Dale, TX 78616 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 100
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Home Value
$367,798
−4.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
100
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
18.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
97 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
34%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
92.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
44%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
73%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$104
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 73% 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%), 11% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 269% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+34% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (100/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 7.5% below their final list price; 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 44% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $95k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,892 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $104 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +6% 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: −9.8% to +6.5% (80% range; middle estimate −0.6%), chance of a rise 46%, of a 5%+ drop 24%.
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