Brainard, NE 68626 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 90
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Home Value
$296,125
+7.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
90
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
39 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
100%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
23%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$168
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 23% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 7.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 50% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+100% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (90/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.8% below their final list price; 100% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $78k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,270 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $168 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.5% to +11.8% (80% range; middle estimate +4.8%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellwood, NE 68632 | $233.7K | +7.9% | 66 |
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