Houston, TX 77079 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 39
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Home Value
$745,679
+6.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
39
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
55 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
27%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
59%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,551/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
66%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$186
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 66% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 37% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+29% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (39/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.9% below their final list price; 27% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 59% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $201k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $3,392 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $3,482/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $186 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.3% to +12.0% (80% range; middle estimate +4.9%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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