Rector, AR 72461 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 98
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Home Value
$140,117
+5.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
98
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
57 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
90.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
44%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$251
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 44% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 350% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−22% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (98/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 9.8% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $36k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $251 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes. Earthquakes aren't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.8% to +11.5% (80% range; middle estimate +4.4%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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