Wausa, NE 68718 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 36
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Home Value
$171,092
+4.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
36
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
64 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
26%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$145
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 26% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 20% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−60% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (36/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.9% below their final list price; 0% 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 $49k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,149 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $145 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.6% to +12.7% (80% range; middle estimate +5.7%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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