Keller, Roanoke and northeast Fort Worth started 2026 a bit slower on the housing front, with 96 homes closing in January. That is a modest dip from the 101 closings logged in January 2025, signaling a quieter winter market as both buyers and sellers bide their time for the spring rush.
According to Community Impact, the Keller, Roanoke and northeast Fort Worth area posted 96 sales in January 2026 compared with 101 during the same month a year earlier. The outlet’s charts break those numbers down by ZIP code, showing that while the overall drop is small and in line with a typical seasonal slowdown, individual neighborhoods are seeing different levels of inventory and price movement.
Regional price pressure
Across the larger Fort Worth region, home prices softened in 2025, which helps explain why some suburbs are seeing cooler activity. As reported by The Real Deal, data from the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors and the Texas Real Estate Research Center showed modest countywide declines in median sales prices last year.
What mortgage rates and inventory mean
The Texas Real Estate Research Center’s January 2026 review notes that mortgage rates eased toward the end of 2025 but are still higher than in the pre‑pandemic years. That has kept some would‑be buyers on the sidelines and contributed to inventory levels that remain elevated compared with earlier in the decade. Texas Real Estate Research Center findings indicate those statewide patterns are filtering into local pockets such as Keller and Roanoke…