Selling a home in Austin? Market intelligence by city and ZIP code

By Chris Watters, Broker and CEO, Watters International Realty

This is Watters International Realty’s seller intelligence for the Austin metro. Each market gets one city story, written for the homeowner deciding whether and how to sell, and one ZIP scoreboard that tables the numbers behind it on a single computation and period. Under each pair sit the decision pages: what your home is competing against, how long homes are taking to sell, which market your price puts you in, what to fix before listing, and whether to sell now or wait.

For the metro as a whole, 9,226 homes sold across the Austin area in the 90 days ending September 8, 2026, at a median sale price of $417,750 and a median 48 cumulative days on market. As of September 9, 2026, 16,455 homes were for sale, which is 5.4 months of inventory at that pace.

Manor and ZIP 78653

• Manor, TX real estate market report: what sellers are up against
• 78653 housing market report: the numbers behind Manor’s 7.5 months
• Selling in Whisper Valley? What you’re up against while Pacesetter builds
• Should you sell your Manor home now, or wait? Your price band decides
• Is new construction hurting Manor resale values? What the prices show
• Why aren’t homes selling in 78653? Nearly four in ten never sold
• What is your Manor home competing against? 16 builders in 78653
• Selling acreage or a higher-priced Manor home? The timeline is different
• How long does it take to sell a home in Manor? About the same as Austin
• Is 78653 a buyer’s market or a seller’s market? Both, depending on price
• How much should you spend fixing up your Manor home before selling?
• What is your Manor home worth next to a new build asking $390,000?

Georgetown and ZIPs 78626, 78628, 78633

• Georgetown, TX real estate market report: faster than Austin, 65% have cut
• Georgetown housing market by ZIP: why 78633 beats 78626 for sellers
• Selling your Georgetown home? Why the numbers favor listing now
• Why aren’t homes selling in Georgetown? 326 listings ended unsold
• What is your Georgetown home competing against? 494 builder listings
• Your Georgetown home vs a new build: almost identical per square foot

Round Rock and ZIPs 78664, 78665, 78681

• Round Rock, TX real estate market report: 33 days to contract
• Round Rock housing market by ZIP: 78681 sells fastest and cuts most
• Should you sell your Round Rock home now, or wait? The case for now
• Why aren’t homes selling in Round Rock? 230 listings ended unsold
• What is your Round Rock home competing against? Mostly other resales
• What is your Round Rock home worth next to a new build? Nearly level

Round Rock neighborhoods

• Selling a resale in Avery Centre? 97 of the last 101 sales were brand new
• Why do seven of the eight Behrens Ranch homes for sale ask under their first price?
• Why do Brushy Creek’s 8 listings ask a median $344,500 when the median sale was $380,000?
• Why is the typical Cat Hollow listing asking $429,000 when the median sale was $456,500?
• Why are only 6 Chandler Creek homes for sale after 30 sold in a year?
• Selling in Double Creek Crossing means pricing against David Weekley, not against the neighbors
• Why do 11 of the 17 Forest Creek homes for sale ask under their first price?
• Homestead Village Townhomes has 0.4 months of inventory and closings at 82.3% of original asking
• Why is the median Jester Farms asking price $344,999 when the median sale was $322,400?
• Why did the Mayfield Ranch median fall while the price per square foot rose?
• Selling in Paloma Lake when 9 of the 18 listings ask under their first price
• Preserve At Stone Oak carries 6.3 months of inventory where Round Rock carries 4.2
• Why are only 3 homes for sale in Round Rock West after 25 sold?
• Selling a resale in Salerno, where 57 of the last 64 sales were new builds
• Pricing a Siena home when 84 of 87 sales were built between 2015 and 2024
• Why did South Creek homes close at 98.6% of their original asking price?
• Why is neither Stone Canyon listing priced in the band that carried the most closings?
• Selling in Teravista when 29 of the 42 listings have cut their price
• Who is your competition in University Heights? 24 homes for sale, 20 of them builders
• Why is the median Wood Glen sale $622,750 where Round Rock’s is $399,999?

Leander and ZIP 78641

• Leander, TX real estate market report: 5.0 months and 62% have cut
• 78641 housing market report: where the Leander market slows above $550,000
• Should you sell your Leander home now, or wait? Resales move in 39 days
• Why aren’t homes selling in Leander? 226 listings ended without a sale
• What is your Leander home competing against? 184 builder listings
• What is your Leander home worth next to a new build? $110,000 apart

Kyle and ZIP 78640

• Kyle, TX real estate market report: builders hold nearly half the listings
• 78640 housing market report: where the Kyle market turns above $450,000
• Should you sell your Kyle home now, or wait? Resales are beating new builds
• Why aren’t homes selling in Kyle? A quarter of listings ended unsold
• What is your Kyle home competing against? Lennar alone has 82 listings
• What is your Kyle home worth next to a new build? $44,000 apart

Other Austin-area cities

Manor, Georgetown and Round Rock are published. Other Austin-area cities and their ZIPs follow, each with the same city story, ZIP scoreboard and decision pages, built from the same ACTRIS data pulled through MLS Grid.

Each market on this page carries its own as-of date; Manor was pulled September 9, 2026, Georgetown September 18, 2026 and Round Rock September 21, 2026, both from Unlock MLS (ACTRIS) via MLS Grid.