$340,000
Median Sales Price
Q2 2026
Unchanged year over year
Get Matched Fast
Get Matched Fast
Skip the waiting. At Pride Real Estate Connections, we'll reach out to you in 30 minutes or less. Plus, matches are made within 2 hours so that you can start your home-buying or selling process without delay.
All you'll do is tell us your location, your buying or selling timeline, your agent priorities, and your financing status so we can match you. Whether you're already pre-approved or working on it, we help at every stage.
But quick service doesn't mean we compromise service. We provide top-notch client service at Pride REC, grounded in trust, knowledge, and expertise.
Why Pride REC
Why Pride Real Estate Connections?
24K+
Clients Served
Clients Served Around the Country
We've helped thousands of homeowners and home buyers across all 50 states match with their perfect real estate professionals. We can help you, too!
LGBTQ+ Real Estate Agents in Your State and Neighborhood
Our PRIDETrusted© Network includes professionals around the world. It doesn't matter where you are or where you want to go. We've got you.
Relationship-Driven Service
You're not getting matched by algorithms or robots at Pride Real Estate Connections. You're getting matched by experienced real estate professionals who'll help walk you through the match process.
Texas Agent Matching
LGBTQ+ Friendly Real Estate Agents in Texas
Buying, selling, or moving to Texas? Pride Real Estate Connections matches LGBTQ+ buyers, sellers, families, and allies with vetted, affirming real estate professionals who can help with the local market you are actually entering. Tell us where you are moving, your timeline, and what matters to you, and we will make a personalized introduction. Matched professionals operate independently, and you are not required to work with a suggested agent.
Searching for an LGBTQ realtor in Texas should involve more than finding a name in a directory. Your agent also needs relevant experience with your price range, property type, transaction, and local market.
An affirming experience should also be professional. Your REALTOR® or real estate agent should communicate respectfully with everyone involved in the transaction, understand how you want partners or co-buyers represented, protect private information appropriately, answer questions directly, and provide objective housing guidance without steering you toward or away from communities based on protected characteristics.
Texas Real Estate Guide
Understand the Texas Market
Texas Real Estate Market
Texas entered the second half of 2026 with a relatively stable statewide median price but significant differences from one metro to another.
Texas REALTORS® reported a $340,000 statewide median sales price in Q2 2026, unchanged from Q2 2025. Closed sales increased 4.5% to 99,688, while the average home spent 65 days on market, three days longer than one year earlier. Statewide inventory measured 5.4 months, compared with 5.6 months a year earlier. Texas REALTORS®, citing the Texas Real Estate Research Center, notes that roughly four to five months of inventory generally represents a balance between supply and demand.
The statewide number does not tell the whole story. Median prices increased in 14 of the 26 metros tracked in the report, declined in 11, and were unchanged in one. Each of the four largest Texas metros recorded a year-over-year price decrease of less than 1.5%, while several smaller markets posted increases.
For buyers, a Texas market statistic should never substitute for current neighborhood-level comparable sales. For sellers, pricing strategy should be built from the local competitive set rather than from statewide appreciation headlines.
99,688
Closed Sales
Q2 2026
+4.5% year over year
65 days
Average Days on Market
Q2 2026
+3 days year over year
5.4 months
Statewide Inventory
Q2 2026
5.6 months one year earlier
Source: Texas REALTORS®, Q2 2026 Texas Quarterly Housing Report
Major Real Estate Markets in Texas
Texas is not one uniform real estate market. Compare metros using objective factors such as housing cost, commute requirements, property type, taxes, insurance, available inventory, and the location of the services or amenities important to you.
Austin and Central Texas
Austin and the surrounding Central Texas market should be evaluated at the submarket level. Your search may span Austin itself as well as surrounding communities, so compare actual monthly ownership cost, commute, property type, and recent comparable sales instead of relying on an Austin-wide average.
Pride REC currently has a verified dedicated Austin city page for people who want a more local starting point.
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth covers numerous cities, counties, taxing jurisdictions, and distinct housing submarkets. A useful DFW comparison should start with your actual destination, commute requirements, budget, housing type, and likely total monthly ownership cost—not assumptions about an entire side of the metroplex.
Houston
Houston-area buyers should make insurance and property-specific risk review part of the financial comparison early in the process. The Texas Department of Insurance notes that most standard homeowners policies do not cover flooding, and wind and hail coverage can work differently for properties along the Texas coast.
An experienced Houston-area agent can help you identify the property-specific questions to take to your inspector, insurer, lender, title company, or other appropriate professional.
San Antonio
For San Antonio, compare the individual property and submarket rather than assuming metro-wide conditions apply equally everywhere. Review recent sales, commute, property type, tax jurisdictions, insurance, HOA obligations when applicable, and the difference between resale and new-construction options before deciding what represents good value for your situation.
