Home sales across the Rio Grande Valley were up 10% in April

Single-family home sales were up again in April across the Rio Grande Valley as prices have cooled, according to the latest data from the Texas A&M University Real Estate Center REALTOR data. 

Home sales were up 8.8% in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area and 12.9% in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area in April 2025 compared to April 2025. 

The median sale price of homes sold last month in the McAllen metro was $233,000, down from $234,000 in April 2025. In the Brownsville metro, the median sale price was $255,500, down from $273,750 in April 2025. 

Price cuts show up in the recent sale records, as well. 

In the city of Pharr, a three-bedroom and three-and-a-half bath home near West Ferguson Avenue and North Sugar Road spanning 2,000 square feet sold for $14,000 under the asking price of $235,000, records show.

In North McAllen near the intersection of North 23rd Street and Auburn Avenue, a three-bedroom two-bath home in McAllen spanning 1,519 square feet sold for $221,000 — a $10,000 price cut, according to Realtor.com records. 

In Edinburg, at the Monte Cristo Country Club and golf course near Doolittle Road, a three-bedroom two-bath home that’s 1,759 square feet sold for $229,000 — a $20,000 price cut, records show. 

In Brownsville, a brand-new construction sold for $265,000 — a $10,000 mark down for a three-bedroom two-bath home spanning 1,510 square feet near the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport, just north of Boca Chica Boulevard. 

In Primera, a small community just east of Harlingen, a three-bedroom two-and-a-half-bath house spanning 2,123 square feet sold for $265,500 — that’s $18,000 below the asking price. 

Thousands of homes remain on the market; there were more than 3,200 active listings across the McAllen metro, which is 8.9 months of inventory or a buyer’s market. 

The Brownsville metro is tighter, with 1,613 listings and 6.9 months of inventory on the market, indicating a stable market with no increased incentive for buyers or sellers.