Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update

More homes are coming on in Willis, New Waverly, and South Huntsville

By Stacey Brown

Real estate, Willis, New Waverly, South Huntsville

As of October 4, 2026, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 618 homes for sale across Willis, New Waverly, and South Huntsville combined. That is up 10.6% from a year ago. More supply means buyers have more to choose from. It also means sellers have more competition.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 476 new listings across the three markets in the three months ending July 31, 2026. That is up 5.5% from the same period a year before. Homes are coming on steadily. The shelf is getting fuller.

Sales are still moving. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 304 homes sold across Willis, New Waverly, and South Huntsville in those same three months, up 4.5% from a year ago. Pending sales came in at 314, up 6.1%. Buyers are still active. They just have more options now.

Each market tells its own story

These three markets are separate towns, and the numbers read differently in each one. Willis, New Waverly, and South Huntsville each have their own pace and their own price point. Here is what the Real Estate Data Aggregator showed for the three months ending July 31, 2026.

Willis: the largest market of the three

Willis had 437 homes for sale in the three months ending July 31, 2026, up 5.8% from a year ago. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median sale price at $327,450, which was down 3.2% from the same period last year. Prices dipped a little. That is worth knowing if you are setting a number.

The median home in Willis took 89 days to sell, which was 16 days longer than a year before. About 14.9% of homes went under contract within two weeks of listing, down 2.2 points from a year ago. Most homes are taking longer. A small share still move quickly. Price is usually the difference.

Homes in Willis sold for an average of 97.8% of their list price, up 0.3 points from a year ago. Only 7% sold above list price, down 1.3 points. Sellers are getting close to what they ask. But the days of routine over-list offers are quieter here right now.

New Waverly: prices up, but inventory jumped

New Waverly is a smaller market. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 13 homes sold there in the three months ending July 31, 2026, the same number as a year before. The median sale price was $515,000, up 9.6% from a year ago. That is a meaningful move up.

Inventory in New Waverly more than doubled. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 53 homes for sale, up 120.8% from a year ago. New listings came in at 26, up 44.4%. With that much more supply and the same number of sales, homes are taking longer. The median days on market was 111, which was 36 days longer than the year before.

Pending sales in New Waverly rose sharply too, up 133.3% to 28. That says buyer interest is picking up. But with 12.5 months of supply, sellers here should price thoughtfully. Homes sold for an average of 93.2% of list price, down 3.7 points from a year ago.

South Huntsville: the steadiest of the three

South Huntsville showed the most stability. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median sale price at $310,000 in the three months ending July 31, 2026, up 0.5% from a year ago. Prices held close to flat. Homes sold numbered 77, up 6.9%.

Months of supply in South Huntsville was 5.1, the lowest of the three markets, and down 0.1 months from a year ago. Homes took a median of 89 days to sell, which was 14 days longer than the year before. The market is a little slower than it was, but supply has not piled up the way it has in New Waverly.

Homes in South Huntsville sold for an average of 96.1% of list price. Only 3.9% sold above list, down 4.4 points from a year ago. Pending sales dipped 13.5% to 64. That is the one softer note here. Fewer buyers are going under contract than a year ago.

What the wider picture says

Realtor.com reported that homes across the South were sitting on the market for 68 days in September 2026, with a median list price of $379,000. Our local sale prices of $310,000 to $515,000 span that regional list price figure. Knowing where your home stands against both the local and regional pace matters when you set a price.

Realtor.com also reported that mortgage rates topped 7% in September 2026. That affects what buyers can afford and how many are shopping. It is part of why pricing carefully matters more now than it did a year ago.