Texas Market Pulse: Week 33 (August 16, 2026)

Texas Signals' AI is tracking 3,333,345 distressed property records across five major Texas metros this week (2.4M+ statewide, 190 counties). Here is what the data shows.

Pre-Foreclosures

Houston leads with 20,626 active pre-foreclosure filings. 385 new filings were recorded in the past 7 days across all metros.

•Austin: 3,643 filings

•Dallas: 5,213 filings

•Houston: 20,626 filings

•San Antonio: 5,497 filings

•Fort Worth: 1,941 filings

Tax Delinquent Properties

Houston has the largest pool of tax delinquent properties at 87,716 records. These represent properties where owners have fallen behind on property taxes -- a key distress signal for investors.

•Austin: 13,539 properties

•Dallas: 58,784 properties

•Houston: 87,716 properties

•San Antonio: 2,273 properties

Building Permits

Fort Worth continues to lead in permit activity with 192,344 permits tracked. 1,652 new permits were issued this week.

•Austin: 67,601 permits

•Dallas: 135,752 permits

•Houston: 50,004 permits

•San Antonio: 118,602 permits

•Fort Worth: 192,344 permits

Cash Buyer Activity

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

•Austin: 398 cash transactions

•Dallas: 970 cash transactions

•Houston: 8,069 cash transactions

•San Antonio: 1,174 cash transactions

•Fort Worth: 1,433 cash transactions

Code Violations

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

•Austin: 144,609 violations

•Dallas: 738,316 violations

•Houston: 22,800 violations

•San Antonio: 299,151 violations

•Fort Worth: 1,322,114 violations

Eviction Filings

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

•Austin: 1,194 filings

•Houston: 24,034 filings

Probate & Estate Filings

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

•Austin: 1,868 filings

•Houston: 3,680 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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