Texas Market Pulse: Week 36 (September 7, 2026)

Texas Signals' AI is tracking 3,411,493 distressed property records across five major Texas metros this week (2.4M+ statewide, 203 counties). Here is what the data shows.

Pre-Foreclosures

Houston leads with 21,532 active pre-foreclosure filings. 309 new filings were recorded in the past 7 days across all metros.

•Austin: 3,932 filings

•Dallas: 6,138 filings

•Houston: 21,532 filings

•San Antonio: 7,237 filings

•Fort Worth: 2,134 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: 13,653 properties

•Dallas: 59,676 properties

•Houston: 109,205 properties

•San Antonio: 2,359 properties

Building Permits

Fort Worth continues to lead in permit activity with 197,502 permits tracked. 4,106 new permits were issued this week.

•Austin: 71,389 permits

•Dallas: 135,752 permits

•Houston: 50,004 permits

•San Antonio: 124,687 permits

•Fort Worth: 197,502 permits

Cash Buyer Activity

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

•Austin: 1,173 cash transactions

•Dallas: 1,044 cash transactions

•Houston: 11,069 cash transactions

•San Antonio: 1,409 cash transactions

•Fort Worth: 1,433 cash transactions

Code Violations

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

•Austin: 146,439 violations

•Dallas: 747,750 violations

•Houston: 22,800 violations

•San Antonio: 311,872 violations

•Fort Worth: 1,325,033 violations

Eviction Filings

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

•Austin: 1,389 filings

•Houston: 28,820 filings

Probate & Estate Filings

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

•Austin: 1,886 filings

•Houston: 4,176 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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