Universal, IN 47884 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 59
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Home Value
$81,037
+2.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
59
May 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Dec 2021
Days on Market
122 days
Jun 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Jun 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.1%
Apr 2025
Mtg Payment as % of Income
13%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
3.4%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$117
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 2.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (59/100; U.S.: 54) (as of May 2026): homes sell for about 4.9% below their final list price (as of Apr 2025); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%) (as of Jun 2026).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 13% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $25k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $117 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (75% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.2% to +11.1% (80% range; middle estimate +4.1%), chance of a rise 75%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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