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Fate, TX Housing Market Update – September 2026

Fate Housing Market Update | Reporting Period: Sep 1–Sep 30, 2026 • Data via NTREIS MLS

Quick Read

Fate's September numbers are mostly a story about builders. Closed sales fell 60.4% to 19, but resale closings fell a more moderate 31.8%, to 15 from 22, while new-construction closings dropped from 26 to four. On the resale side, listings rose 9.2% to 119 and months of inventory reached 6.4, which leans toward buyers. Resale prices held steady, with the median at $400,000 and price per square foot up 3.6%.

Market Commentary

PRICES
The Fate median sale price was $400,000 in September 2026, up 3.9% from September 2025, while median price per square foot fell 4.6% to $159.91. On resale homes alone, the median was also $400,000, down 0.6%, and price per square foot rose 3.6% to $156.08. The resale figures are the steadier read. Values on existing homes held roughly flat, while the all-homes figures moved with a much smaller and different mix of new construction. Resale homes closed at a median of 94.8% of original list price, compared with 93.6% for all homes and 93.8% across the DFW Metroplex. Resale sales were spread evenly, with 28.6% in each of the $300,000–$399,999, $400,000–$499,999, and $500,000–$749,999 ranges. For context, the DFW median was $379,990 and the Texas median was $329,900.

SALES ACTIVITY
A total of 19 homes closed in Fate in September, down 60.4% from 48 in September 2025. Most of that decline came from new construction, where closings fell from 26 to four. Resale closings fell 31.8%, to 15 from 22, a softer pace but far less dramatic. Resale homes took a median of 56 days to go under contract, 16 days faster than a year ago, and 39 days from contract to close, 10 days longer. That's 95 days in total, the same as the DFW Metroplex.

INVENTORY
Active listings totaled 137, down 11.0% from a year ago, but that decline is entirely on the builder side, where listings fell to 18 from 45. Resale listings rose 9.2% to 119, so resale sellers face more competition than they did last fall.

MARKET BALANCE
Months of inventory rose to 5.4 for all homes, up from 4.4, and to 6.4 for resale homes, up from 6.0. Both are above the 5.0-month level that typically favors buyers and above the DFW Metroplex at 4.5 months. The resale figure is the more useful one for most homeowners. Fate's resale market was already buyer-leaning a year ago and has edged further in that direction.

Fate Housing Market Outlook: Fall 2026

Fate heads into the fall with builder activity well below last year and a resale market that has moved further toward buyers. Builders have far fewer listings than a year ago, 18 compared with 45, so new construction may weigh less on resale pricing than it did last year. On the resale side, listings are up 9.2%, and if closings stay near September's pace, months of supply will likely remain above 6.0 through the holidays. Mortgage rates moved higher through late September and early October, and if they stay elevated, expect negotiation to remain part of most resale transactions. If rates ease, steady resale values suggest demand would return to a market where prices haven't broken down.

Trending in Real Estate News

• Housing Market Update: Asking Prices Fall for the First Time Since March (Redfin, October 15, 2026)
  National asking prices slipped below last year's level, a record share of sellers cut their price, and Dallas was among the metros with the steepest drop in new listings.
• Zillow September 2026 Market Report (Zillow Research, October 6, 2026)
  Newly pending sales fell sharply nationwide in September as mortgage rates climbed, while home values stayed close to flat.
• Have Mortgage Rates Peaked, or Will We See Even More Chaos? (HousingWire, October 10, 2026)
  A look at the bond-market volatility behind this fall's higher mortgage rates, and what it has meant for pending sales and price cuts.
• Homebuyers Have More Fresh Options Than They've Had in 4 Years (Redfin, September 3, 2026)
  New listings rose nationally while demand stayed flat, though Dallas and Fort Worth were exceptions, with fewer new listings than a year earlier.

Source: Texas REALTORS® Data Relevance Project via MetroTex Association of REALTORS® (Fate, all construction and existing homes; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA; Texas; September 2026, with September 2025 comparisons). Underlying data from NTREIS MLS; analysis provided through the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. New-construction counts are all-construction figures minus existing-home figures.