Cuts came back — and Houston is still eight different markets
This week 3,667 listings cut price, up 105 from last week. In Katy that was 12.6% of what is for sale. Inside the Loop it was 5.7%. Same metro, same seven days. The eight-bucket split lives here, where it has room, along with the jobs and projects that move where people live.
Sub-marketsHow that splits across the metro
Eight buckets on HAR’s numbered market areas, covering the full MLS. Sorted by the share of listings that cut price this week — 12.6% in Katy / West down to 5.7% in Inner Loop / Central. These are this week’s cuts, not the cumulative share. Typical under-contract price and days to offer: trailing 90 days. The lines are the 13-month closed-sale series (typical price + cut share) — a longer window than the live weekly number above them.
Katy / West
5,308 active · 503 new
Katy · Cypress · Copperfield · Jersey Village · Brookshire · Waller · Hockley
Fort Bend / Southwest
4,916 active · 463 new
Richmond · Missouri City · Fulshear · Sugar Land · Rosenberg · Sienna · Stafford
North
6,774 active · 599 new
Conroe · The Woodlands · Montgomery · Spring · Magnolia · Willis · Klein · Tomball
South / Pearland
3,572 active · 279 new
Pearland · Manvel · Angleton · Alvin · Rosharon · Pasadena · Deer Park · Southbelt
Bay Area / Coast
3,596 active · 253 new
Galveston · League City · Clear Lake · Friendswood · Texas City · Dickinson · Crystal Beach
Northwest / Cy-Fair
3,072 active · 240 new
Greater Heights · Northside · Northwest Houston · Cypress North · Tomball · Hockley · Waller
Northeast
6,339 active · 503 new
Humble · Kingwood · Atascocita · Baytown · Crosby · Porter · New Caney · Cleveland
Inner Loop / Central
3,107 active · 299 new
Montrose · Midtown · Museum District · Bellaire · West U · Galleria · Memorial · Spring Branch
| Sub-market | Active · new | Cut this week | Have cut | Under contract | Days to offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katy / WestKaty · Cypress · Copperfield · Jersey Village · Brookshire · Waller · Hockley | 5,308 · 503 | 669 12.6% ▲ 2.3 | 47.9% | $349,900 | 46 median 30 |
| Fort Bend / SouthwestRichmond · Missouri City · Fulshear · Sugar Land · Rosenberg · Sienna · Stafford | 4,916 · 463 | 558 11.4% ▲ 0.4 | 48.1% | $362,000 | 49 median 33 |
| NorthConroe · The Woodlands · Montgomery · Spring · Magnolia · Willis · Klein · Tomball | 6,774 · 599 | 761 11.2% ▲ 1.6 | 47.4% | $351,453 | 51 median 33 |
| South / PearlandPearland · Manvel · Angleton · Alvin · Rosharon · Pasadena · Deer Park · Southbelt | 3,572 · 279 | 365 10.2% ▲ 1.4 | 45.4% | $299,900 | 56 median 31 |
| Bay Area / CoastGalveston · League City · Clear Lake · Friendswood · Texas City · Dickinson · Crystal Beach | 3,596 · 253 | 334 9.3% ▲ 0.8 | 46.8% | $352,220 | 56 median 29 |
| Northwest / Cy-FairGreater Heights · Northside · Northwest Houston · Cypress North · Tomball · Hockley · Waller | 3,072 · 240 | 278 9.0% held | 40.4% | $365,000 | 51 median 30 |
| NortheastHumble · Kingwood · Atascocita · Baytown · Crosby · Porter · New Caney · Cleveland | 6,339 · 503 | 521 8.2% ▲ 0.1 | 44.9% | $272,183 | 52 median 33 |
| Inner Loop / CentralMontrose · Midtown · Museum District · Bellaire · West U · Galleria · Memorial · Spring Branch | 3,107 · 299 | 178 5.7% ▼ 0.8 | 36.2% | $451,000 | 44 median 21 |
Sub-markets are groupings of HAR MLS market areas; the eight together cover the 9-county metro. About 6% of listings carry no HAR area code, so the eight cut counts sum to 3,664 against the metro 3,667 (gap 3). Days to offer is Repliers daysOnMarket, days to under-contract, not days to close. Closings run about 3 to 5 weeks later. Pull uses both HAR classes and style Single Family Residence (HAR files many houses as condo class). Sparkline cut share is closed sales over 13 months, not this week’s live inventory cut.
