8/29-9/5 Howe Real Estate Report: 135 Listings, Sale Price Down 20.7%
Realtor.com counted 135 Howe, TX homes for sale as of August 2026, while Redfin reported 22 homes sold in May 2026 and a median sale price of $232,860.
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 135 homes for sale in Howe as of August 2026. The average home value was $245,868, down 7.9% from a year earlier, and Realtor.com listed the median asking price at $429,250.
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 August 2026, Redfin homes sold in May 2026.Howe average days on market chart. Realtor.com August 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 $429,250 as of August 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 65 days in August 2026.
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey put the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 6.71% as of September 3, 2026, up from 6.66% a week earlier and up from 6.50% 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 66 days to 65 days. Redfin's median sale price was down 20.7% from a year earlier.
Realtor.com's August 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.
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