Texas active listing counts rose again in August. More choice for buyers usually means East Texas sellers need cleaner pricing and presentation—not last spring’s ask.
Realtor.com’s active listing count for Texas, published through the St. Louis Fed’s ACTLISCOUTX series on FRED, put 138,054 active single-family and condo/townhome listings in August 2026—up from 137,518 in July and 136,503 in June (series updated September 4, 2026). That is not a crash. It is a steady build in choice for buyers who can compare more homes before writing an offer.
For sellers in Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Livingston, Huntsville, Conroe, Jasper, and nearby East Texas towns, the implication is practical: a stale ask that needed “just one more weekend” in a thinner market now competes with a deeper shelf of alternatives.
Price to the homes that actually sold nearby—not the highest active ask. Buyers scroll past hopeful numbers when inventory is thicker.
Fix the five-second problems. Peeling paint, cluttered photos, and unexplained deferred maintenance are easy reasons to skip to the next listing.
Decide your walk-away number before showings. More inventory favors prepared buyers; it also rewards sellers who know their floor.
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A weekly mortgage average can move a few basis points without changing how many homes a buyer can tour this weekend. Active listing count is the shelf they walk. When that shelf is thicker month after month—June to July to August in the FRED series—sellers who price for last spring’s thinner choice set are the ones who sit.
East Texas is not Austin or Dallas, but statewide inventory tone still shows up in how long a buyer will wait on a high ask in Lufkin or Livingston. If comparable homes nearby are listed cleaner and closer to recent solds, your “we’ll wait for the right buyer” plan is really a plan to compete with fresher photos and tighter numbers.
Lead with the condition truth. Disclose known roof, HVAC, and foundation items early so inspection day is not a surprise reset.
Refresh photos if the listing is aging. More active homes means your first five images have to earn the click.
Do not chase rate headlines as a pricing strategy. Buyers who are out looking already know rates are not 2021. They compare houses.
Takeaway: August’s Texas active listing count moved higher again. Price and present for buyers who have options—or plan to sit while fresher listings get the showings.
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