Buying & Moving in Texas
Buying a Home in Texas and Texas Homebuyer Assistance Programs
A Texas home purchase should start with more than a target purchase price. Build a budget around the total cost of ownership, including mortgage principal and interest, local property taxes, homeowners insurance, possible flood or wind coverage, HOA costs when applicable, maintenance, and cash needed for closing.
Before touring seriously, establish your financing range and identify whether a homebuyer-assistance program could affect your strategy. Pride REC's buyer resources and affordability tools can help you organize those numbers before you begin comparing properties.
Texas consumers may also encounter the Texas Real Estate Commission's Information About Brokerage Services, or IABS, notice. Ask your agent what relationship is being created, whom the broker represents, what agreement you are signing, and what duties apply to your situation.
Featured program
My First Texas Home
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs currently offers My First Texas Home, which provides eligible first-time homebuyers with down-payment assistance and a 30-year low-interest mortgage. TDHCA lists exceptions to the first-time-buyer requirement for certain targeted areas and qualified veterans.
Income, purchase-price, loan, property, funding, and other eligibility rules can change. Verify current requirements with TDHCA and an approved loan officer rather than relying on an older program summary.
- Who it may serve
- Eligible first-time buyers under current TDHCA rules
- Financing
- 30-year low-interest mortgage with available assistance options
- Exceptions
- Certain targeted areas and qualified veterans may qualify without the usual first-time requirement
- Education
- Approved homebuyer education is required for assistance under current program guidance
My Choice Texas Home
My Choice Texas Home offers down-payment assistance and a 30-year low-interest mortgage without requiring the borrower to be a first-time homebuyer under the current TDHCA program distinction.
The program still has eligibility and transaction requirements. Confirm current income, purchase-price, loan, property, funding, occupancy, and assistance terms with TDHCA and an approved participating lender.
Understand Texas Brokerage Relationships
The current Texas Real Estate Commission IABS 1-2 form became effective January 1, 2026. TREC says brokers and sales agents must provide the notice at the first substantive communication with a prospective buyer, seller, tenant, or landlord concerning specific real property.
The form explains license-holder roles, legal duties, written agreements, and representation or non-representation status. Reading it can help you ask what relationship is being created before you sign an agreement.
TDHCA program names, income limits, purchase-price limits, loan terms, assistance amounts, education requirements, funding, occupancy rules, and other terms can change. Confirm current eligibility and availability with TDHCA and an approved lender before relying on a program or assistance amount.
Texas Seller Resources
Selling a Home in Texas
Texas sellers in 2026 are operating in a market where statewide prices have been stable but homes are generally taking longer to sell than they did a year earlier. In Q2, the statewide median price remained $340,000, closed sales increased 4.5%, average days on market reached 65, and inventory measured 5.4 months. Metro-level price changes remained mixed.
That environment rewards local pricing discipline. A listing strategy should begin with recent comparable sales, competing active listings, the condition of the property, the likely buyer pool, and current conditions in the specific submarket.
Before listing, ask your agent to walk you through the comparable sales supporting the recommended price, competing homes buyers are likely to see, repairs or presentation work that could materially affect the sale, the expected marketing and showing plan, required disclosures and documents, estimated proceeds and likely closing costs, and how the strategy changes if the property receives little activity after launch.
A Texas listing agent should be able to explain the reasoning behind the strategy instead of relying on a statewide trend line. Financing, appraisal exposure, inspection terms, contingencies, concessions, closing timing, possession, and ability to perform also affect the strength of an offer.
Ownership costs
Texas Property Taxes and Homestead Exemptions
Texas does not impose a state property tax. Property taxes are administered locally, with local taxing units setting rates and local appraisal districts determining taxable property values under state law. That makes the exact property address important when estimating ownership cost.
For qualifying homeowners, the residence-homestead exemption can reduce taxable value. As of 2026, Texas law requires school districts to provide a $140,000 exemption on a qualifying residence homestead. Other local-option exemptions may also apply.
Local Property Taxes
Texas property taxes are set and collected locally, so the tax burden can vary according to the property's location and applicable taxing units. A purchase price alone is not enough to estimate the annual carrying cost.
Ask for a property-specific estimate and review the applicable appraisal district and taxing-jurisdiction records before treating a tax figure as final.
Residence-Homestead Exemption
For a qualifying residence homestead, Texas currently requires school districts to exempt $140,000 of value from school property taxation. Other exemptions may also apply, and eligibility is determined through the local appraisal district.
The Texas Comptroller identifies the general filing deadline as before May 1 while also noting that exemption rules are extensive. Confirm the rules and filing process applicable to your property.
Home Insurance and Property Risk in Texas
The Texas Department of Insurance says most homeowners policies do not cover damage caused by flooding. It also explains that homeowners policies along the Texas coast may exclude wind and hail, requiring separate coverage in some situations. Mortgage lenders can impose additional insurance requirements based on the property and loan.
Before the end of your applicable due-diligence period, obtain actual insurance quotes and ask about flood coverage, wind and hail, deductibles, replacement-cost coverage, and property-specific lender requirements.
