Days on market (DOM) is the most underused data point in residential real estate. Every extra week a listing sits unsold costs the seller money and erodes their negotiating position. HUT puts this number front and center.
Houston DOM Benchmarks (Q1 2026)
Across the 41,000+ active Houston-area listings HUT tracks:
- Median DOM: 34 days
- Top quartile (fast sellers): under 12 days
- Bottom quartile (sitting): over 67 days
Anything past 50 days is a signal. Past 90 days? The seller is likely entertaining well-below-ask offers.
How to Use DOM in Your Offer
When writing an offer on a property with 60+ DOM, you can reasonably start 8–12% below ask. For 90+ DOM properties with a price drop already on record, 12–18% below ask closes deals more often than you'd expect.
Where HUT Makes This Easy
Every listing in HUT's dashboard shows DOM, price history, tax assessment comparison, and a composite deal-readiness score. Filter by "stale listings" to surface every property sitting beyond your DOM threshold. It takes 10 seconds.