If you have been wondering what the North Texas housing market is doing right now, the short answer is: it depends where you are looking.

I compared closed residential sales from the most recent 30-day period with the same period one year earlier. The data includes cities across the North Texas area, so it is important not to treat all of these cities as one market.

And that is probably the biggest story in the numbers.

Fewer Homes Sold, But Prices Didn’t Fall Across the Board

Across the entire dataset, there were about 9% fewer closed sales than during the same period last year.

The overall median sold price was about 2% lower, while the median number of days a home took to sell improved from 37 days to 35 days.

That is not a picture of a market falling apart. It is a picture of less sales activity and fairly modest overall price movement.

But once we look at individual cities, the differences become much more interesting.

Some Cities Are Moving in Very Different Directions

Here are several of the larger or more active cities in the comparison:

City	Median Sold Price	Change From Last Year	Median DOM	DOM Change
McKinney	$450,000	-3.1%	39	+0.5 day
Plano	$470,000	-2.2%	26	-3.5 days
Frisco	$550,000	+3.8%	35	-1 day
Denton	$355,000	0.0%	30	-10 days
Carrollton	$422,000	+0.5%	36	+15 days
Little Elm	$365,000	-9.0%	55.5	-3.5 days
Allen	$450,000	-2.7%	22	-16 days
Lewisville	$410,000	+3.7%	26	0 days
Flower Mound	$579,900	-2.5%	26	+4.5 days
Wylie	$375,000	-11.8%	30	-11 days
Celina	$505,000	0.0%	47	-36 days
Sherman	$243,000	-14.7%	82.5	+38 days
Denison	$191,400	-15.5%	70	+27 days
Prosper	$610,000	-18.7%	79	+37.5 days

Some of these smaller city samples are limited, so the larger changes should be viewed with more caution. Still, the differences are large enough to show why a single “North Texas market” statistic can be misleading.

What Are the Trends?

1. Buyers have more negotiating room in some markets

The overall market did not show a dramatic price decline. But several cities had lower median sold prices than a year ago.

That can give Buyers more choices and potentially more negotiating power, particularly where homes are taking longer to sell.

The catch: that does not mean every Seller is suddenly willing to take a large discount.

The property, neighborhood and competition still matter.

2. Some Buyers are getting more house for their money

Where prices have softened, Buyers may find that their budget goes a little farther than it did last year.

But this is not happening evenly.

Frisco and Lewisville, for example, had higher median sold prices than a year ago, while Sherman, Denison, Prosper and Wylie showed much larger declines.

Location matters. A lot.

3. Days on market tells a mixed story

The overall median DOM improved slightly, from 37 to 35 days.

But again, the city-level numbers tell a different story.

Sherman went from a median of about 45 days to 83 days. Prosper went from about 42 to 79 days. Denison went from 43 to 70 days.

Meanwhile, Allen improved from 38 days to 22, and Celina improved dramatically from 83 to 47 days.

So the idea that “homes are taking longer to sell” or “homes are selling faster” is too broad.

Both are happening. It depends on where you are.

What This Means for Buyers

The Pros

More negotiating opportunities:
In markets where prices and/or sales activity have softened, Buyers may have more room to negotiate.

More time to think:
A home that sits on the market for several weeks can give a Buyer more time to investigate the property rather than feeling pressured to make an immediate decision.

Potentially better value:
Where prices have declined, Buyers may be able to purchase at a lower price than a similar property commanded last year.

More choices in some areas:
Fewer closed sales does not necessarily mean fewer homes available. It simply means fewer transactions actually closed during this period.

The Cons

Not every city is getting cheaper:
Frisco and Lewisville, for example, had higher median sold prices than last year.

The best homes can still be competitive:
A broad city statistic does not tell you whether a particular well-priced home will attract multiple offers.

Lower prices don’t automatically mean a bargain:
A lower sale price can reflect differences in the homes that sold. Buyers still need to compare actual properties, not just median prices.

What This Means for Sellers

The Pros

Buyers are still buying:
There were more than 1,400 closed sales in this 30-day dataset. The market has not stopped.

Some cities are holding prices well:
Frisco and Lewisville showed higher median sold prices than last year, while Denton and Celina were essentially flat.

Homes can still sell in a reasonable amount of time:
The overall median DOM actually improved slightly.

The Cons

There are fewer transactions overall:
The number of closed sales was down about 9% from the same period last year.

Pricing matters:
In a slower market, an overpriced property can have a harder time attracting a buyer.

Buyers have alternatives:
Where prices have softened or homes are taking longer to sell, Sellers may have to compete more directly on price, condition and overall value.

Your city may not behave like the city next door:
This is especially important in North Texas. Sherman, Denison and Prosper showed very different results from Frisco, Denton or Lewisville in this particular comparison.

The Bottom Line

The last 30 days do not tell a simple story of a North Texas housing market going up or down.

The bigger story is that the market has become very location-specific.

Compared with the same period last year, there were fewer closed sales overall. Prices were modestly lower across the full dataset, but some cities saw prices rise while others saw significant declines. Days on market also varied widely.

For Buyers, that can create opportunities — particularly in areas where homes are sitting longer or prices have softened.

For Sellers, it means pricing and positioning the individual property correctly may be more important than relying on a broad market statistic.

And that is the important part: your house is not the median house.

A citywide number cannot tell us everything about a particular home. Neighborhood, condition, lot size, updates, location, competition, financing, concessions and other details can change the answer considerably.

Market statistics are a useful starting point. But when you’re trying to decide what a particular home is worth, what to offer, or how to price your property, you need someone who can look at the actual properties competing with yours and the local information that may not show up in a spreadsheet.

The North Texas market isn’t one market. It’s a collection of very different local markets — and knowing which one you’re actually in matters.