Dallas, TX Housing Market — 9,637 Homes Sold (July 2025 – July 2026)
The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 33 days and only 14.6% beat their asking price.
Dallas market at a glance
- Homes sold (12 months): 9,637
- Median sale price: $449,900 (about $2,559/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
- Median price per square foot: $246
- Median days on market (list to contract): 33; 20.2% went under contract within a week
- Sold over asking: 14.6% · Sold under asking: 67.4%
- Typical home: 3 bed, 1,850 sqft, built 1978, mostly Dallas ISD
- Price range of sales: $35,000 – $15,250,000
Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Dallas
Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 13 days at 98.5% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 77 days and kept 91.1% of the original ask — roughly $35,200 left on the table on a typical Dallas listing.
Most active Dallas neighborhoods
- Prestonwood: 113 sales, median $730,000, 18 days on market
- Caldwell Lakes: 61 sales, median $305,000, 38 days on market
- Ellington Woods: 48 sales, median $273,599, 12 days on market
- Lake Highlands Estates: 43 sales, median $585,000, 23 days on market
- College Park: 41 sales, median $309,900, 46 days on market
- Forest Meadows: 38 sales, median $712,500, 27 days on market
- Vickery Place: 37 sales, median $1,250,000, 24 days on market
- Crest Meadow Estates: 36 sales, median $412,500, 22 days on market
- Buckner Terrace: 36 sales, median $394,000, 43 days on market
- White Rock North: 35 sales, median $865,000, 17 days on market
Common questions
Is now a good time to buy in Dallas? The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 33 days and only 14.6% beat their asking price.
What does the typical Dallas home cost? $449,900 — about $246 per square foot, or roughly $2,559/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.
How fast do homes sell in Dallas? The typical home went under contract in 33 days; 20.2% sold within the first week.
Source: NTREIS MLS closed sales, July 14 2025 – July 14 2026. Aggregate data only — Texas is a non-disclosure state. Compiled by Pax Realty (Ryan Storch, Broker). Explore all 60 cities · Full dataset · Book a strategy call · Call/text (972) 974-1821.