San Antonio, TX 78218 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 87
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Home Value
$195,303
−4.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
87
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
63 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
30%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,411/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
15%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$111
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 15% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 4.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 15% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 43% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−10% 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 sell for about 3.0% below their final list price; 30% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $59k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,048 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $111 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 (54% 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: −8.8% to +7.5% (80% range; middle estimate +0.4%), chance of a rise 54%, of a 5%+ drop 20%.
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