Is the $615,000 Realtor.com figure a sale price?
No. It is a median listing price, so it describes asking positions rather than completed transactions.
The Woodlands public-data research
The Woodlands Market Signals: August 2026
A source-by-source reading of The Woodlands asking prices, closed-sale medians, market time and negotiation conditions.
Verified September 29, 2026
What do The Woodlands price, market-time and negotiation signals show for August 2026?
They show a market where asking prices, completed-sale measures and market-time signals need to be read separately. The figures are useful city-level context, but a property decision still depends on current comparable sales, condition and the exact listing record.
Scope and limits
The Woodlands city-level Redfin and Realtor.com pages, four Woodlands-area ZIP rows from Realtor.com Research, and Greater Houston context from HAR. Data periods differ and are labeled below.
| Measure | Value | Definition and limit |
|---|---|---|
| Redfin median sale price | $609,597 | Closed-sale median, all home types, three months ending August 2026; down 4.0% year over year. |
| Realtor.com median listing price | $615,000 | Asking-price median; charts through August 2026; up 6.22% year over year. |
| Redfin sale-to-list ratio | 97.5% | Closed-sale ratio, August 2026; 0.58 percentage points lower year over year. |
| Realtor.com market time | 42 days | Median listing days on market; page read September 29, 2026. |
What the price figures actually measure
The two headline prices are close, but they are not interchangeable. Redfin reports a $609,597 median sale price from closed transactions for all home types over the three months ending August 2026. Realtor.com reports a $615,000 median listing price from homes offered for sale, with its historical charts running through August 2026.
A listing-price median describes seller asking positions. A closed-sale median describes transactions that finished. Neither is an estimate of a specific property, and neither should be described as a luxury, lakefront or village-level result without a matching sample.
Negotiation and timing
Redfin reports a 97.5% sale-to-list ratio for August 2026, while its three-month competitiveness summary says the average home sold about 3% below list and went pending in around 33 days. Realtor.com separately reports 42 median listing days on market and characterizes September 2026 as a buyer market.
These clocks describe different populations and stages. Pending time, listing days and completed-sale timing should not be blended. For an individual decision, compare the home with recent similar sales, current competition, condition and any price changes.
Broader Houston context
HAR reports 7,100 Greater Houston single-family closings in August 2026, down 11.5% year over year, with 38,947 active listings and 5.3 months of inventory. HAR reported a $330,000 metro single-family median and 54 days on market.
Those Greater Houston figures provide regional context only. They do not replace The Woodlands city-level figures and cannot establish conditions in a village, luxury tier or waterfront segment.
Frequently asked questions
Can this report value a specific Woodlands home?
No. It is city-level market context. A specific valuation needs current comparable sales and property-level review.
Related Woodlands research
Sources
- Redfin: The Woodlands Housing Market
- Realtor.com: The Woodlands Market
- Realtor.com Research Data Library
- HAR: Greater Houston Monthly Housing Update
- Zillow: statewide Texas fallback shown at the supplied Woodlands URL
Zillow’s supplied URL states that location-specific data is unavailable and displays Texas-wide figures. No Zillow number on that page is represented here as Woodlands data.