Washington, LA 70589 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 84
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Home Value
$162,991
−0.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
84
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
121 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
82.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
25%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-36%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$149
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 36% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 24% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 9% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−50% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (84/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 17.3% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 25% 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 $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $149 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: −7.3% to +9.0% (80% range; middle estimate +1.9%), chance of a rise 63%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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