Sylva, NC 28779 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 85
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Home Value
$331,947
−1.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
85
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
90 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
19%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
40%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,525/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
65%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$173
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 65% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 20% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+9% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (85/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.8% below their final list price; 19% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 40% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $76k 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).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $387/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $173 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (58% 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: −8.1% to +8.2% (80% range; middle estimate +1.1%), chance of a rise 58%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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