Brownsville, TX 78526 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 71
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Home Value
$238,595
+2.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
71
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
67 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
18%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,963/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
22%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$192
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 22% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 21% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−24% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (71/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.2% below their final list price; 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $69k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,799 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $230/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $192 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.6% to +9.7% (80% range; middle estimate +2.6%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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