Red Oak homes sold for a median $368,000 over the three months ending September 2026, down 0.6% from a year earlier, and spent a median 64 days on the market (Redfin). Silvia Poulin lists and sells homes across South DFW, and a free CMA prices yours.
| Red Oak seller quick facts | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sale price | $368,000, down 0.6% from a year earlier |
| Median days on market | 64 days, against 72 a year earlier |
| School district | Red Oak ISD, rated C (78) (TEA 2025-26) |
| Property tax | About $2.02 per $100 inside city limits |
| New-home competition | HistoryMaker Homes at The Oaks from the $340s; Altura Homes at Summerwood from $359,990 (builder prices, October 2026) |
| Seller updates | A weekly seller report on every listing |
Prices and days on market: Redfin, three months ending September 2026.
What matters most for Red Oak sellers: pricing against Red Oak’s own sales (the median is about $368K vs $486K in Mansfield), proximity to I-35E (a shorter drive to Dallas than Midlothian or Waxahachie), Red Oak ISD school assignment, and lot size. Shiloh Downs is gated acreage, and Bloomfield sells half-acre homesites at Crystal Lake Estates. You decide three of those four before the sign goes in the yard.
Each Red Oak neighborhood competes with different homes. A resale in The Oaks or Summerwood is compared with the builders still selling there, while acreage at Shiloh Downs competes on the land itself.
Knowing who is looking shapes how Silvia positions your listing.
Buyers who work in or near Dallas and want an I-35E drive of about 25 minutes plus a price point well below Mansfield or Midlothian. Many also look at new homes in The Oaks or Summerwood, so a well-prepared resale matters.
Red Oak ISD, Qarbon Aerospace and Bombardier are the largest employers on the city's list, and some buyers want to live close to work.
Buyers who want acreage at Shiloh Downs or a half-acre homesite at Crystal Lake Estates. Good photographs of the land help these listings stand out.
Red Oak prices held close to flat, with a median sale price of $368,000 for the three months ending September 2026, down 0.6% year-over-year (Redfin). Red Oak homes now sell in about 64 days median, 8 days faster than a year earlier. Red Oak sits on I-35E, 19.9 road miles from Dallas City Hall.
Homes that go live above the range of recent comparable sales don't get those showings. By week three the listing has aged, and by week six agents show it as a home that will come down in price. When the price finally drops to where it should have started, the urgency is gone, and the sale price usually lands below what a sharp opening price would have earned.
Two Red Oak details are worth covering in the listing. First, utilities: if you sell a lot of 1 to 2 acres, state whether city water and sewer reach the road, because buyers looking for a rural setup skip listings that leave it out. Second, local employers: Red Oak ISD, Qarbon Aerospace and Bombardier are the largest employers on the city's list. If your home is close to them, say so.
Pricing is where you have the most control, and a sharp opening price usually beats starting high and cutting later.
Silvia is a solo agent with her own company, Modern Feather Realty Group, and a 5-star bilingual REALTOR at BK Real Estate, so a full brokerage team backs her up. She serves Red Oak, Mansfield, Midlothian, Waxahachie, and the rest of South DFW. She earned four BK Real Estate awards in the past year: Rising Star (2025), Top Rental Agent (February 2026), Top Producer (March 2026, with over $500,000 closed in a single month), and Top Rental Agent again (April 2026). She is just as active in rentals as she is in sales.
Silvia spent 10+ years as a FinTech analyst before going into real estate full-time. That career trained her to read complicated financial documents fluently, a skill that goes into every Red Oak listing: the price, the school assignment, the Ellis County tax stack, and the comparable sales — including the active builders in The Oaks who compete for the same buyers. She also renovated a lake house personally (siding, flooring, framing), so she can walk through an inspection report and tell you what is cosmetic versus structural.
Silvia grew up in Irving, went to school in Oak Cliff, earned her degree from UT Arlington, and has been a South DFW resident for the entirety of her adult life. As a solo agent, she handles your listing and your negotiations herself. Hablamos español también.
If you are looking to sell your house quickly, I cannot recommend Silvia enough. She listed our property and her strategy brought in multiple offers. The team at Modern Feather Realty made the entire process easy and answered all our questions. Best real estate experience we've ever had!
Red Oak homes sold in a median 64 days over the three months ending September 2026 (Redfin), but each neighborhood competes with different homes, as these three show.
