Published November 8, 2026 in Market Update

Southlake and Westlake buyers saw fewer choices, not more

By Katie Gay, Compass Realtor

Real estate, Southlake and Westlake

Realtor.com said active inventory rose 8.8% nationally for the week ending Oct. 31, 2026. Southlake and Westlake went the other way.

That is down 8.9% from a year earlier, says Real Estate Data Aggregator. Fewer homes for sale means less to compete with.

If you are selling, that is good news. If you are buying, the best homes may still move fast.

What the numbers show, three months ending August 31, 2026

Homes in Southlake sold in 27 days, says Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is 10 days shorter than a year ago.

Also in Southlake, 41.2% of homes went under contract within two weeks of listing, says Real Estate Data Aggregator. That share jumped 17.6 points from a year earlier.

So sellers priced right are not waiting long. Buyers who hesitate may lose out.

Roanoke tells a different story. New listings there rose 7.5%, says Real Estate Data Aggregator.

More new listings but about the same days on market. Prices there climbed 6.4% from a year earlier.

The bigger national picture

Realtor.com reported median days on market nationally sat at 65 days for the week ending Oct. 31, 2026. That is far slower than Southlake's 27 days.

CNBC reported the average 30 year mortgage rate fell last week to 7.3%, per the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mortgage applications from homebuyers stayed 19% lower than a year earlier.

So rates eased a little, but buyers nationally are still cautious. Locally, fewer listings kept things moving anyway.

One street can look nothing like the whole ZIP code. A home on Byron Nelson Parkway may move differently than one on Union Church Road.

Tell me what you are seeing on your street. I would like to hear it.