Balsam, NC 28707 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 68
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Home Value
$296,242
−7.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
68
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
9.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
113 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
89.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
50%
Dec 2023
Overvalued %
183%
Dec 2023
Expected Disaster Loss
$146
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 183% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 7.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 7% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 64% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+200% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (68/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 10.4% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 50% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $68k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,261 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $146 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (61% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.7% to +8.6% (80% range; middle estimate +1.6%), chance of a rise 61%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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