The total number of homes sold in six Katy-Fulshear area ZIP codes increased in December year over year.

The big picture: There were 611 homes sold in six local ZIP codes in December versus 595 homes for the same month in 2024.

Four of the six local ZIP codes saw the number of homes sold grow year over year, with ZIP code 77494 seeing the largest increase at 32.18%. Home sales in ZIP code 77493 were the highest, with 236 homes sold.

Zooming in: The median home sales price decreased in four of six ZIP codes year over year. ZIP code 77094 saw the largest year-over-year increase at 40.4% and saw the largest median home sale price at $700,000.

Diving in deeper: The average number of days homes spent on the market increased in four of six ZIP codes.

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Houston’s housing market returned to a more balanced pace in 2025, with single-family sales climbing and prices largely holding steady as inventory expanded, according to a year-end update from the Houston Association of Realtors. 

What this means: HAR reported total property sales in the region finished 2025 up 2.3% from 2024, while total dollar volume rose 4.5% to $42.9 billion. Single-family home sales increased 3.8% year over year, with 88,634 homes sold in 2025 compared to 85,373 in 2024. 
A key driver of the shift was more inventory, active listings climbed through the year and hit a record high of 39,490 in July, when the market reached a 5.5-month supply—the highest level since June 2012, per HAR. 

Keep in mind: As supply grew, prices moderated, according to the HAR report the median home price was essentially flat year over year at $334,990, while the average home price rose 0.9% to $426,558 in 2025.