Updated September 2026 with NTREIS data through August 2026.
The short version
Anna is softer than the Metroplex right now, and the reason is not the one most people assume. Demand has not disappeared. More homes are selling here than a year ago and more contracts are being written. What changed is the other side of the equation: inventory is growing several times faster than sales, and in a city where builders control much of the pipeline, that gap shows up in price before it shows up anywhere else.
My honest read: right now Anna is a better market to buy in than to sell in. That does not mean do not sell. It means sell with your eyes open and your price right.
Anna by the numbers
| Metric | Anna, year to date through August 2026 | For comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Closed sales | 601 | 588 in the same period in 2025 |
| Pending contracts | Up 5% year over year | – |
| Average active inventory | Up 13% year over year | Sales up 2% over the same stretch |
| Median sale price | Down 3.2% | – |
| Price per square foot | Down 5.2% | – |
| Share of original list price received | 91.7% | 94.5% across the MLS |
| Average days on market | 59 days | 38 days across the MLS |
| Months of supply | 6.0 | 4.8 across the MLS |
| August pending contracts | 82 | 61 in August 2025 |
Why price per square foot matters more than the median
Anna’s median sale price is down 3.2 percent year to date and price per square foot is down 5.2 percent. The second number is the one I pay attention to. A median can drift simply because the mix of homes selling changed, and in a market this dominated by new construction the mix changes constantly. Price per foot falling harder than the median tells me buyers are paying less for the same house, not just buying smaller ones.
What this means if you are selling in Anna
The number that should shape your expectations is 91.7 percent, the average share of the original asking price that Anna sellers actually received this year. Across the MLS it is 94.5 percent. The typical Anna seller is cutting, and cutting more than sellers elsewhere. Homes are taking 59 days to sell here against 38 days MLS-wide.
And unlike in an established suburb, your real competition is often a builder a few streets over who can buy down a rate in a way you simply cannot match. Pricing right on day one is not conservative in this market. It is the whole strategy. Here is how I price and market a home in Anna.
What this means if you are buying in Anna
This is the most leverage Anna has offered in a while. Six months of supply reads as a balanced-to-buyer market by any conventional measure, against 4.8 months across the MLS. You have time, choice, and room to negotiate.
Because so much of that inventory is builder inventory, the negotiation often is not about the sticker price at all. It is about rate buydowns, closing costs, and what a builder will do to move a standing home at the end of a quarter. That is worth understanding before you walk into a model. Start with buying a home in Anna, or read how I handle new construction contracts. If you are buying as a rental rather than a residence, the math is different, and here is how I approach Anna investment property.
The signal I am watching next month
August pending contracts jumped to 82 from 61 a year earlier. That is a real move. But 82 contracts is a small enough sample that a single month does not make a trend, and I would want to see September and October before calling it a turn.
How I read this data
Figures come from NTREIS Trends and cover residential sales, all price ranges and property types, year to date through August 2026 against the same period in 2025. Percent of original list is measured from the first asking price, so it absorbs any reductions made along the way.
Earlier reports
This is the first month of the archive. Each month’s report will be added here rather than replacing the one before it, so you can see how the Anna market moved and not only where it stands today.
What does this mean for your house?
Market-wide numbers describe Anna, not your house, your neighborhood, or your price range. A home in Anna Town Square and a home in AnaCapri are not competing for the same buyer and do not carry the same monthly cost.
If you want to know what this data means for a specific address or a specific budget, call or text me at (469) 344-8111, or start with the Anna, TX real estate hub for neighborhood-level detail. Quick answers to the questions I get most are on the Anna real estate FAQ.