Van Buren, AR 72956 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 45
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Home Value
$210,332
+5.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
45
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
49 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
37%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
25%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,000/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
16%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$149
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 16% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 25% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−8% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (45/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.1% below their final list price; 37% 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 $53k 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).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $322/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $149 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.6% to +10.7% (80% range; middle estimate +3.7%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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