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Search the full Houston-area MLS by city, price, beds, baths and more.
Listing data provided by the Houston Association of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Searching the Houston MLS
This search runs against the live HARMLS feed — the same data Houston-area agents work from — rather than a third-party copy that lags behind it. Listings appear and change status here in step with the MLS itself, which matters in a market where a well-priced home can go under contract before a syndicated site has refreshed.
Start broad. Filtering hard on the first pass is the most common way buyers miss the right house: a home listed one bedroom under your target, or a few thousand dollars over it, is often the one worth seeing. Widen the price band and the geography first, then narrow once you have a feel for what the money buys in each area.
What the listing page will not tell you
Texas is a non-disclosure state, which means sale prices are not recorded in public property records. Verified sold prices exist only in the MLS. That is why free online estimates are weaker here than in states that publish sale prices, and why a tax-assessed value is not a market value.
Listing photographs are taken to sell a house, and a wide-angle lens flatters a small room. Floor plans, room dimensions and the survey are the parts of a listing worth reading closely. If a detail matters to your decision, treat the MLS entry as a starting point and verify it — square footage on a listing usually comes from the appraisal district, not a fresh measurement.
Before you write an offer
Texas contracts are normally written with a negotiated option period: a window in which the buyer can terminate the contract for any reason at all, in exchange for a separate option fee paid to the seller. Its length and cost are negotiated per deal, not fixed by law. This is when inspections happen, and it is the most valuable protection a Texas buyer has.
The seller also delivers a Seller's Disclosure Notice, which asks directly about prior flooding, floodplain status and known defects. Read it carefully, and read it early — questions raised by that form are far cheaper to resolve during the option period than after it closes.
Common questions
Are the listings on this site the same as the MLS?
Yes. This search is fed by HAR's IDX feed from HARMLS, the Houston-area multiple listing service, so status changes and new listings appear in step with the MLS rather than on a syndication delay.
Why can't I find the sale price of a house in Texas public records?
Texas is a non-disclosure state, so sale prices are not recorded in public property records. Verified sold prices are available only through the MLS, which is why an agent can show you comparable sales that free valuation sites cannot see.
What is the option period in a Texas real estate contract?
It is a negotiated window, paid for with a separate option fee, during which the buyer may terminate the contract for any reason. Inspections are normally done within it. The length and the fee are negotiated in each transaction rather than set by law.
Does a listing's square footage come from a measurement?
Usually not. Square footage on an MLS listing is typically taken from the county appraisal district record. If exact size matters to your decision or your financing, it is worth having the home measured.