Waelder, TX 78959 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 47
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Home Value
$309,788
−7.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
47
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
48 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
43%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$118
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are down 7.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 21% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 33% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−43% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (47/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.3% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 43% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $87k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,098 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $118 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 (58% 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: −8.1% to +8.2% (80% range; middle estimate +1.1%), chance of a rise 58%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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