Make your offer strategy match the pace of this market
If you are deciding whether you can take your time or you need to move decisively, the best guide is the market's typical pace. In Frisco, TX, I plan buyers around the fact that homes did not move instantly in the most recent monthly window reported.
Here is the constraint I plan around in January 2026 a typical sale took 45 days, and offers landed about 97% of asking. In that same January 2026 snapshot, supply was 3.42 months and the typical sold price was $615,000. The practical impact is that you usually have room to be selective without assuming you will automatically win with a weak offer. Some metrics were not reported for this period, so I cannot claim how competition changed week over week, but January 2026 shows buyers often negotiated below asking rather than paying above it. Walk in with a firm definition of value so you do not chase a list price that the market is not supporting, because January 2026 offers typically landed around 97% of asking. Build your search and showing cadence with enough runway to cover the 45-day typical sale timeline in January 2026, especially if you have a lease end or a coordinated move. When you find the right home, focus your offer on clean terms and strong documentation of your price rationale so you can hold your line if countered.
