Leander, TX 78641 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 87
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Home Value
$427,407
−6.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
87
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
82 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
37%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,882/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-5.2%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$115
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 5% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 6.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 29% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 2% below the 2017-19 norm, close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (87/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.7% below their final list price; 37% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $120k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,156 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,113/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $115 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (57% 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: −8.4% to +7.9% (80% range; middle estimate +0.9%), chance of a rise 57%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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