Welsh, LA 70591 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 82
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Home Value
$159,212
−2.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
82
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
108 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
17%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-35%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$369
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 35% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 2.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 16% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 41% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−48% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (82/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.7% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 17% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $43k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,827 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $369 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (59% 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: −8.0% to +8.3% (80% range; middle estimate +1.3%), chance of a rise 59%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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