Texas Market Pulse: Week 29 (July 20, 2026)

Texas Signals' AI is tracking 1,900,564 distressed property records across five major Texas metros this week (2.8M+ statewide, all 254 counties). Here is what the data shows.

Pre-Foreclosures

Houston leads with 19,674 active pre-foreclosure filings. 488 new filings were recorded in the past 7 days across all metros.

•Austin: 3,295 filings

•Dallas: 3,436 filings

•Houston: 19,674 filings

•San Antonio: 4,937 filings

•Fort Worth: 907 filings

Tax Delinquent Properties

Dallas has the largest pool of tax delinquent properties at 56,044 records. These represent properties where owners have fallen behind on property taxes -- a key distress signal for investors.

•Austin: 13,538 properties

•Dallas: 56,044 properties

•San Antonio: 2,200 properties

Building Permits

Fort Worth continues to lead in permit activity with 165,842 permits tracked. 4,617 new permits were issued this week.

•Austin: 63,148 permits

•Dallas: 135,752 permits

•Houston: 50,002 permits

•San Antonio: 113,961 permits

•Fort Worth: 165,842 permits

Cash Buyer Activity

Cash buyers are active across all markets, with repeat buyers becoming easier to track through our transaction monitoring:

•Austin: 398 cash transactions

•Dallas: 877 cash transactions

•Houston: 4,869 cash transactions

•San Antonio: 1,053 cash transactions

•Fort Worth: 1,433 cash transactions

Code Violations

Code violations often signal neglected properties that may become acquisition targets:

•Austin: 142,387 violations

•Houston: 22,800 violations

•Fort Worth: 1,075,506 violations

Eviction Filings

Eviction filings signal distressed landlords who may be ready to sell rental properties:

•Austin: 721 filings

•Houston: 12,941 filings

Probate & Estate Filings

Inherited properties from probate courts — heirs often prefer a quick cash sale:

•Austin: 1,848 filings

•Houston: 2,995 filings

Go Deeper by County

Every metro above is backed by county-level data hubs, updated daily:

•Travis County (Austin)

•Dallas County and Tarrant County (Fort Worth)

•Harris County (Houston)

•Bexar County (San Antonio)

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