Austin, TX 78741 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 99
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Home Value
$319,121
−7.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
99
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
96 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
38%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,399/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-13%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$106
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 13% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 7.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 33% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 118% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (99/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.9% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 38% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $85k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,640 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $732/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $106 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: −9.1% to +7.2% (80% range; middle estimate +0.2%), chance of a rise 52%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.
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