Should you list your Northeast Austin home now or hold off?
Quick answer
List now if your home is ready, because holding off has not paid here. The typical Northeast Austin home sold for $335,500 this past year against $348,450 the year before, while more homes sold. A well priced listing in the right range still draws buyers quickly.
What we analyzed
- 106 homes sold in Northeast Austin in the 90 days ending October 20, 2026
- 249 homes for sale in Northeast Austin as of October 21, 2026, 65 of them builder listings
- 7.0 months of inventory in Northeast Austin, against 5.9 in the Austin metro
- Northeast Austin closings for the twelve months ending October 20, 2026, against the twelve months before
- Homes under contract and pending in Northeast Austin as of October 21, 2026
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, and every number on this page is also broken out ZIP by ZIP on the scoreboard pages for 78724, 78725, 78754.
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.
Would holding off a year have helped a Northeast Austin seller?
Not on price. Value per square foot came in at $187 this past year, down from $197 the year before.
An owner near Austin’s Colony or Pioneer Crossing West who waited for last year’s number has not seen it come back yet. The chart below lines this year up against last.
Are buyers still active in Northeast Austin?
They are, and in slightly larger numbers. The area closed 444 homes over the past twelve months, against 432 the year before. Buyers are coming out of the woodwork, and they expect today’s prices.
Right now 29 homes are under contract with showings still allowed. Another 22 are pending. Those counts say nothing about where prices go next, and nobody can promise you that.
What does a balanced market mean for your timing?
It means a good listing sells and a bad one waits. Northeast Austin closed at 95.1% of original asking over the last three months, balanced for the area overall, though your own range may lean one way or the other.
Speed backs that up. The typical sale went under contract in 41 days, quicker than the metro, and a large share went in under a month. Those were the homes priced to the market on day one.
Which price ranges are selling best here?
The lower ones. Homes that started between $250,000 and $299,999 closed at 97.5% of original asking, a seller’s market for that range.
Farther up the ladder the advantage fades, and around $400,000 builders hold a large share of what is listed.
Table 1. Northeast Austin homes by price range. Sales are from the 90 days ending October 20, 2026; homes for sale are as of October 21, 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%. Only price ranges with at least 10 sales in the last 90 days are shown. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Price range | Sold | Median sale price | For sale | New builds for sale | Homes that cut their price | Months of supply | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 to $299,999 | 18 | $266,000 | 41 | 0 | 25 | 6.8 | seller’s market |
| $300,000 to $349,999 | 22 | $311,950 | 44 | 2 | 24 | 6.0 | balanced |
| $350,000 to $399,999 | 29 | $363,500 | 49 | 15 | 28 | 5.1 | balanced |
| $400,000 to $449,999 | 13 | $390,000 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 11.8 | balanced |
The table includes only ranges with at least 10 sales over the last three months. For your own ZIP, see 78724, 78725 and 78754.
How do you get a Northeast Austin listing off to a strong start?
Line up buyers before the sign goes in the yard. In the coming-soon stage I take the home to my buyer network: 4,000 cash buyers in my black book, before counting anyone who needs a loan, and more than 100,000 buyers in my team’s database. Every option comes to you, and you pick.
The other half is the first price. It should be an asking price based on this year’s closed sales, not last year’s, on a house that shows clean and ready to move into.
Sell now, or wait?
For Northeast Austin as a whole the case for waiting is thin, and your house decides the rest. Check your address to see the listings a buyer will compare with yours.
- Sell now if your home would open in a range where buyers paid near full asking this year.
- Sell now if the house is clean, updated where it counts, and ready for a buyer to move in.
- Wait if a big repair is coming, such as a roof or a foundation issue, and handle it first.
- Wait if the only price that works for you is one this year’s Northeast Austin buyers have not paid.
What you are up against is on What is your Northeast Austin home up against on the market?, value is on What will a buyer pay for your Northeast Austin home?, and why listings fail is on What keeps a Northeast Austin home from selling? The full area picture is on What is the Northeast Austin market really like for sellers?
Your situation
Timing in Northeast Austin comes down to your price range, the shape of the house and how many similar homes are listed around you this month. Those answers come from your address.
Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat
If you are deciding between listing this fall and holding off until spring, the homes for sale around you are the best guide. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:
- The Northeast Austin listings a buyer would compare with yours
- How your price range has been selling against original asking
- What we check 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).
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 listings a buyer would compare with yours, how your range has been selling, and a walkthrough before we talk timing or 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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- What is the Northeast Austin market really like for sellers?
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- Is 78725 a buyer’s or seller’s market around Austin’s Colony?
- How is 78754 treating sellers near Pioneer Crossing West?
- What is your Northeast Austin home up against on the market?
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- What will a buyer pay for your Northeast Austin home?
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