09/22/2026
Austin residential activity through September 21 shows the new-listing deficit narrowing back below 2%, with 882 fewer new listings than 2025 while pending contracts are now 1,135 higher, or 3.0%. That continues the larger shift from spring, when new listings were running roughly 4%–5% behind last year, while the pending-to-new ratio has strengthened to 0.86 versus 0.82, showing better relative absorption of incoming inventory. Most notable today is closed sales: after trailing 2025 by 112 transactions through September 20, 2026 has moved slightly ahead at 25,744 versus 25,725, effectively putting cumulative closings back to even year over year. Pending growth remains below the 4%–5% pace seen earlier in the summer, but with fewer new listings, more pending contracts, and now essentially equal closed volume, the data continues to show 2026 generating more contract activity from less incoming supply as the market moves deeper into the fall slowdown.