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How do the 78605 numbers differ from the Austin metro and from Burnet?

Quick answer

Bertram’s ZIP code, 78605, carries 5.9 months of inventory as of October 16, 2026, about level with the Austin metro and fewer than Burnet.

Over the three months ending October 15, 2026, Bertram sellers got 93.5% of their original asking price, a smaller share than across the metro, so the town as a whole reads as a buyer’s market even with metro-level inventory, and a price point changes which market a home is in. In my read, months of inventory alone understates how much a seller here has to give.

What we analyzed

Sources: Unlock MLS, pulled October 16, 2026.

30 Bertram 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.

Already have a rough idea of your price range? Skip down to see whether these numbers fit your home, or plug in your address for a closer look.

What these numbers mean if you are selling is on Do more Bertram sales mean sellers can ask for more?

Last updated October 16, 2026. Sales data covers the 90 days ending October 15, 2026 and the twelve months ending the same day (Unlock MLS via MLS Grid); listing inventory as of October 16, 2026.

How does Bertram compare with the Austin metro?

Bertram runs a little tighter than the metro on inventory and well below it on price per square foot. The table sets the town beside the metro measure by measure, and the chart that follows this section shows months of inventory.

Table 1. Bertram compared with the Austin metro. Sales are from the 90 days ending October 15, 2026; homes for sale are as of October 16, 2026. “Failed to sell” means the listing expired or was withdrawn without selling. Source: Unlock MLS.

MeasureBertramAustin metro
Homes sold428,186
Median sale price$285,500$405,000
Median days on market55 days56 days
What homes sold for relative to their initial asking price93.5%94.3%
Price per square foot (median)$160$204
Homes for sale8216,289
Months of supply5.96.0
Buyer’s or seller’s marketbuyer’s marketbalanced
Listings that failed to sell215,425
Share of listings that failed to sell33.3%39.9%
Active under contract31,416
Pending102,034
New listings in the last 90 days5712,212
Homes for sale priced below their original asking price45 (54.9%)58.9%

Failed to sell means a listing expired or was withdrawn without selling, counted as a share of every listing that reached an outcome either way. Every measure above has a page that explains it for a seller. Homes sold, contracts in the pipeline and months of inventory feed the timing question in Sell your Bertram home now, or wait? How far below first asking buyers close.

Sale price, price per square foot and the share of original asking that buyers paid are set against new homes in What is your Bertram home worth to a buyer who has just toured a new one?

Days to contract and the listings that failed to sell are covered in Is your Bertram listing stuck? How a resale and a new build differ on speed.

Homes for sale, price cuts and new listings make up the competition, and Lennar and Bertram Oaks come up first in Is Lennar the only builder your Bertram buyer will compare with your home? The broader picture of selling here is in Do more Bertram sales mean sellers can ask for more?

Sale price as a share of original asking in Bertram, its ZIP codes and the Austin metro Median home sold, 90 days ending October 15, 2026, as a share of original asking price. Bertram (city) 93.5% 78605 93.5% Austin metro 94.3% Source: Unlock MLS, pulled October 16, 2026.
Figure 1. Sale price as a share of original asking price, 90 days ending October 15, 2026: Bertram (city) 93.5%; 78605 93.5%; Austin metro 94.3%. The share a home closes at, against its original asking price, decides whether a market reads as buyer’s, balanced or seller’s; a different price point changes which market a home is in. Source: Unlock MLS, pulled October 16, 2026.

Is 78605 any different from Bertram as a whole?

Bertram has one ZIP code, 78605, and this data counts the whole ZIP, so the ZIP row repeats the town’s figures.

Table 2. Bertram by ZIP code, covering the whole ZIP, 90 days ending October 15, 2026. Your price range can put you in a different market than the ZIP as a whole. Source: Unlock MLS.

ZIPSoldMedian sale priceMedian days on marketShare of original asking priceFor saleMonths of supplyMarketHomes that cut their priceNew builds for sale
7860542$285,50055 days93.5%825.9buyer’s market45 (54.9%)35 of 82

Are Bertram prices lower than a year ago?

The table sets each period on its own row, so the past twelve months, the twelve months before and the same three months last year can be read side by side.

