Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update

Montgomery has more listings, and buyers are still moving

By Lisa Marie Sanders

Real estate, Montgomery

You have more homes to choose from in Montgomery right now. And the ones priced well are still going under contract. That is the short version of what the numbers say for the three months ending August 31, 2026.

More listings, and sales are climbing too

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 1,077 new listings across Montgomery in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 18.6% from the same months in 2025. Nationally, Realtor.com reported active listings topped 1.16 million homes in September 2026. More supply is showing up everywhere. Montgomery is part of that shift.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 747 pending sales across Montgomery in those same three months. That is up 10.2% from a year before. More listings came on, and more buyers responded. Both numbers moved in the same direction.

ZIP 77356: steady price, faster contracts

The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median sale price in 77356 at $370,000 for the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is unchanged from the same period in 2025. Prices held flat, which tells you supply and demand are roughly balanced here.

The quicker-moving number is this: the Real Estate Data Aggregator found that 21.2% of homes in 77356 went under contract within two weeks of listing. That share is up 7.2 points from a year before. About 1 in 5 homes found a buyer fast. The ones that did not took a median of 72 days, which is 3 days longer than last year.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator also counted 458 new listings in 77356, up 25.8%. Months of supply came in at 6.2, down 0.5 months from 2025. More homes listed, but supply actually tightened a little. Buyers absorbed the extra inventory.

ZIP 77316: prices up, but homes are taking longer

The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median sale price in 77316 at $421,275 for the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 12.3% from the same period in 2025. Prices moved meaningfully here.

The trade-off is time. The Real Estate Data Aggregator found a median of 89 days on market in 77316. That is 31 days longer than a year before. Not every home sold fast. The ones that needed a price adjustment probably felt that wait.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 619 new listings in 77316, up 13.8%. Pending sales reached 459, up 15%. Months of supply sat at 5.8, down 0.6 months from 2025. Sales are outpacing the new supply, slowly.

What the national picture adds

Realtor.com reported that mortgage rates climbed above 7% for the first time since January 2025. That matters for buyers doing the math on a monthly payment. Realtor.com also found that 20.8% of listings nationally took a price cut in September 2026, the highest share since October 2022. That is a national number, not a Montgomery number. But it is a signal that overpriced homes are sitting everywhere.

In Montgomery, the Real Estate Data Aggregator showed sale-to-list ratios of 97.2% in 77356 and 96.8% in 77316. Both are up from a year before. Sellers here are getting close to their asking price. That holds as long as the price was right to begin with.

What this means for you

If you are buying: more choice. 1,429 homes for sale across Montgomery, up 13.1% from last year. You have room to compare.

If you are selling: buyers are still moving. 736 homes sold in the three months ending August 31, 2026, up 24.3%. But 89 days on market in 77316 says the slower ones waited. Pricing and prep still decide which side you land on.

One more thing: these numbers cover whole ZIP codes. One street can read very differently from the ZIP it sits in. If you want to know what is happening on your block, send me your address and I will look at the homes closest to you.