Austin, TX 78759 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 83
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Home Value
$652,794
−1.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
83
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
80 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
32%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
51%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,453/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
18%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$78
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 18% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 23% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 41% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−13% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (83/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.4% below their final list price; 32% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 51% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $173k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,750 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,866/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $78 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (70% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.2% to +10.1% (80% range; middle estimate +3.1%), chance of a rise 70%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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