Mobile, AL 36605 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 61
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Home Value
$92,545
+1.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
61
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
58 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
15%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
92.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
19%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,217/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
3.2%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$324
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+3% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 26% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−15% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (61/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 7.3% below their final list price; 15% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 19% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $28k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,262 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $511/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $324 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.9% to +10.4% (80% range; middle estimate +3.4%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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