Texas Market Pulse: Week 42 (October 16, 2026)

Texas Signals' AI is tracking 2,348,985 distressed property records across five major Texas metros this week (2.4M+ statewide, 213 counties). Here is what the data shows.

Pre-Foreclosures

Houston leads with 23,910 active pre-foreclosure filings. 1,501 new filings were recorded in the past 7 days across all metros.

•Austin: 1,499 filings

•Dallas: 7,388 filings

•Houston: 23,910 filings

•San Antonio: 8,252 filings

•Fort Worth: 2,656 filings

Tax Delinquent Properties

Houston has the largest pool of tax delinquent properties at 109,211 records. These represent properties where owners have fallen behind on property taxes -- a key distress signal for investors.

•Austin: 13,025 properties

•Dallas: 61,492 properties

•Houston: 109,211 properties

•San Antonio: 2,444 properties

•Fort Worth: 26,644 properties

Building Permits

Fort Worth continues to lead in permit activity with 204,420 permits tracked. 2,003 new permits were issued this week.

•Austin: 77,433 permits

•Dallas: 143,575 permits

•Houston: 50,004 permits

•San Antonio: 131,898 permits

•Fort Worth: 204,420 permits

Cash Buyer Activity

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

•Austin: 15,184 cash transactions

•Dallas: 2,292 cash transactions

•Houston: 21,742 cash transactions

•San Antonio: 3,992 cash transactions

•Fort Worth: 5,903 cash transactions

Code Violations

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

•Austin: 149,265 violations

•Dallas: 760,413 violations

•Houston: 22,800 violations

•San Antonio: 324,666 violations

•Fort Worth: 83,039 violations

Eviction Filings

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

•Austin: 1,765 filings

•Houston: 87,130 filings

Probate & Estate Filings

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

•Austin: 1,920 filings

•Houston: 5,023 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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