This weekly housing report covers Howe, TX, in the Sherman-Denison region for howe.city. It uses Realtor.com local-market data, Zillow home-value data, Redfin's May 2026 housing-market data and Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage survey. Nearby city sites in the network include Van Alstyne, Sherman, Denison, Gunter and Tom Bean.
Realtor.com counted 134 homes for sale in Howe as of June 2026. The average home value was $245,868, down 7.9% from a year earlier, and Realtor.com listed the median asking price at $407,000.
Redfin's May 2026 market page reported 22 homes sold, compared with 26 a year earlier. Redfin's median sale price was $232,860, down 20.7% from a year earlier, and average days on market were 63 days, compared with 128 days last year.
Market snapshot charts
The three charts below break out inventory and sales counts, average days on market and the published price measures.
Howe listings and sales chart. Realtor.com active listings as of June 2026, Redfin homes sold in May 2026.Howe average days on market chart. Realtor.com June 2026 versus the year-earlier figure.Howe price metrics chart. Realtor.com median list price, Redfin median sale price, and Zillow average home value where published.
By the numbers
Realtor.com listed the median list price at $407,000 as of June 2026. Redfin's median sale price was $232,860 in May 2026. Zillow's average home value was $245,868. Realtor.com reported average days on market at 68 days in June 2026.
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey put the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 6.58% as of July 23, 2026, up from 6.55% a week earlier and below 6.74% a year earlier.
What changed from last year
Redfin's year-over-year sales count decreased from 26 to 22. Realtor.com average days on market fell from about 81 days to 68 days. Redfin's median sale price was down 20.7% from a year earlier.
Realtor.com's June 2026 inventory figure and Redfin's May 2026 sold-home figure measure different parts of the market: active supply versus closed transactions. This report keeps those figures separate because they do not describe the same set of homes.
All three Howe ISD campuses have daily dress-up themes Oct. 26-30 for the drug-free awareness week. Summit Hill Elementary and Howe High open with a sock-hop day for the 50th day of classes; the middle school starts with pajamas.
Howe's signed fire and ambulance contract with Grayson County, worth about $190,000 for the year, is on the Commissioners Court consent agenda Tuesday along with deals for Sherman, Denison and three rural departments.
Candy prices are up more than 70% since 2021, National Retail Federation figures show. A financial strategist in Sherman told KXII that higher cocoa costs are a big reason, but most people still plan to celebrate.
The Texas Hemp Constitutional Alliance and a Tyler hemp company say state health rules go beyond what lawmakers passed. The agency says it does not comment on pending litigation.
Voters left off the rolls can still cast a ballot that is set aside until officials confirm eligibility. Notices on whether it counted go out after the canvass, which runs Nov. 6-17.
Lawyers for a man convicted in a string of North Texas robberies told the 5th Circuit the camera data amounts to a search. Federal prosecutors called that hyperbole, and the chief judge asked where the tipping point lies.
