How close to asking do Olympic Heights homes sell?
Quick answer
Very close. Olympic Heights homes sold for 97.7% of original asking over the past twelve months, a seller’s market for the neighborhood overall, though price per square foot dipped and the few current listings have all cut.
What we analyzed
- 6 homes sold in Olympic Heights in the 90 days ending October 20, 2026, 21 in the twelve months ending the same day
- 3 Olympic Heights homes for sale as of October 21, 2026, 3 of them below their original asking price
- 1.7 months of inventory in Olympic Heights on the twelve-month pace, against 5.2 for South Austin as a whole
Sources: Unlock MLS, pulled October 21, 2026. Olympic Heights is the MLS subdivision name, with its recorded spellings counted as one.
207 homes sold by Watters International Realty in South Austin. That count is every home we listed and closed in South Austin, and it 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.
Homes I’ve sold in Olympic Heights: 4.
How South Austin as a whole is doing is on the South Austin, TX market report, and the town and ZIP code tables are on the 78748 housing 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.
Are Olympic Heights prices lower than a year ago?
A little. The typical sale was $376,000 this past year, against $399,000 the year before.
The houses that sold were the same size both years, and price per square foot came in at $233 against $238. So the dip is in price, not in which houses sold.
Table 1. Olympic Heights sales in each period, from the MLS subdivision records for Olympic Heights in South Austin. Each row stands on its own. A median is left out when a period has fewer than 5 sales. 3 Olympic Heights homes were for sale as of October 21, 2026. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Period | Sold | Median sale price | Price per square foot (median) | Median days on market | Share of original asking price | Median living area (square feet) | Median build year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 days ending October 20, 2026 | 6 (thin) | $380,000 | $225 | 62 days | 96.2% | 1,660 | 2004 |
| Same 90 days a year earlier (July 23, 2025 to October 20, 2025) | 8 (thin) | $405,000 | $234 | 31 days | 96.1% | 1,804 | 2006 |
| Twelve months ending October 20, 2026 | 21 | $376,000 | $233 | 41 days | 97.7% | 1,590 | 2005 |
| Prior twelve months (October 21, 2024 to October 20, 2025) | 21 | $399,000 | $238 | 17 days | 97.5% | 1,590 | 2005 |
How close to asking do Olympic Heights homes sell?
Closer than almost anywhere in South Austin. Sellers kept 97.7% of original asking over the past twelve months, a seller’s market for Olympic Heights overall, though your house and price can still read differently.
They took longer to get there. The typical home went under contract in 41 days this past year, against 17 the year before.
What is for sale in Olympic Heights now?
Very little. Only 3 homes are listed, and all of them have cut their price.
Every sale this past year was a house built between 2000 and 2014, so buyers compare homes of the same age and plan. Condition and upkeep separate yours from the one down the street.
Sell now, or wait?
Olympic Heights sellers still get close to asking when the price is right.
- Sell now if your asking price is based on this year’s closed sales, not last year’s, since the current listings opened high and cut.
- Sell now with supply this thin, if your house is ready to show.
- Wait if the original roof or HVAC is due, and handle it before listing.
- Wait if you expect a contract in the first two weeks, as last year’s sellers often got.
Your situation
Olympic Heights sells houses of one era to buyers who can compare plans side by side. With only a few listings up, the right first price on a well-kept house still brings close to asking.
Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat
If you own in Olympic Heights and want to price ahead of the listings that have cut, start with the homes buyers can see right now. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:
- The Olympic Heights listings a buyer would see alongside yours
- How your plan compares with the homes that sold this year
- What we look at during the walkthrough
No obligation. The report for your part of South Austin arrives within a minute; the pricing analysis comes after we walk the home. Nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome. 207 homes sold by Watters International Realty in South Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
About Watters International Realty in South 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. 207 homes sold by Watters International Realty in South Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
See the homes you’d be competing against
You get the Olympic Heights listings a buyer would weigh against yours, how your plan compares, 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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