Published October 31, 2026 in Market Update

Woodville has more deals closing, but homes are still taking longer to sell

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

Real estate, Tyler County

The one fact that changes what a Woodville homeowner should do right now: more buyers are active, but they are not in a hurry. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 20 homes sold in Woodville (ZIP 75979) in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 53.8% from the same three months in 2025. Pending sales hit 25, up 56.3%. Demand is real. But the median days on market stretched to 103 days, which is 44 days longer than a year ago. Buyers are moving, just not fast.

That 103-day median from the Real Estate Data Aggregator is the number to sit with. It means the typical Woodville home that sold spent more than three months on the market before closing. Only 12% of homes went under contract within two weeks of listing, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Most homes needed time. The ones that did not were priced and presented well from day one.

Prices are up a little, but sellers are giving some back at the table

The Real Estate Data Aggregator puts the median sale price in Woodville at $187,000 for those three months. That is up 3.9% from a year ago, which is a modest, honest gain. Nationally, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported U.S. house prices rose 2.4% year over year through August 2026. Woodville is slightly ahead of that pace, which is encouraging. Still, the average Woodville home sold for 93.4% of its list price, down 2.1 points from a year ago, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator. That gap between asking and selling tells you buyers are negotiating. Only 5% of homes sold above list price.

The wider picture: rates are high and buyers everywhere are cautious

This is not just a Woodville story. Realtor.com reported that mortgage rates surged above 7% for the first time since January 2025. That slows buyers down everywhere. Nationally, Realtor.com also found that 20.8% of listings took a price cut in September 2026, the highest share since October 2022. When more than 1 in 5 sellers across the country are cutting prices, it tells you buyers have choices and they know it. Woodville is not immune to that. Pricing from the start matters more now than it did a year ago.

How the rest of Tyler County looked

Woodville is the busiest market in the county by volume, but a few smaller areas showed some interesting signs in the same three months. Warren (ZIP 77664) stood out. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 4 homes sold there, with 25% of them selling above list price and an average sale-to-list ratio of 103.1%. That is a different story than Woodville. Colmesneil (ZIP 75938) had 13.8 months of supply, which is a lot of inventory relative to sales. Chester (ZIP 75936) had just 1 pending sale and 0% of homes going under contract within two weeks.

Spurger (ZIP 77660) deserves a mention. The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows 3 pending sales there and 66.7% of homes going under contract within two weeks of listing. That is the highest quick-contract rate in the county. The volume is small, so one or two homes can move that number a lot. But it is worth watching.

What this means if you are thinking about selling in Woodville

The Real Estate Data Aggregator shows supply in Woodville dropped to 6.6 months, down 5 months from a year ago. That is real progress. Fewer competing homes means your listing has a better chance of being seen. But 103 days is still a long time to wait. The homes that are closing are doing so at 93.4% of list price on average. That means if you price too high, you will likely sit, then cut, then settle for less than if you had priced honestly from the start. The market is moving. It is just patient.