanced |
| ZIP 78754 | 48 | $361,750 | 42 days | 93.6% | 113 | 7.1 | buyer’s market |
Do the 78725 figures match your home?
For many owners here they will, because most homes are resales in a narrow price range. Check your address to see the listings a buyer would hold up against yours.
- Strong match for a resale in Austin’s Colony priced in the high $200,000s.
- Weaker match for a home near the few Starlight Homes listings, where a new build is in play.
- Weaker match for a condo, which trades in its own small market.
- Weaker match for a house that shows move-in ready on a street where nothing has cut.
Start with What keeps a Northeast Austin home from selling? if your home has been listed a while, What will a buyer pay for your Northeast Austin home? for value, What is your Northeast Austin home up against on the market? for competition and Should you list your Northeast Austin home now or hold off? for timing.
Your situation
In 78725 a home that is priced right moves quickly, and a home that is not tends to come off the market unsold. Where yours lands depends on its condition and first price, and your address shows the homes it will be compared with.
Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat
If you own in 78725 and want to know which nearby listings a buyer would compare with yours, start with the ones in your part of the ZIP. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:
- The 78725 homes for sale a buyer would likely tour with yours
- Which of those listings have cut, and how long they have been for sale
- What we look at when we walk through your home
No obligation. The report for your part of Northeast Austin arrives within a minute; the pricing analysis comes after we walk the home. Nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome. 90 homes sold by Watters International Realty in Northeast Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
What does months of supply tell a 78725 seller?
Chris’s position, 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.
For 78725 that is 6.1 months at the recent pace, the shortest in Northeast Austin. A seller here is in a decent spot if the house is ready and the price is right.
About Watters International Realty in Northeast 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. 90 homes sold by Watters International Realty in Northeast Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
See the homes you’d be competing against
You get the 78725 listings a buyer would compare with yours, which have cut, and a walkthrough before we talk price.
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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