Texas Market Pulse: Week 35 (August 28, 2026)

Texas Signals' AI is tracking 3,378,606 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 20,703 active pre-foreclosure filings. 257 new filings were recorded in the past 7 days across all metros.

•Austin: 3,697 filings

•Dallas: 5,219 filings

•Houston: 20,703 filings

•San Antonio: 5,500 filings

•Fort Worth: 2,058 filings

Tax Delinquent Properties

Houston has the largest pool of tax delinquent properties at 109,205 records. These represent properties where owners have fallen behind on property taxes -- a key distress signal for investors.

•Austin: 13,603 properties

•Dallas: 59,428 properties

•Houston: 109,205 properties

•San Antonio: 2,338 properties

Building Permits

Fort Worth continues to lead in permit activity with 194,989 permits tracked. 1,796 new permits were issued this week.

•Austin: 69,621 permits

•Dallas: 135,752 permits

•Houston: 50,004 permits

•San Antonio: 121,701 permits

•Fort Worth: 194,989 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: 1,004 cash transactions

•Houston: 9,869 cash transactions

•San Antonio: 1,314 cash transactions

•Fort Worth: 1,433 cash transactions

Code Violations

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

•Austin: 145,680 violations

•Dallas: 738,316 violations

•Houston: 22,800 violations

•San Antonio: 305,807 violations

•Fort Worth: 1,323,525 violations

Eviction Filings

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

•Austin: 1,344 filings

•Houston: 27,446 filings

Probate & Estate Filings

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

•Austin: 1,883 filings

•Houston: 3,969 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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