Table 3. Bertram sales in each period. Each row stands on its own. Source: Unlock MLS.

PeriodSoldMedian sale priceMedian days on marketShare of original asking pricePrice per square foot
90 days ending October 15, 202642$285,50055 days93.5%$160
Same 90 days, 2025 (July 18, 2025 to October 15, 2025)25$279,00041 days91.4%$171
Twelve months ending October 15, 2026126$300,00060 days93.4%$171
Prior twelve months (October 16, 2024 to October 15, 2025)98$338,95070 days92.9%$210

What the change in price per square foot means for your price is on What is your Bertram home worth to a buyer who has just toured a new one? The change in the typical sale price is on Do more Bertram sales mean sellers can ask for more?

How does Bertram compare with Burnet, Marble Falls and Liberty Hill?

Burnet carries the most months of inventory of the four towns and Liberty Hill the fewest, as the table shows. All four read as a buyer’s market overall, and each reading is for that town as a whole, since a price point changes which market a home is in. Bertram has the lowest typical sale price of the four.

Table 4. Nearby towns, 90 days ending October 15, 2026. Source: Unlock MLS.

TownSoldMedian sale priceMedian days on marketShare of original asking priceFor saleMonths of supplyMarket
Bertram42$285,50055 days93.5%825.9buyer’s market
Burnet52$332,50096 days91.2%1659.5buyer’s market
Liberty Hill258$499,90081 days91.7%4955.8buyer’s market
Marble Falls47$344,90065 days93.9%1268.0buyer’s market

Which market is my price range in?

The table answers that range by range. Each reading rests on what homes in the range closed at against their original asking price, and it describes the range as a whole. A range appears only when it had 10 or more sales in the last 90 days.

Table 5. Bertram homes by price range. Sales are from the 90 days ending October 15, 2026; homes for sale are as of October 16, 2026. A range is a seller’s market when homes sell for at least 97% of their original asking price, balanced from 94% to 97%, and a buyer’s market below 94%. Each reading is for that price range only; a different price point changes which market a home is in. Only price ranges with at least 10 sales in the last 90 days are shown. Source: Unlock MLS.

Price rangeSoldMedian sale priceFor saleNew builds for saleHomes that cut their priceMonths of supplyMarket
$250,000 to $299,99911$240,0001915125.2buyer’s market
$300,000 to $349,99910$300,000179105.1buyer’s market

Two ranges clear that bar, and both read as a buyer’s market for that range. The share of original asking behind each reading is in the table.

The $200,000 to $249,999 range had too few sales in the last 90 days to appear, and on the twelve-month basis it reads balanced for that range. Which ranges favor listing now and which favor waiting is worked through in Sell your Bertram home now, or wait? How far below first asking buyers close.

The tables are rebuilt from a fresh MLS pull each time the pages are refreshed; the pull date is in the last-updated line above them.

Do these numbers describe your home?

These tables describe Bertram and its ZIP, and your house is a single sale inside them. Run your address and the part of town that sets your comparison comes into focus.

Your situation

The tables show what Bertram did over the period, one price range at a time. They stop short of your street, your house and the homes a buyer would line up beside yours on the day it is listed.

To bridge that, the walkthrough compares your house with the homes nearest your price, which at the lower prices may include Lennar’s new builds near Bertram Oaks.

Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat

If you are not sure which of these numbers applies to your house, start with the homes a buyer would weigh against it. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:

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No obligation. The report for your part of Bertram arrives within a minute; the pricing analysis comes after we walk the home. Nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome. 30 homes sold by Watters International Realty in Bertram (Unlock MLS, all time).

How should a homeowner read months of supply?

Chris’s position, WIR 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.

On the twelve-month basis Bertram carries 7.8 months. Read it beside what buyers paid against the first asking price, because that decides which market you are in.

About Watters International Realty in Bertram

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 16, 2026. 30 homes sold by Watters International Realty in Bertram (Unlock MLS, all time).

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Chris Watters, Broker, Watters International Realty. Texas Real Estate Commission license #567369. Broker of record for a Texas brokerage serving the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Killeen-Temple-Waco metros.