Off I-35E exit 408, with a pool, a dog park, trails and more than 20 acres of parks. HistoryMaker Homes sells from the $340s and Bloomfield Homes from $394,990, so a resale competes with model homes nearby.
Altura Homes sells new homes here from $359,990, with plans from 1,823 to 2,633 square feet. The community has an HOA.
A gated community of acreage homesites.
Professional photography + video
Buyers see your photos before your house, and phone snapshots cost showings.
Deep clean + declutter
Low cost, and it improves every photo and showing.
Fresh neutral paint
Neutral walls make every other improvement show better.
Replace worn or stained carpet
Buyers paying today's prices want a move-in-ready home, and old carpet makes the whole house look like a project.
Curb-appeal landscaping
The first photo decides whether they read the address.
Minor kitchen hardware refresh
New cabinet pulls and a faucet help, but only if the kitchen feels dated.
Driveway + exterior power-wash
A small spend for a visibly cleaner home.
Full kitchen renovation
Buyers want to pick their own finishes, so a full renovation rarely earns back its cost.
Adding a pool
Few buyers want the upkeep, so a pool added before sale often counts against the price.
Major bathroom remodel
A cosmetic refresh can help, but a full remodel rarely pays back.
Premature roof replacement
Unless leaking, let the buyer choose the contractor.
Custom landscaping
Most buyers want their own vision in the yard.
As a solo agent, Silvia is your one point of contact from the first price conversation to the closing table, with BK Real Estate's team behind her.
Silvia prices from actual closed sales on your block, not Zillow guesses, then adjusts for condition and upgrades to find the number that draws multiple showings without costing you thousands at closing.
Professional photos, drone and twilight shots, Zillow 3D tours, virtual staging and walkthrough video, chosen for what each home needs, plus posts on social media beyond the MLS.
Silvia handles every offer, counter and closing-table issue herself. You get a weekly seller report on every listing, and she walks you through each contract and form.
Most buyers start online, and if your listing photos look like phone snapshots, they move on before they read the address. Silvia matches the marketing to the house: professional photos, drone exteriors and twilight shots where they help, and virtual staging for vacant rooms so buyers can see how the space lives.
When a home benefits from one, Silvia adds a Zillow 3D Home tour. Buyers can walk through every room from their phone, so by the time they book a showing they already know your layout. It helps out-of-town buyers who tour virtually before they fly in.
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Walkthrough videos reach buyers on Instagram and Facebook who might never open an MLS listing.
Walk the home together, discuss timeline, answer questions, identify the few prep jobs that pay for themselves.
Comparable closings from your street, condition and upgrade math, the number that earns serious offers instead of sitting on the market.
Photos plus any 3D tour, video or staging the home needs, vendor scheduling, and the small fixes worth doing.
Your home goes on the MLS, the shared database local agents use to find listings, and on social media.
Feedback after showings and a weekly seller report, so you always know where things stand.
Silvia handles every offer and counter, and she helps you weigh each offer's terms and financing, since the highest number on paper doesn't always close. The buyer then gets a short option period to inspect.
Silvia manages each step from inspection through the final walkthrough, and the weekly seller report means you never have to chase updates.
Red Oak's median sale price was $368,000 for the three months ending September 2026, down 0.6% year-over-year and well below Mansfield's $486K per Redfin. Your home's value depends on neighborhood (The Oaks trades differently than Shiloh Downs acreage), school assignment, lot size, and acreage. Get a free CMA for a real number based on your specific address.
The median Red Oak home sold in about 64 days over the three months ending September 2026, 8 days faster than a year earlier (Redfin). Prices are close to flat (-0.6% year over year). Well-prepared homes priced correctly close inside that window. Homes priced above the new construction in The Oaks tend to sit.
It depends on the repair. Cosmetic items (paint, deep clean, landscaping) almost always pay for themselves in offer strength. Major repairs (roof, HVAC, foundation) often don't, because buyers want to pick their own contractor. Silvia can walk the home with you before listing and tell you which line items earn their cost back.
Agent commissions are negotiable, and no law sets them. Call Silvia to talk through costs for your situation.
Cash offers usually trade price for speed and an as-is sale. Cash makes sense if you need to close in under two weeks or the home needs major repairs you can't fund. Otherwise, listing on the open market lets more buyers compete for your home.
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