Mortgage rates are at 6.22 percent, gas prices have jumped nearly 70 cents, and global uncertainty isn't going anywhere - and yet Plano buyers absorbed 62 new contracts last week before adding more this week, pushing the pending pipeline to 260 contracts. The full contract pipeline is clearing at a median of $525,000 in just 27 days. Meanwhile, 64 price reductions in a single week signal that not every seller is reading the room. The market is sorting winners from losers in real time.

Plano's active inventory has held in the low 400-home range for weeks - not by accident, but because buyers are absorbing supply at nearly the same rate sellers are delivering it. Mid-month closings are running roughly half of last year's pace, but 227 contracts in the pending pipeline tell a more optimistic story. With spring break beginning next week and 41 price reductions hitting the market this week, the next three weeks will reveal whether the spring selling season is accelerating or still finding its footing.

Plano opened March with its strongest week of 2026: 50 closings and 57 new contracts despite slightly higher mortgage rates and global economic uncertainty. Buyers are treating near-three-year-low rates as a narrow window—86% of the 198-property contract pipeline sits below $750K where affordability matters most. Active inventory: 420 at $575K median. Year-to-date: 278 closings at $500K median, but March momentum signals the spring market has arrived.

Plano closed February with mortgage rates dropping into the 5% range—lowest since September 2022—driving the contract pipeline to 200 properties, up from 144 three weeks ago. Despite slower February closings (126 vs. 176 last year), accelerating buyer engagement signals March momentum. Active inventory: 409 at $589,000 median. Year-to-date: 229 closings at $500,000 median.

Plano's market responded decisively to three-year-low mortgage rates this week: the contract pipeline surged from to 180 properties while 66 new listings—the highest weekly count of 2026—entered the market. With 425 active listings at $570,000 median and accelerating buyer activity, the spring market is arriving early. Year-to-date: 194 closings at $497,865 median. Improved financing conditions are creating a narrow window before competition intensifies.

Plano hit the halfway point of February with 46 closings and a striking 48 price reductions—one of the highest single-week counts of 2026. Active inventory sits at just 30 median days on market, the freshest pool of the year, while 41 recent cancellations and expirations at 101 median DOM confirm stale inventory is clearing. Year-to-date: 168 closings at $491,250 median. Motivated sellers plus fresh inventory equals opportunity for prepared buyers.

Plano opened February with weather whiplash bringing 53 new listings and 42 closings—the strongest weekly closing activity in months. Despite 408 active listings holding flat, nearly 120 properties cycled through status changes this week. Year-to-date: 125 closings at $492,500 median. Full zip-code analysis in today's Monthly Market Update with Plano Price Matrix.

Despite "Dallaska 2026" weather, Plano's January ended with 406 active listings (flat from month-start) and 147 properties in contract. With 85 closings at $499,000 median and just 35 days on market, properly priced homes continue moving—though this may be one of the slowest Januaries in a decade. Timing decisions ahead for spring.

Fifty-four new listings this week despite incoming severe weather—will next week reveal buyer and seller resilience or a weather-induced slowdown? The $42K gap between median list and sold prices, combined with the 60-day versus 30-day DOM spread, shows exactly which pricing strategies are working in early 2026. Fresh inventory continues to attract more interest than existing listings.

Plano's market is off to a slower start than last year—just 32 closings in the first two weeks compared to 53 in 2025. With 50 price decreases last week and 406 active listings, both buyers and sellers need to understand how these trends impact strategy in a balanced but competitive market.