This week in HoustonWhat actually changed since last Wednesday
Greater Houston (9-county metro) · single-family, both HAR classes · live listing data · per HAR MLS via Repliers
Price cuts rose 105 after last week’s dip. Inventory ticked up 71 after falling 587. The metro number is an average of eight markets — Katy cut at more than twice the Inner Loop rate this week.
The cityWhat’s moving Houston
Not events — the jobs and projects that change where someone lives, works, or puts money. Around Houston this week, below, stays the calendar.
Northeast Houston · Eli Lilly + Bristol Myers Squibb
Pharma is planting a campus in Generation Park
Lilly’s $6.5 billion plant is slated for 615 jobs by 2030, and the construction filings are already in. BMS followed with a $2.3 billion campus and about 500 more. That is Humble, Atascocita, and Kingwood housing demand with a years-long fuse — not a week-to-week listing story.
Read more →
North industrial · Hanover + Transwestern · Sep 8
A 749,000-square-foot warehouse is going up by Bush Airport
Rankin 59 will be the largest spec warehouse in Houston’s north industrial submarket since April 2025. Construction jobs first, then logistics jobs — the kind that pull renters and buyers toward Spring, Humble, and the 59 corridor.
Read more →Market snapshotGreater Houston at a glance
9-county metro · single-family, both HAR classes · trailing 90 days · per HAR MLS via Repliers · as of Sep 7, 2026
AnnouncementsThis week
In the press
Featured in Houston Agent Magazine
Earned, not bought. Houston Agent Magazine chooses who they feature — more than 50,000 REALTORS® in Greater Houston. A few minutes of me that is not a listing: hometown, baking, and summers in Guadalajara.
Read the interview →
Houston life
Sito’s #1 is closing
Last meal is Sunday. I have been on that little patio for almost 30 years. Marjon and I lived right around the corner.
The original patio →From the blogSelling a house you inherited
Most people who inherit a Houston house are not trying to become landlords. They are trying to do right by the person who left it, and by the rest of the family, without guessing at the tax bill. This is the order of operations I walk people through — probate, the step-up, what to fix, and when to list.
RatesThis week’s mortgage rates
The 30-year held at 6.89% Friday — unchanged from last week. On a $350,000 home with 10% down, principal and interest still run $2,072 a month. FHA ticked up three hundredths, to 6.44%.
Source: Mortgage News Daily — 30-yr fixed and FHA as of Sep 4, 2026. Run your own numbers on my calculator.
On the marketThree worth a look that week
Three 2026 builds — Cloverdale, Humble, and Bridgeland. Prices and status as of the send date; listings may have since sold or changed.
Century Communities’ Hibiscus — four bedrooms upstairs, kitchen open to the great room, 1,731 square feet. $284,900, which is $32,000 under what they asked in February. Cloverdale, 77047, a few minutes south of the Medical Center.
Heads up: Century listed this house on February 27 at $316,900, pulled it, and brought it back August 24. It has been on the market about six months, not two weeks.
See it on EddieWeir.com →Saratoga Homes, five bedrooms and 2,571 square feet in Harmony Cove. First time on the market. Upstairs game room, double vaulted ceilings, granite island. $412,900 in Humble — the northeast option that is not an hour up 59.
Heads up: The listing remarks say 3.5 baths; the MLS field says 4.5. I am going with the builder’s own description until we walk it.
See it on EddieWeir.com →David Weekley’s Hoover in Easthaven at Bridgeland Central. 2,978 square feet, first-floor study, game room, GE Monogram range. Zoned to Bridgeland High in CFISD. $537,990 — $10,000 under the opening ask. First listing, 18 days.
See it on EddieWeir.com →Your equityYou don’t have to be selling to know your number
With about 5.7 months of supply, pricing and preparation decide everything right now. Even if a move is a year out, it’s worth ten minutes to know where you stand.
LocalAround Houston this week
- Japan Festival Houston — Sat 9/12 & Sun 9/13, Hermann Park, free. Food, music, martial arts, and a Sunday stage at Miller starting at 11:00. The hill never needs a ticket.
- Galveston ArtWalk — Sat 9/12, 6:00–9:00 PM, downtown Galveston, free. Second Saturday on the Strand. Maps at the Galveston Arts Center, 2127 Strand.
- Mötley Crüe — Fri 9/11, 6:30 PM, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, ticketed. Carnival of Sins, with Tesla and Extreme opening. The lawn is the move if you’d rather bring a blanket.
Buying, selling, or investing this year? Book a 30-minute call — I’ll send back something useful: a value on your home, a shortlist that fits, or the numbers on a deal. No pressure, no pitch.
