Malaga, WA 98828 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 78
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Home Value
$524,512
+1.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
78
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
77 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
42%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
54%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
81%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$793
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 81% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 137% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+36% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (78/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.2% of list); 42% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 54% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $127k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,390 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $793 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from wildfire. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +8% over the next 12 months (56% 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: −8.5% to +7.8% (80% range; middle estimate +0.7%), chance of a rise 56%, of a 5%+ drop 19%.
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