It’s that time of the month again, note investors! Scott Carson is back with the official Texas Foreclosure Update for August 2026. Following July’s massive 12% to 16% surge across Texas counties, are we seeing a continued wave of distressed properties—or is the market taking a breather?
In this episode, Scott pulls back the curtain on the raw numbers, tracking over 4,200 scheduled residential and commercial foreclosure filings across North, South, East, West, and Central Texas. Whether you’re targeting single-family homes in Harris County, commercial assets in DFW, or looking at rising trends in Williamson and Bell counties, this episode gives you the local intelligence you need to find true distressed real estate deals before everyone else!
Detailed Episode Highlights
- Overall Market Breakdown: Statewide foreclosure filings decreased from 4,754 in July to 4,215 total filings in August 2026—a temporary dip following a major quarterly spike.
- Residential vs. Commercial Totals: Out of the 4,215 filings, 3,765 are residential, while 450 are commercial assets across the state.
- Commercial Foreclosure Trends: Commercial filings fell 10% statewide (down 46 deals).
- Central Texas: Down to 134 filings (down 25).
- East Texas (Greater Houston): Up to 105 filings (up 14).
- North Texas (DFW): Down to 145 filings (down 11).
- South Texas: Down to 45 filings (down 25).
- West Texas: Steady at 21 filings (up 1).
- Top Texas Residential Counties Breakdown:
- Harris County (Houston): Leads the state with 651 filings (down ~25% from last month).
- Bexar County (San Antonio): 439 filings.
- Dallas County: 334 filings (down 63).
- Tarrant County (Fort Worth): 278 filings (down 34).
- Travis County (Austin): 135 filings (down 24).
- Bucking the Trend: Williamson County (up 13 to 108) and Bell County (up 12 to 99) both showed increases north of Austin.
- Data Tools & Discount: How to use the Roddy Foreclosure Listing Service (4closure.info) to track residential and commercial filings. Use promo code WECLOSENOTES to save $20 on your residential subscription.
Next Steps
Tracking market trends is the key to finding off-market distressed debt, bank-owned properties, and high-profit wholesale deals! Want to learn how to capitalize on these Texas foreclosure filings without putting up big capital or dealing with tenants?
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