Published October 27, 2026 in Market Update

League City is moving faster even with more homes hitting the market

By April Aberle, REALTOR® | RE/MAX Crossroads Realty

Real estate, League City/Dickinson/San Leon

Here is the one thing every homeowner in League City should know right now. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 544 new listings in ZIP 77573 during the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is 13.1% more than the same period a year before. More homes are competing for the same buyers. Yet nearly a third of those homes went under contract within two weeks. That tells you buyers are still out there. They just need the right price and presentation to move.

CNBC reported the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate sat at 7.41% last week. That is real pressure on buyers' budgets. And CNBC also noted that mortgage purchase applications fell 7% for the week and were 18% lower than a year before. So the pool of buyers is smaller than it was. The ones still shopping are serious, but they are careful.

League City (77573): faster sales, more listings

The median sale price in 77573 dipped to $399,995, down 4.8% from the same three months in 2025, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That is a small but honest admission: pricing has softened a little. At the same time, homes are selling 9 days faster than they were a year ago. The median is now 36 days. That combination tells you buyers will move when the price makes sense, and they will not wait around if it does not.

The Real Estate Data Aggregator also counted 399 homes sold in 77573, down 5.2% from last year. Pending sales, though, ticked up 0.7% to 434. That gap between closed and pending suggests the pipeline is holding. Homes are still getting offers. They are just taking a little longer to close in some cases.

That 31.6% two-week contract rate is the number worth sitting with. It is up 6.5 points from a year ago, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Nearly one in three homes is finding a buyer fast. The ones that are not tend to sit, and sitting costs sellers negotiating power. The first two weeks are not a soft deadline. They are the real window.

Dickinson (77539): prices up, supply down

Dickinson tells a different story. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 165 homes sold in 77539, up 17% from a year before. The median sale price rose 5.1% to $310,000. Supply fell 16.7%, and months of supply dropped by 2 full months to 4.8. Fewer homes available, more homes selling, prices moving up. That is a tighter market than it was.

The two-week contract rate in Dickinson is 23.8%, down 5.8 points from last year, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. So homes are not snapping up as quickly in the first two weeks as they were. But the overall volume is stronger. Buyers are still active, just a little more deliberate. The median days on market fell 9 days to 44, which mirrors what is happening in League City.

How the two markets compare side by side

League City is moving faster. Dickinson prices are rising more. They are different markets with different buyers and different price points. A home in one will not perform the same as a home in the other, even if they sit a few miles apart. Verify the school district by address, too. League City is split between Clear Creek ISD and Dickinson ISD, and that line matters to buyers.

What the national picture adds

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that U.S. home prices rose 2.6% from July 2025 to July 2026, and ticked up 0.3% from June to July on a seasonally adjusted basis. That is slow, steady national appreciation. It lines up with what Dickinson is doing. League City's small price dip is a local story, not a national one.

Realtor.com noted that mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time since January 2025. CNBC put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.41% last week. Higher rates are real. They shrink what buyers can afford and thin the buyer pool. But the Local Real Estate Data Aggregator numbers show that the buyers who remain are still closing deals in both markets.

One more thing worth saying: these are ZIP code numbers. One street can read very differently from the whole ZIP. A home on a specific block, in a specific school district, at a specific price point has its own story. The numbers above give you the backdrop. Your address gives you the real picture.