Texas Market Pulse: Week 32 (August 6, 2026)

Texas Signals' AI is tracking 768,005 distressed property records across five major Texas metros this week (2.4M+ statewide, 190 counties). Here is what the data shows.

Pre-Foreclosures

Houston leads with 20,582 active pre-foreclosure filings. 825 new filings were recorded in the past 7 days across all metros.

•Austin: 3,570 filings

•Dallas: 5,145 filings

•Houston: 20,582 filings

•San Antonio: 5,401 filings

•Fort Worth: 1,801 filings

Tax Delinquent Properties

Houston has the largest pool of tax delinquent properties at 87,716 records. These represent properties where owners have fallen behind on property taxes -- a key distress signal for investors.

•Austin: 13,539 properties

•Houston: 87,716 properties

•San Antonio: 2,244 properties

Building Permits

Fort Worth continues to lead in permit activity with 190,177 permits tracked. 1,881 new permits were issued this week.

•Austin: 65,669 permits

•Houston: 50,003 permits

•San Antonio: 117,150 permits

•Fort Worth: 190,177 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: 916 cash transactions

•Houston: 6,669 cash transactions

•San Antonio: 1,139 cash transactions

•Fort Worth: 1,433 cash transactions

Code Violations

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

•Austin: 143,745 violations

•Houston: 22,800 violations

Eviction Filings

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

•Austin: 1,101 filings

•Houston: 21,553 filings

Probate & Estate Filings

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

•Austin: 1,853 filings

•Houston: 3,401 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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