Buford, GA 30518 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 78
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Home Value
$456,155
−2.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
78
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
55 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
38%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
35%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,018/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
51%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$91
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 51% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 22% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+29% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (78/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.8% below their final list price; 38% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $114k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,884 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $833/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $91 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (49% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.3% to +7.0% (80% range; middle estimate 0.0%), chance of a rise 49%, of a 5%+ drop 22%.
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| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville, GA 30044 | $356.9K | −2.6% | 67 |
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