How many distressed properties are in Harris County, TX?

Texas Signals currently tracks 181,169 distress signals in Harris County, Texas: 20,649 pre-foreclosures, 87,716 tax delinquent properties, 22,800 code violations, and 50,004 permits.

Where does the Harris County distressed property data come from?

Every record is sourced from Harris County public records — county clerk foreclosure filings, tax assessor delinquency rolls, and municipal code enforcement — then cross-referenced and scored by Texas Signals.

What is a distress score?

The Texas Signals distress score (0-99) ranks each property by how many overlapping distress signals it has. A property that is both tax delinquent and in pre-foreclosure scores far higher than one with a single signal, because stacked distress predicts a motivated seller.

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Harris County TX Property Distress Data — Tax Delinquent, Code Violations & Permits

181,169 live distress signals tracked in Harris County, Texas (Houston) — tax delinquent properties, code violations, permits, and pre-foreclosures, pulled from county public records, cross-referenced by parcel, and scored so investors see the most motivated sellers first.

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20,649

Pre-Foreclosures

Notice of Default, Notice of Sale, and Lis Pendens filings

87,716

Tax Delinquent

Properties with unpaid county property taxes

22,800

Code Violations

Open municipal code enforcement cases

50,004

Permits

Building permits — renovation and investor activity

Recent Harris County pre-foreclosure filings

A sample of the newest filings. Full addresses, owner names, loan amounts, and distress scores unlock with a free 7-day trial.

Address	Owner	Status	Filed
•••• HOLLYGLEN DR, HOUSTON, TX 77016	G•••	Lis Pendens	2026-07-29
•••• PINELAKES BLVD, SPRING, TX 77379	W••• C••• A•••	Lis Pendens	2026-07-23
•••• SAM WILSON ST, HOUSTON, TX 77020	B••• R••• L•••	Lis Pendens	2026-07-22
•••• RENWICK DR, HOUSTON, TX 77081	K••• F•••	Lis Pendens	2026-07-22
•••• GREELEY ST, HOUSTON, TX 77006	L••• L••• S•••	Lis Pendens	2026-07-21
•••• LEMON RIDGE LN 122, HOUSTON, TX 77035	B••• S•••	Lis Pendens	2026-07-16

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How the Harris County distress score works

Every property in the Harris County dataset gets a distress score from 0 to 99. The score is built on signal overlap: a property that appears in one dataset is interesting, but a property that is tax delinquent and has a Notice of Default filed and carries open code violations is a fundamentally different opportunity — the owner is under pressure from multiple directions at once.

Pre-foreclosure filing — the strongest single signal; the clock is running toward auction.
Tax delinquency — unpaid taxes accrue penalties fast in Texas and can end in a tax sale.
Code violations — deferred maintenance and fines signal an owner losing control of the asset.
Stacked signals bonus — three or more overlapping signals pushes the score toward the top of the range.

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