Smiley, TX 78159 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 87
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Home Value
$252,263
−7.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
87
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.1 months
Jul 2025
Days on Market
145 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.0%
Nov 2025
Mtg Payment as % of Income
57%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$117
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are down 7.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 27% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 140% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+300% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (87/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.0% of list) (as of Nov 2025); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 57% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $67k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,149 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $117 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (52% 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: −9.0% to +7.3% (80% range; middle estimate +0.3%), chance of a rise 52%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.
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