7/4-7/11 Van Alstyne Real Estate Report: 140 Listings, Sale Price Down 16.0%
Zillow counted 140 Van Alstyne, TX homes for sale as of May 31, 2026, while Redfin reported 51 homes sold in May 2026 and a median sale price of $361,284.
Van Alstyne housing market. Illustration: Jake Team LLC
This weekly housing report covers Van Alstyne, TX, in the Sherman-Denison region for vanalstyne.city. It uses Zillow local-market data, Zillow home-value data, Redfin's May 2026 housing-market data and Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage survey. Nearby city sites in the network include Anna, Howe, Sherman, Gunter and Melissa.
Zillow counted 140 homes for sale in Van Alstyne as of May 31, 2026, while Zillow reported 34 new listings during its latest monthly period. Zillow put the average home value at $432,539, down 2.9% over the past year. Zillow listed the median asking price at $488,299 as of May 31, 2026.
Redfin's May 2026 market page reported 51 homes sold, compared with 55 a year earlier. Redfin's median sale price was $361,284, down 16.0% from a year earlier, and average days on market were 147 days, compared with 125 days last year.
Market snapshot charts
The three charts below break out inventory and sales counts, average days on market and the published price measures.
Van Alstyne listings and sales chart. Zillow active listings as of May 31, 2026, Zillow new listings as of May 31, 2026, and Redfin homes sold in May 2026.Van Alstyne average days on market chart. Redfin May 2026 versus the year-earlier figure.Van Alstyne price metrics chart. Zillow median list price, Redfin median sale price, and Zillow average home value where published.
By the numbers
Zillow listed the median list price at $488,299 as of May 31, 2026. Redfin's median sale price was $361,284 in May 2026. Zillow's average home value was $432,539.
Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey put the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 6.49% as of July 9, 2026, up from 6.43% a week earlier and below 6.72% a year earlier.
What changed from last year
Redfin's year-over-year sales count decreased from 55 to 51. Redfin average days on market rose from about 125 days to 147 days. Redfin's median sale price was down 16.0% from a year earlier.
Zillow's May 31, 2026 inventory figure and Redfin's May 2026 sold-home figure measure different parts of the market: active supply versus closed transactions. This report keeps those figures separate because they do not describe the same set of homes.
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