Is 78744 a buyer’s market or a seller’s market near Easton Park?
Quick answer
Balanced, for the ZIP as a whole. Homes in 78744 closed at 94.1% of original asking over the last three months, with 4.8 months of supply, the tightest in Southeast Austin. Builders hold almost half the listings, so your price range matters.
What we analyzed
- 120 homes sold in ZIP 78744 (Austin city addresses) in the 90 days ending October 20, 2026
- 190 homes for sale in ZIP 78744 as of October 21, 2026, 91 of them builder listings
- 4.8 months of inventory in ZIP 78744, against 5.9 in the Austin metro
- 78744 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.
104 Southeast 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 Southeast 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 78744 measure up against Southeast Austin and the metro?
Close to the metro on price and tighter on supply. Sellers on the Slaughter and McKinney Falls side kept 94.1% of original asking, against 94.3% for the Austin area.
Table 1. ZIP code 78744 compared with Southeast 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 78744 homes recorded with an Austin city address. “Failed to sell” means the listing expired or was withdrawn without selling. Source: Unlock MLS.
| Measure | ZIP 78744 | Southeast Austin | Austin metro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 120 | 254 | 8,188 |
| Median sale price | $377,000 | $369,990 | $404,000 |
| Median days on market | 63 days | 68 days | 56 days |
| What homes sold for relative to their initial asking price | 94.1% | 93.9% | 94.3% |
| Price per square foot (median) | $213 | $209 | $204 |
| Homes for sale | 190 | 481 | 16,078 |
| Months of supply | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| Buyer’s or seller’s market | balanced | buyer’s market | balanced |
| Listings that failed to sell | 43 | 139 | 5,445 |
| Share of listings that failed to sell | 26.4% | 35.4% | 39.9% |
| Active under contract | 16 | 45 | 1,422 |
| Pending | 70 | 111 | 2,064 |
| New listings in the last 90 days | 167 | 383 | 12,120 |
| Homes for sale priced below their original asking price | 88 (46.3%) | 268 (55.7%) | 59.1% |
| New builds for sale (builder listings) | 91 of 190 (47.9%) | 199 of 481 (41.4%) | n/a |
The homes for sale here are also the freshest in the area, listed a typical 32 days so far, because builders keep adding new ones.
Which 78744 neighborhoods have their own report?
Three of them. Easton Park is the big one, with Prospect Park beside it and Springfield as the older resale neighborhood to the east.
Table 2. Neighborhoods in ZIP code 78744 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Park | 233 | $547,000 | Easton Park market report |
| Springfield | 44 | $355,000 | Springfield market report |
| Prospect Park | 27 | $408,990 | Prospect Park market report |
What happened to 78744 prices over the past year?
The typical sale rose while value per foot fell. The median came in at $399,500 this past year, against $390,000 the year before.
A median is the middle sale, so it climbs when more large homes sell, and new builds near Easton Park make up a large share of what sells here. Per square foot, homes brought $212 this past year against $221 the year before, which is the better read on what a given house is worth.
Sales volume dipped a little over the same stretch, with 514 closings against 531.
Table 3. 78744 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 | 120 | $377,000 | 63 days | 94.1% | $213 |
| Same 90 days, 2025 (July 23, 2025 to October 20, 2025) | 134 | $366,718 | 66 days | 93.3% | $219 |
| Twelve months ending October 20, 2026 | 514 | $399,500 | 66 days | 94.2% | $212 |
| Prior twelve months (October 21, 2024 to October 20, 2025) | 531 | $390,000 | 60 days | 93.8% | $221 |
The rest of Southeast Austin, from Riverside to Goodnight Ranch, is on How is the Southeast Austin market treating sellers this fall?
What do the 78744 price ranges show?
That the answer moves with the price. Homes that started between $300,000 and $349,999 closed at 96.6% of original asking, a balanced market for that range.
Table 4. 78744 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 | 11 | $260,000 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3.8 | buyer’s market |
| $300,000 to $349,999 | 18 | $319,995 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 4.8 | balanced |
| $350,000 to $399,999 | 22 | $352,500 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 4.8 | balanced |
| $400,000 to $449,999 | 10 | $393,495 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 6.9 | buyer’s market |
| $550,000 to $599,999 | 16 | $549,274 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 4.1 | balanced |
The range just below it ran as a buyer’s market for that range, and so did homes that started in the $400,000s, so where your home opens decides which kind of buyer you meet.
How does 78744 sit next to the other Southeast Austin ZIP codes?
It sells the most homes and carries the least supply of the three.
Table 5. The other Southeast 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 78744 | 120 | $377,000 | 63 days | 94.1% | 190 | 4.8 | balanced |
| ZIP 78741 | 38 | $338,000 | 62 days | 94.8% | 109 | 8.6 | balanced |
| ZIP 78747 | 96 | $368,995 | 80 days | 93.2% | 182 | 5.7 | buyer’s market |
Do these 78744 numbers describe your home?
An Easton Park resale and a 1990s house near McKinney Falls both sit in 78744, and buyers treat them very differently. Look up your address to see which homes a buyer would put next to yours.
- Best match: a resale in Easton Park or Prospect Park, with builder models a few streets away.
- Weaker match: an older Springfield home, judged mostly against other resales.
- Weaker match: a house that shows move-in ready on a street where nobody has cut.
- Weaker match: an opening price taken from this year’s sales, not last spring’s.
With builders this close, Which new builds is your Southeast Austin buyer touring too? is the page I would read next. Why do some Southeast Austin homes sell while others never do? covers listings that stall, What is your Southeast Austin home worth with builders next door? covers value, and Is this fall the right time to sell your Southeast Austin home? covers timing.
Your situation
In 78744 a resale is usually priced against a new build that just came on the market. The tables can’t show which plans are listed on your side of Easton Park, and your address can.
Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat
If you own in 78744 and want to know which builder and resale listings a buyer would hold up against yours, start with the ones closest to you. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:
- The 78744 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 Southeast Austin arrives within a minute; the pricing analysis comes after we walk the home. Nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome. 104 homes sold by Watters International Realty in Southeast Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
What does months of supply tell a 78744 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 78744 that comes to 4.8 months at the recent pace, the tightest in Southeast Austin. It reads tighter than the price buyers paid, because builders keep refilling the list as fast as homes sell.
About Watters International Realty in Southeast 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. 104 homes sold by Watters International Realty in Southeast Austin (Unlock MLS, all time).
See the homes you’d be competing against
You get the 78744 listings a buyer would weigh against 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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