Home sale prices in Austin declined 0.2% January compared to the same month the prior year, while U.S. home prices increased 1.3%.
Austin home sale prices continue to soften
The median home price in Austin fell slightly in the year ending January 2026, indicating that prices continue to soften but at a slower pace than before. The January median home price reached $410,000, a $900 decrease from January 2025 and a significant improvement from the 4.2% annual decline recorded between January 2025 and January 2024.
Austin townhome prices post steepest decline among property types
Austin townhome prices declined sharply, posting the third-largest annual drop of the past three years. Prices for townhomes fell 16% over the past 12 months to $320,000. Condominium prices also declined, decreasing 2.1% to $354,500. Detached home prices held steady during the same period, remaining unchanged at $415,000.
Austin’s annual price performance remained more resilient than several peers in Texas
Austin ranked twenty-fourth among the top 40 U.S. markets by annual price change. Dallas–Fort Worth and San Antonio recorded weaker results, with declines of 2.6% and 1.8%, respectively, while Austin’s trend aligned more closely with Houston, where prices slipped 0.1%.
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Israel Linares, Senior Market Analyst at CoStar and Homes.com, based in Austin, is available for interviews to provide expert insights on this data and the broader residential real estate market.
Israel Linares
Senior Market Analyst
Homes.com
ilinares@costar.com
Homes.com releases preliminary figures on housing trends on a monthly basis. Although these numbers may change slightly once all home sales are accounted for, they provide an early indication of home sale price appreciation in Austin during January 2026.
Definition of Sale Prices
Median home price is the midpoint sale price of homes closed during each month. This data includes homes that are detached, attached, and condominiums. Detached homes are single-family units. Attached homes are townhomes, rowhouses, and duplexes. The condominium classification includes co-ops.
For most markets, geographical coverage consists of the Census-defined Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA). Data for San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York is at the Metropolitan Division level.
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