Texas Market Pulse: Week 44 (October 31, 2026)

Texas Signals' AI is tracking 2,523,914 distressed property records across five major Texas metros this week (2.4M+ statewide, 223 counties). Here is what the data shows.

Pre-Foreclosures

Houston leads with 24,246 active pre-foreclosure filings. 779 new filings were recorded in the past 7 days across all metros.

•Austin: 1,597 filings

•Dallas: 7,960 filings

•Houston: 24,246 filings

•San Antonio: 8,530 filings

•Fort Worth: 2,830 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: 25,304 properties

Building Permits

Dallas continues to lead in permit activity with 288,595 permits tracked. 3,122 new permits were issued this week.

•Austin: 80,118 permits

•Dallas: 288,595 permits

•Houston: 50,004 permits

•San Antonio: 134,799 permits

•Fort Worth: 206,753 permits

Cash Buyer Activity

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

•Austin: 15,897 cash transactions

•Dallas: 2,524 cash transactions

•Houston: 24,441 cash transactions

•San Antonio: 4,241 cash transactions

•Fort Worth: 6,258 cash transactions

Code Violations

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

•Austin: 150,187 violations

•Dallas: 765,449 violations

•Houston: 22,800 violations

•San Antonio: 330,476 violations

•Fort Worth: 84,721 violations

Eviction Filings

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

•Austin: 1,920 filings

•Houston: 90,791 filings

Probate & Estate Filings

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

•Austin: 1,932 filings

•Houston: 5,368 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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