Fewer homes were sold in Sugar Land- and Missouri City-area ZIP codes in January compared to January 2025, with 165 homes sold versus 173 last year, according to data from CB&A Realtors.

The big picture: Data shows three of five local ZIP codes saw more home sales year over year, with ZIP code 77498 seeing the largest percentage increase in sales at 52.63%. However, ZIP code 77489 saw the largest decrease at 60%.

The details: The median home sale price decreased in three of five local ZIP codes year over year with ZIP code 77478 seeing the largest decrease at 31.68%, according to the data. Meanwhile, ZIP code 77479 had the highest median home sales prices among ZIP codes, at $532,650.

What else: The average number of days homes spent on the market increased in four of five ZIP codes, with ZIP code 77498 seeing the largest percentage increase at 140.35%.

More than 35,000 Fort Bend County residents cast their ballots in person and by mail during the first week of early voting in the primary election, county data shows.

At the polls: As of Feb. 22, 35,164 Fort Bend County voters—34,403 in-person and 761 by mail—have cast their ballots, representing approximately 6.2% of the county’s 567,133 registered voters, according to early voting statistics.

County data shows 20,109 ballots were cast in the Democratic primary and 15,055 in the Republican primary.

Single-family sales declined to 4,999 homes compared to a year earlier, when 5,047 homes sold in January 2025, HAR reports. The median home price decreased to $322,045, its lowest level since January 2024, when it stood at $320,000.

What else: The average single-family home price rose 2.8% to $416,722, driven largely by more activity in the luxury market, according to the report. The luxury segment was the strongest-performing sector, with transactions up 15.5% year over year, the report states. As inventory expanded, homes averaged 66 days on the market, up from 61 days in 2025.

Quote of note: “With rates expected to ease a little this year, buyers who have been waiting on the sidelines may start to feel more confident and enter the market. That should help maintain demand and create additional opportunities for sellers throughout the year,” HAR Chair Theresa Hill said.

Hundreds of volunteers will hit the streets Tuesday night across Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties to begin the annual Point-in-Time survey, which catalogues the number of individuals experiencing homelessness on a single night in the three counties.

How it works: The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and The Way Home have been conducting the annual survey since 2011. The survey provides a snapshot of sheltered and unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness year-over-year.

Volunteers will count sheltered individuals Feb. 23 as the official "night of record," according to a Feb. 20 news release. Meanwhile, the unsheltered portion of the count will take place over three days—Feb. 24-26.

Why it matters: The count is typically a part of a federal funding process for local homelessness response systems like The Way Home.

"The count helps identify service gaps, geographic shifts and emerging needs across the region and allows the community to track trends over time using a consistent methodology."