Houston, TX 77004 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 83
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Home Value
$349,729
−5.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
83
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
62 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
42%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,155/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-14%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$188
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 14% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 5.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 10% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 13% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+8% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (83/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.0% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 42% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $101k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $3,391 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $359/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $188 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +7% over the next 12 months (46% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.7% to +6.6% (80% range; middle estimate −0.5%), chance of a rise 46%, of a 5%+ drop 23%.
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