Is this fall the right time to sell your Southeast Austin home?
Quick answer
Yes, for most Southeast Austin homes that are ready, because waiting a year would not have helped. The typical home sold for $370,000 this past year against $395,000 the year before, while sales rose. If your home is move-in ready and priced from this year’s sales, the buyers are already here.
What we analyzed
- 254 homes sold in Southeast Austin in the 90 days ending October 20, 2026
- 481 homes for sale in Southeast Austin as of October 21, 2026, 199 of them builder listings
- 5.7 months of inventory in Southeast Austin, against 5.9 in the Austin metro
- Southeast Austin closings for the twelve months ending October 20, 2026, against the twelve months before
- Homes under contract and pending in Southeast Austin as of October 21, 2026
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, and every number on this page is also broken out ZIP by ZIP on the scoreboard pages for 78741, 78744, 78747.
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.
Did waiting a year pay off for Southeast Austin sellers?
On price, it did not. A square foot sold for $209 over the past twelve months, against $221 the year before, so the same house brought less this year than last.
That is the number I would show any owner in Easton Park or Goodnight Ranch who is thinking about holding out for a better spring. This year and last are side by side in the chart that follows.
Are there still buyers in Southeast Austin this fall?
Yes. Southeast Austin closed 1,052 homes over the past twelve months, against 1,017 the year before. Buyers are coming out of the woodwork, and they are paying less for each house than they did a year ago.
The pipeline backs that up. This week 45 homes were under contract with showings still allowed. Another 111 were pending. None of that tells me where prices go next, and I would not trust anyone who says it does.
What does a buyer’s market mean for your timing?
It means the first price matters more than the month you list. Homes here closed at 93.9% of original asking over the last three months, a buyer’s market for the area overall, though your own price range can read differently.
Builders make that worse for a resale. They hold a large share of what is listed, and when they cut, the resale next door is measured against the new number, not the old one.
Does your price range change the answer?
It can. The busiest range, homes that started between $350,000 and $399,999, closed at 93.8% of original asking, a buyer’s market for that range.
Homes that started in the low $300,000s did better, at 96.6%, which makes that range balanced. Starter homes there compete with fewer new builds.
Table 1. Southeast 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 | 17 | $265,000 | 34 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | buyer’s market |
| $300,000 to $349,999 | 40 | $315,495 | 80 | 11 | 52 | 6.0 | balanced |
| $350,000 to $399,999 | 64 | $352,500 | 96 | 40 | 62 | 4.5 | buyer’s market |
| $400,000 to $449,999 | 30 | $396,995 | 58 | 33 | 31 | 5.8 | buyer’s market |
| $450,000 to $499,999 | 18 | $437,500 | 39 | 21 | 22 | 6.5 | buyer’s market |
| $500,000 to $549,999 | 13 | $520,000 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 7.8 | seller’s market |
| $550,000 to $599,999 | 18 | $549,950 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 5.5 | balanced |
| $700,000 to $799,999 | 10 | $674,648 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3.0 | buyer’s market |
The table only shows ranges with at least 10 sales over the last three months. Each ZIP scoreboard carries its own ranges: 78741, 78744 and 78747.
How do you give a Southeast Austin listing its best first week?
Put it in front of buyers before it goes public. During the coming-soon stage I market the home to my buyer network, which includes 4,000 cash buyers in my black book, not counting buyers using traditional financing, and more than 100,000 buyers in my team’s database. You see every option that comes in and the choice is yours.
Then the price has to hold on day one. That means an asking price based on this year’s closed sales, not last year’s, and a house that shows as well as the model home up the road.
Sell now, or wait?
Southeast Austin as a whole tilts toward buyers, and your street can tilt it back. Look up your address and you will see the builder and resale homes your buyer would tour with yours.
- Sell now if your house is move-in ready and you can open below the builder plan closest to it.
- Sell now if you own in a range where buyers paid near full asking this summer and fall.
- Wait if the roof, the HVAC or the foundation needs attention, and get that done before you list.
- Wait if your next move only works at last year’s price, because Southeast Austin buyers stopped paying it.
Who you would be up against is on Which new builds is your Southeast Austin buyer touring too?, what the house is worth is on What is your Southeast Austin home worth with builders next door?, and why some listings never sell is on Why do some Southeast Austin homes sell while others never do? The whole area is covered on How is the Southeast Austin market treating sellers this fall?
Your situation
Whether this fall is your time depends less on the season than on your price range, the shape the house is in, and how many builder homes a buyer can walk through the same Saturday. Those answers are specific to your address.
Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat
If you are weighing a listing this fall against waiting for spring, the homes for sale around you are the clearest guide. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:
- The Southeast Austin listings a buyer would compare with yours this month
- 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 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).
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 listings a buyer would weigh against 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.
More for Southeast Austin sellers
- How is the Southeast Austin market treating sellers this fall?
- Is Riverside’s 78741 a buyer’s market or a seller’s market?
- Is 78744 a buyer’s market or a seller’s market near Easton Park?
- How is 78747 treating sellers in Goodnight Ranch and Onion Creek?
- Which new builds is your Southeast Austin buyer touring too?
- Why do some Southeast Austin homes sell while others never do?
- What is your Southeast Austin home worth with builders next door?
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