Estimate Your Texas Closing Costs
Get a clearer starting point for lender, title, prepaid and transaction expenses before making an offer.
Relocation guide
Moving to Texas
If you are relocating, start with objective needs rather than broad claims about which Texas city is best for LGBTQ+ buyers.
Consider where you need to work, realistic commute time, budget, housing type, property taxes, insurance costs, healthcare access, transportation, recreation, and any other criteria that affect your household. If local laws or housing protections matter to your decision, research the current rules directly rather than relying on generalized city labels.
An affirming relocation agent can help gather property and market information without deciding where someone belongs. Good real estate guidance informs your choice; it does not steer it.
Pride REC can match relocating buyers and sellers with professionals based on the Texas location and real estate expertise needed for the move.
- Work location and realistic commute
- Budget and total monthly ownership cost
- Housing type and property condition
- Property taxes and homestead eligibility
- Insurance, flood, wind, and hail coverage
- Transportation and healthcare access
- Current local inventory and comparable sales
- Agent experience in the target market
Choosing the Right Real Estate Support
How to Choose an LGBTQ+ Affirming Realtor in Texas
Affirming service and real estate competence should go together. Before hiring an agent, ask about recent experience with your target market, price range, property type, and whether you are buying or selling.
Discuss communication expectations and how the agent approaches privacy, partners, co-buyers, names, and pronouns. If you are using a TDHCA program or another specialized financing option, ask whether the agent has worked with similar transactions.
Verify Through TREC
Use the Texas Real Estate Commission's public License Holder Search to review the professional's license information.
Check Local Experience
Ask about recent work in your target Texas market, price range, property type, and transaction type.
Discuss Brokerage Relationships
Ask who the broker represents, what agreement you are signing, and what duties apply to your situation.
Protect Privacy
Discuss names, pronouns, partners, co-buyers, household structure, privacy, and communication preferences.
Use Objective Guidance
Choose a professional who compares price, housing, taxes, insurance, commute, and property factors without steering.
You can independently check a real estate professional through the Texas Real Estate Commission's public License Holder Search, which allows consumers to search by name or license number and review license information.
A strong Texas agent should also be comfortable explaining brokerage relationships, written agreements, transaction deadlines, comparable sales, and where their expertise ends and another professional—such as an attorney, lender, tax professional, inspector, or insurance agent—should answer the question.
Most importantly, you should be able to communicate openly without wondering whether your relationship, identity, household, or priorities will be treated as an inconvenience.
Consumer resources
Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination Resources in Texas
Fair-housing law applies to many parts of the housing process, including buying, renting, mortgage lending, advertising, and other housing-related activities. Current Texas Workforce Commission and HUD consumer materials list race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability among the protected classes under fair-housing law.
Legal interpretation and federal enforcement policy can change, and local protections may differ. If you believe you were treated unlawfully because of sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotyping, another protected characteristic, or a combination of factors, document what occurred and seek current guidance from the appropriate fair-housing agency or a qualified attorney rather than relying on a general website summary.
TDHCA identifies the Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division as the state entity responsible for fair-housing enforcement and states that complaints generally must be filed within one year of an alleged violation. TWC's current complaint system also directs complaints involving properties in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Garland to the corresponding local fair-housing agencies. HUD maintains a federal housing-discrimination reporting process as well.
.png)
Live with confidence. Move with Pride.
We’re here to help you find a place where you can truly be you.
Program details, eligibility, and funding can change. Pride REC does not provide lending, tax, insurance, or legal advice. Confirm current terms with qualified local professionals and the relevant program administrator.
Start Your Match
Planning a big move? Selling your property? There's no room for compromise. You deserve an advocate representing your best interests. You deserve Pride Real Estate Connections.
Our platform matches prospective buyers and sellers with top Texas LGBTQ+ real estate agents statewide. No judgments. No explanations. Just affirming real estate professionals who work with you to achieve your real estate goals. Get your agent match!
NATIONWIDE • ALL 50 STATES
Get matched in 2 minutes
Free, confidential, no credit card.
I AM CURRENTLY
Trusted by 24,000+ LGBTQ+ buyers & sellers
Local market resources
Texas Cities We Serve
Explore verified Pride REC city pages for local LGBTQ+ real-estate matching resources. City-level guidance can help you move from statewide context to the market you are actually comparing.
Austin
Explore Pride REC's verified Austin LGBTQ+ real-estate matching resource.
Explore Austin resourcesFAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas Real Estate
Everything you need to know about finding your perfect LGBTQ+ real estate agent in Texas.
Considering a State Near Texas?
Many moves come down to comparing two or three states. Each guide below covers that state's market conditions, buyer programs, ownership costs, and housing resources.
Get Started Today
Find your perfect Texas LGBTQ+ real estate agent.
No judgments. No explanations. Just affirming real estate professionals who work with you to achieve your real estate goals.
Get your agent match