Burleson, Texas Housing Market

How much can you negotiate in Burleson?

Only 40 out of every 100 homes for sale have found a buyer. The other 60 are still waiting. Your offer may be the only one on the table. About 1 in 3 sellers has already dropped their price. Each one has learned their first price was too high. Start below their new price, not their old one.

A typical Burleson home takes 50 days to find a buyer. Half of them take even longer. That is 7% faster than a year ago. Those sellers are paying to own a house they want to sell. Search for homes listed 60+ days ago. There are 285 homes for sale in Burleson. That is 6.5 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 305. Supply is steady against last year.

What to do about it

• Search Burleson homes listed 60+ days ago that have already cut their price.
• Offer below the reduced price.
• Keep your inspection and financing contingencies.
• Ask the seller to pay closing costs.
• You can lose a few offers here and still win.

Is now a good time to buy in Burleson?

Asking prices are 11.0% below their Apr 2023 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller. Burleson prices rose in only 70 of the last 108 months. This market goes up and down. Timing matters here. Growth will not rescue a bad price.

The discount is already here. It is not getting bigger. Buy now while sellers are still weak. Waiting for a lower price stopped working a year ago.

Who will rent from you in Burleson?

Only 23 out of every 100 Burleson households rent. This is an owners' town. The renter share is shrinking. Five years ago it was 24 in 100. Just 4.1% of homes sit empty. A well-priced rental fills fast here.

The median Burleson household earns $101,138 a year. Incomes here have grown 4.7% a year since 2019. Incomes are rising faster than home prices. Affordability is improving. A typical home costs 4.0 times the median income. Locals can afford to buy here. Your exit buyer can be a family, not just another investor. A tenant on the median income can pay about $2,528 a month. That is the standard 30% affordability line. Rents above it thin your tenant pool fast.

What numbers should you underwrite a Burleson deal with?

• Price growth to assume — +3.1%/yr. 1 year: +0.6% · 5 years: +3.1% · ten years: +6.1%. Do not use the ten-year rate. Most of that growth landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. The five-year rate is what Burleson does without one. Underwrite closer to +3.1%. Measure growth per square foot. Burleson median list price grew 4.4% a year, but price per square foot grew 6.1%. The gap is smaller homes, not weaker growth. The house you buy will not shrink. The one-year rate is a timing signal. It is not an underwriting input.
• Months of carrying cost — 2. A typical home takes 50 days to sell. Budget that long when you exit or refinance.
• Odds you cut your price to sell — 1 in 3. About 35% of homes on the Burleson market right now have already cut their asking price. Assume you are one of them when you sell. Do not underwrite an exit at your asking price.
• Comp on this, not median price — $182/sqft. The typical Burleson listing shrank from 2,568 to 2,250 sqft since Jul 2016. So median price hides real growth: 80% per sqft versus 54% on the median. Comp on median price and you will overpay for small homes.
• Competition when you exit — -0%. The number of homes for sale barely moved in a year. Today's comps are a fair guide to your exit.
• Price-to-income ratio — 4.0×. A typical home costs 4.0 times the median income. Locals can afford to buy here. Your exit buyer can be a family, not just another investor. Incomes are rising faster than home prices. Affordability is improving.
• Tenant rent ceiling — $2,528/mo. 30% of the median household income of $101,138. Rents above this line shrink your tenant pool fast.

Is Burleson a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?

Yes, if you negotiate. Buyers have the upper hand in Burleson right now. 0.40 out of every 100 homes for sale have a buyer, 35% of sellers have cut their price, and a typical home takes 50 days to sell.

Are Burleson home prices going up or down?

Asking prices are 11.0% below their Apr 2023 peak. You are not buying at the top. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller.

What price growth should I assume for Burleson?

+3.1%/yr. 1 year: +0.6% · 5 years: +3.1% · ten years: +6.1%. Do not use the ten-year rate. Most of that growth landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. The five-year rate is what Burleson does without one. Underwrite closer to +3.1%. Measure growth per square foot. Burleson median list price grew 4.4% a year, but price per square foot grew 6.1%. The gap is smaller homes, not weaker growth. The house you buy will not shrink. The one-year rate is a timing signal. It is not an underwriting input.

How fast are homes selling in Burleson?

A typical Burleson home takes 50 days to find a buyer. Half of them take even longer. That is 7% faster than a year ago. Those sellers are paying to own a house they want to sell. Search for homes listed 60+ days ago.

Is Burleson a renters' market or an owners' market?

Only 23 out of every 100 Burleson households rent. This is an owners' town. The renter share is shrinking. Five years ago it was 24 in 100. Just 4.1% of homes sit empty. A well-priced rental fills fast here.

What rent can Burleson tenants afford?

A tenant on the median income can pay about $2,528 a month. That is the standard 30% affordability line. Rents above it thin your tenant pool fast. The median Burleson household earns $101,138 a year.