Monthly reports tell you where the market has been. HAR’s Weekly Activity Snapshot shows what is happening right now. The latest edition covers Week 41, October 6 to 12, 2026, for the Houston metropolitan area, and compares it with the same week last year.
Week 41 at a glance
- New listings: 3,369, down 3.6% from 3,493.
- Pending listings: 1,531, down 22.2% from 1,968.
- Closings: 1,137, down 11.4% from 1,283.
- Off-market listings (withdrawn, terminated or expired): 1,985, down 18.5% from 2,434.
- Showings: 33,023, down 5.1% from 34,800.
- Open houses: 9,583, up 0.9% from 9,497.
HAR also reported that listing views on HAR.com fell 24.1%, from 6,468,735 to 4,909,651. HAR attributes the drop to less automated bot traffic after added security measures, so it should not be read as a decline in real buyer interest.
How to read one week of data
Weekly numbers swing more than monthly ones, and a single week is not a trend. Still, the direction fits the larger picture from HAR’s September report: mortgage rates have been rising, with Freddie Mac’s weekly average reaching 7.28% and then 7.40% in the first two weeks of October. Fewer pending sales and closings are consistent with buyers taking more time before they commit.
New listings were down only modestly, and the drop in off-market listings suggests fewer sellers pulled their homes during the week. Open houses ticked up slightly, so sellers are still showing their homes in person.
What to do with this
- If you are buying: Activity is slower, which can mean more room to negotiate on a well-chosen home. Get pre-approved and compare payments at current rates before you shop.
- If you are selling: Buyers are being careful. Pricing to current conditions and preparing the home well matter more than usual.
- If you are investing or running a business: Residential trends are one input. Commercial and international activity follow their own cycles, and our commercial and international divisions can speak to those markets.
Keller Williams Memorial agents track these reports every week and can translate regional data into what it means for your own street, building or investment. Get in touch when you want the local view.
Source: HAR.com Weekly Activity Snapshot, Week 41 2026 (10/6/2026 to 10/12/2026), prepared in cooperation with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University; mortgage rates from HAR’s September 2026 Monthly Housing Update. Statistics are for the Houston MSA.
