Best Flat Fee MLS Companies in Houston, TX (2026 Rankings)

Updated October 2026. We read every price below on the company’s own website on October 20, 2026.

To sell a Houston home on the MLS without a listing agent, you need a broker who belongs to HAR, the Houston Association of REALTORS. Nine flat fee companies do this for $85 to $399 upfront. Three add 0.1% to 0.5% at closing, up to $1,298 on a typical $259,500 Houston home. In Houston, also budget time for MUD and flood paperwork.

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What a flat fee MLS listing costs in Houston

Below is each company’s lowest-priced plan that includes the MLS. “Total” adds the stated closing fee on a $259,500 home. The last column shows whether the company names HAR on its own pages.

Photos and listing term: the part people skip

Houston buyers scroll a lot of photos. HAR’s own consumer site, HAR.com, is where many of them start. Beycome’s HAR page lists a cap of 50 pictures per listing. A plan with 6 or 15 photos uses a fraction of that.

Beycome Basic and Brokerless’s base plan both cost $99, and both say $0 at closing. Here’s the difference. Ours carries the most photos HAR allows and runs up to 24 months. Brokerless’s $99 plan carries 6 photos for 6 months. Its $188 plan steps up to more photos and 12 months.

Term matters too. Houston-area homes averaged 58 days on the market in September 2026, per HAR. A 6-month listing is fine for that. It’s tight for a house that needs a price cut or two.

Service details, entry plans

When a cell reads “not stated,” the company’s site didn’t say either way on October 20, 2026.

Top plans, with a person involved

On Beycome Basic and Enhanced, Artur, our AI assistant, handles offer and negotiation help. A person negotiates for you only with Concierge, now $999 instead of $1,399.

HAR: the MLS Houston buyers’ agents use

HAR calls itself a 50,000-plus member organization of real estate professionals. Its MLS is where Houston agents search for their buyers, and HAR.com shows those listings to the public. A home that isn’t on HAR is invisible to most of them.

Only a member brokerage can put a listing on HAR. A flat fee broker enters it for you, then hands you the calls, showings and offers. From HAR, listings also flow to Zillow, Realtor.com and Redfin.

That pool of buyers is big but slower than last year. According to HAR’s September 2026 market report, 7,030 single-family homes sold across the Houston area, down 5.7% from a year earlier. The median price was $325,000, homes averaged 58 days on the market, and inventory stood at 5.5 months.

Houston rules that catch sellers off guard

No zoning, but deed restrictions

“The City of Houston is not zoned,” says the city’s legal department. Instead, many neighborhoods have recorded deed restrictions, and the city is authorized to help enforce them. If your lot has restrictions on use, fences or additions, buyers will find them in the title work. Pull them early and mention anything unusual.

MUD notices

Large parts of greater Houston sit in municipal utility districts. A 2019 city council agenda counted 241 MUDs with strategic partnership agreements with the city alone. If your home is in one, Texas Water Code §49.452 requires a written MUD notice to the buyer before the contract is signed. The notice must warn that the district may impose “an unlimited rate of tax.” Skip it and the buyer can end the contract.

Flood questions and new flood maps

TREC’s Seller’s Disclosure Notice (form 55-1) asks whether the home is in a 100-year or 500-year floodplain, whether you’ve filed a flood insurance claim, and whether you’ve had FEMA or SBA help for flood damage. Answer from records, not memory. Texas Property Code §5.008 lets a buyer cancel within seven days if the notice comes late.

The Harris County Flood Control District is also drafting new maps, called MAAPnext. They’re “in draft form,” it says, but they may change which homes must carry flood insurance once they take effect. Houston buyers ask about this, so look your address up first.

Your Harris County tax bill at closing

Texas has no state transfer tax, so the big local line is property tax, prorated to the closing date. For 2026, the Harris County tax office lists Harris County at 0.41750 per $100 and the Flood Control District at 0.05266. The City of Houston’s 2025 rate was 0.51919, and the same rate was proposed for 2026. Houston ISD’s 2025 rate was 0.8783.

On a $259,500 home, county, flood control and city alone come to about $2,567 a year before exemptions. Sell at mid-year and roughly half of that is a credit to your buyer.

Closing in Houston

Our sister company Beycome Title of Texas has its office at 1800 West Loop South in Houston. It closes Texas sales for a $299 settlement fee. Title insurance rates are set by the Texas Department of Insurance, so the premium is the same at every title company. See how Beycome Title works.

Which company fits which Houston seller

If you want the most listing for $99: Beycome Basic. Max HAR photos, up to 24 months, unlimited free changes, e-sign, ShowingTime when available, and $0 at closing. Artur helps with offers. Add a pro photo shoot with Enhanced at $399. You’ll handle buyer conversations yourself unless you choose Concierge.

If you’re selling fast and need few photos: Brokerless. $99, no closing fees, HARMLS named on its coverage page. Six photos, six months. ShowingTime is a $50 add-on, and negotiation is on you.

If you want a year on the market for little money: Homecoin. $149 with max photos, 12 months and 10 free changes, nothing at closing. Listing setup help costs extra.

If you might want an agent later: Houzeo. Bronze is $399 with $0 at closing, 25 photos and 6 months. Its higher plans add broker help but also 0.5% to 1.25% at closing, $999 minimum. Platinum on the typical Houston home value is about $3,743. Houzeo names HAR on its Texas page.

If you want a Texas-only broker: Congress Realty. Flat plans from $299 with DocuSign and no listing commission at closing. Its Texas page names the Houston MLS (HAR). Full Service is $399 plus 0.5%.

If you’ll make lots of edits: HomeZu. Unlimited free edits and DocuSign on the $399 Texas plan, 20 photos, 6 months. Its Texas page shows a 0.1% closing fee ($260 here) and also says there’s never one. Confirm in writing.

If upfront cost is what matters most: List With Freedom at $89, or Unreal Estate at $85. Both add 0.5% at closing, so each comes to about $1,387 on the typical Houston home value. List With Freedom names HAR and offers free unlimited changes. Unreal Estate’s Basic has 15 photos and 2 free edits.

If you want a flat price and a longer term: ISoldMyHouse’s $399 plan has max photos and 12 months, with no closing fee stated. Its site doesn’t list Texas MLSs, so ask before paying.

New to selling on your own? Our guide to putting your home on the MLS without a realtor covers the steps. For other Texas metros, see the statewide flat fee comparison. Track home values on Zillow Research, or start a $99 Houston listing.

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