| George Arnold Alexander III, MPA |
| Partner, ALEX Companies |
| Associate Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC |
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Travis County Housing Market: October 2026
By George Arnold Alexander III, MPA · Associate Broker · 2026-11-05
Deal of the Week

Deals of the Week by price quartile. The quartiles come from the last 12 months of closed sales here. Each pick has the top ALEX deal score in its price range.
Lower quartile: under $350,000
1408 Luna ST, Austin TX 78721 · MLS #3136628
Listed at $179,000, 2 bed, 1 bath, 508 sq ft. Listed 29% below the ALEX valuation; 6% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 36% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1182937326/1408-Luna-ST-Austin-TX
Lower-middle quartile: $350,000 to $500,000
3100 Lynridge DR, Austin TX 78723 · MLS #8624488
Listed at $499,900, 4 bed, 2 bath, 2,111 sq ft. Listed 9% below the ALEX valuation; 20% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 17% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1180368033/3100-Lynridge-DR-Austin-TX
Upper-middle quartile: $500,000 to $795,000
316 Buffalo Ridge DR, Manchaca TX 78652 · MLS #9407973
Listed at $610,000, 5 bed, 4.5 bath, 4,678 sq ft. Listed 9% below the ALEX valuation; 34% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 13% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1174111756/316-Buffalo-Ridge-DR-Manchaca-TX
Upper quartile: $795,000 and up
2607 E 5th ST, Austin TX 78702 · MLS #4719275
Listed at $799,000, 1 bed, 0.5 bath, 2,348 sq ft. Listed 12% below the ALEX valuation; price reduced 20% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1157824990/2607-E-5th-ST-Austin-TX
Key figures · Travis County · October 2026
- 970 homes sold in Travis County in October 2026 (down 11.3% on a year earlier).
- Median sale price: $483,495 (down 4.7% on a year earlier).
- Median price per square foot: $252.
- Median days on market: 48.
- Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 94.1%.
- 6,007 homes for sale now, about 4.8 months of supply at the pace of the last six months.
Source: Unlock MLS, October 2026. Homes only (single-family, condo, townhome). Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Travis County recorded 970 closed home sales in October 2026, at a median close price of $483,495. The median close price was down 4.7% from the same period last year and down 1.5% from the period before. The median price per square foot was $252.
Homes that sold spent a median of 48 days on the market. Median days on market was down 18.6% from the same period last year and down 7.7% from the period before. The median sale closed at 94.1% of its original list price, and 83.3% of sales closed below their original list price.
1,567 new listings came on the market in the same window. Today 6,007 homes are listed for sale, 4.75 months of inventory at the pace of the last six months (7,587 closings). The most active subdivisions were Easton Park (21 sales, median $570,119), Elm Creek (14 sales, median $241,124) and Longview (11 sales, median $313,990).
Want a closer look? Reply or call George at 713.918.9951 and we'll set up a showing.
Data from Unlock MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Model outputs are ALEX Intelligence estimates, not appraisals.
Read more Central Texas market data on the ALEX blog: https://alex-companies.com/blog
Source data: Unlock MLS closed sales, October 2026, n=970
Cover photo: Highland Club Village, Marshall Ford ("Highland Club Village, Marshall Ford, TX 78734, USA - panoramio") by JAGarcia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; darkened, cropped and text added.
Licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission. Broker: Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC · License #565194-BB.
Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Partner, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Partner, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov







