Texas Market Pulse: Week 40 (October 5, 2026)

Texas Signals' AI is tracking 2,325,394 distressed property records across five major Texas metros this week (2.4M+ statewide, 209 counties). Here is what the data shows.

Pre-Foreclosures

Houston leads with 23,424 active pre-foreclosure filings. 806 new filings were recorded in the past 7 days across all metros.

•Dallas: 6,903 filings

•Houston: 23,424 filings

•San Antonio: 7,892 filings

•Fort Worth: 2,443 filings

Tax Delinquent Properties

Houston has the largest pool of tax delinquent properties at 109,206 records. These represent properties where owners have fallen behind on property taxes -- a key distress signal for investors.

•Austin: 13,020 properties

•Dallas: 60,947 properties

•Houston: 109,206 properties

•San Antonio: 2,444 properties

•Fort Worth: 26,644 properties

Building Permits

Fort Worth continues to lead in permit activity with 202,042 permits tracked. 3,258 new permits were issued this week.

•Austin: 75,893 permits

•Dallas: 143,252 permits

•Houston: 50,004 permits

•San Antonio: 130,368 permits

•Fort Worth: 202,042 permits

Cash Buyer Activity

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

•Austin: 14,655 cash transactions

•Dallas: 2,171 cash transactions

•Houston: 19,276 cash transactions

•San Antonio: 3,754 cash transactions

•Fort Worth: 5,633 cash transactions

Code Violations

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

•Austin: 148,483 violations

•Dallas: 756,830 violations

•Houston: 22,800 violations

•San Antonio: 321,846 violations

•Fort Worth: 81,337 violations

Eviction Filings

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

•Austin: 1,635 filings

•Houston: 84,423 filings

Probate & Estate Filings

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

•Austin: 1,907 filings

•Houston: 4,749 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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