Real estate
BY LIZZY SPANGLER
Home Edition
2025
Readers, welcome to your annual CI Home Edition! This guide features news ranging from key real estate trends and new developments unique to your neighborhood to an overview of the housing industry across Texas. All of the stories were written by our team of local journalists, and all of the advertisements are from nearby businesses who support our mission to provide free, useful news—show them your gratitude by supporting local businesses. Over the last several years, we have seen the real estate market experience ebbs and flows, making it hard to predict what the future holds. But, what we do know is more people have moved into the Montgomery County area within that time and there doesn’t seem to be any signs of that growth slowing down. In this edition, we look at year-over-year changes in the real estate market, including the changes in home sales and prices for eight Conroe and Montgomery-area ZIP codes. We also take a look at development updates in the area alongside news about Habitat for Humanity Montgomery County’s neighborhoods that are underway. Additionally, read on to learn about new property tax legislation and updates to neighborhood zoning regulations. No matter if you’re a lifelong Montgomery County resident or just putting down roots in the area, I hope our annual Home Edition is useful and informative.
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During the first three months of 2025, 52% of Montgomery County households could afford to buy a median-priced home in Conroe, per the Houston Association of Realtors’ Q1 Housing and Rental Affordability Report released May 8. In the first quarter of 2025, the median price of a home in Conroe was $284,300—a 16.5% decrease from the first quarter of 2024. Overall in Montgomery County, the median price of a home during the first quarter of 2025 was $316,000, which 48% of households could afford as they made the minimum qualifying annual income of $96,800, per the report. Homes affordable for 52% of county households
Zooming out
Housing affordability, Q1 2025
Median home price Median qualifying income Percent change from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025
In the Greater Houston area, 40% of Houston-area households could afford to buy a median-priced home in the first quarter of 2025, according to the report. The median price of a home in the Houston area was $337,400, and households needed to make $95,200 to be able to afford that. Statewide, 40% of households could afford a median-priced home, with households needing to make $94,400 a year to purchase a $334,900 house, according to the report. “What we’ve seen in the early part of 2025 shows a degree of stability in the Houston housing market, which is encouraging news for prospective homebuyers,” HAR Chair Shae Cottar said via news release. “However, with ongoing economic uncertainty, some people are exercising greater caution in their purchasing decisions, including when it comes to buying a home.”
Houston metro
+0.98% +1.7%
$337,400
$95,200
Harris County
+0.96% +0.4%
$325,000
$100,400
Montgomery County
-1.25% -2.8%
$316,000
$96,800
The Woodlands
-3.95% -5.1%
$570,000
$164,800
Conroe
-16.5% -15.15%
$284,300
$87,200
SOURCE: HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS’ Q1 HOUSING AND RENTAL AFFORDABILITY REPORT/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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