Texas Market Pulse: Week 43 (October 26, 2026)

Texas Signals' AI is tracking 2,512,879 distressed property records across five major Texas metros this week (2.4M+ statewide, 222 counties). Here is what the data shows.

Pre-Foreclosures

Houston leads with 24,097 active pre-foreclosure filings. 770 new filings were recorded in the past 7 days across all metros.

•Austin: 1,555 filings

•Dallas: 7,846 filings

•Houston: 24,097 filings

•San Antonio: 8,400 filings

•Fort Worth: 2,725 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: 13,026 properties

•Dallas: 61,492 properties

•Houston: 109,211 properties

•San Antonio: 2,444 properties

•Fort Worth: 25,552 properties

Building Permits

Dallas continues to lead in permit activity with 287,475 permits tracked. 4,782 new permits were issued this week.

•Austin: 79,045 permits

•Houston: 50,004 permits

•San Antonio: 134,799 permits

•Fort Worth: 205,592 permits

Cash Buyer Activity

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

•Austin: 15,561 cash transactions

•Dallas: 2,386 cash transactions

•Houston: 23,186 cash transactions

•San Antonio: 4,104 cash transactions

•Fort Worth: 6,059 cash transactions

Code Violations

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

•Austin: 149,809 violations

•Dallas: 763,516 violations

•Houston: 22,800 violations

•San Antonio: 330,476 violations

•Fort Worth: 83,387 violations

Eviction Filings

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

•Austin: 1,837 filings

•Houston: 89,348 filings

Probate & Estate Filings

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

•Austin: 1,927 filings

•Houston: 5,220 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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