Texas Market Pulse: Week 41 (October 9, 2026)

Texas Signals' AI is tracking 2,333,181 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 23,536 active pre-foreclosure filings. 720 new filings were recorded in the past 7 days across all metros.

•Austin: 1,440 filings

•Dallas: 7,234 filings

•Houston: 23,536 filings

•San Antonio: 8,059 filings

•Fort Worth: 2,522 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: 61,243 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 203,274 permits tracked. 2,018 new permits were issued this week.

•Austin: 76,493 permits

•Dallas: 143,373 permits

•Houston: 50,004 permits

•San Antonio: 130,368 permits

•Fort Worth: 203,274 permits

Cash Buyer Activity

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

•Austin: 14,970 cash transactions

•Dallas: 2,268 cash transactions

•Houston: 20,425 cash transactions

•San Antonio: 3,874 cash transactions

•Fort Worth: 5,761 cash transactions

Code Violations

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

•Austin: 148,797 violations

•Dallas: 758,280 violations

•Houston: 22,800 violations

•San Antonio: 321,846 violations

•Fort Worth: 81,716 violations

Eviction Filings

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

•Austin: 1,657 filings

•Houston: 85,137 filings

Probate & Estate Filings

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

•Austin: 1,915 filings

•Houston: 4,875 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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