Merriman, NE 69343 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 85
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Home Value
$134,291
+2.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
85
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Oct 2016
Days on Market
121 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
83.5%
Jan 2024
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
8.0%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$137
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+8% 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 1250% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+50% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (85/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 16.5% below their final list price (as of Jan 2024); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $41k 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 $137 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (63% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.5% to +8.8% (80% range; middle estimate +1.8%), chance of a rise 63%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.
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