Twin Falls, Idaho Housing Market

How much can you negotiate in Twin Falls?

Only 42 out of every 100 homes for sale have found a buyer. The other 58 are still waiting. Your offer may be the only one on the table. About 1 in 4 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 Twin Falls home takes 55 days to find a buyer. Half of them take even longer. That is 8% 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 290 homes for sale in Twin Falls. That is 8.8 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 329. Supply is growing against last year.

What to do about it

• Search Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls?

Asking prices are at their highest point on record. You are buying at the top. Underwrite it that way. Prices are rising again. Every month you wait costs money. The question is no longer when. It is which house. Twin Falls prices have risen in 95 of the last 108 months. Drops here have been short and shallow. Buying in a slow month has rarely hurt a long hold.

This market is turning. Which way is not settled yet. Check the monthly numbers above before you commit.

What numbers should you underwrite a Twin Falls deal with?

• Price growth to assume — +5.2%/yr. 1 year: +6.1% · 5 years: +5.2% · ten years: +9.2%. Do not use the ten-year rate. Most of that growth landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. The five-year rate is what Twin Falls does without one. Underwrite closer to +5.2%. Measure growth per square foot. Twin Falls median list price grew 8.1% a year, but price per square foot grew 9.2%. 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 55 days to sell. Budget that long when you exit or refinance.
• Odds you cut your price to sell — 1 in 4. About 22% of homes on the Twin Falls 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 — $259/sqft. The average listing runs +22% above the median. Luxury homes skew it. Comp your own size class per sqft.
• Competition when you exit — +7%. That is how much the number of homes for sale grew in a year. Your resale will face a bigger crowd than today's comps did.

Is Twin Falls a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?

Yes, if you negotiate. Buyers have the upper hand in Twin Falls right now. 0.42 out of every 100 homes for sale have a buyer, 22% of sellers have cut their price, and a typical home takes 55 days to sell.

Are Twin Falls home prices going up or down?

Asking prices are at their highest point on record. You are buying at the top. Underwrite it that way. Prices are rising again. Every month you wait costs money. The question is no longer when. It is which house.

What price growth should I assume for Twin Falls?

+5.2%/yr. 1 year: +6.1% · 5 years: +5.2% · ten years: +9.2%. Do not use the ten-year rate. Most of that growth landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. The five-year rate is what Twin Falls does without one. Underwrite closer to +5.2%. Measure growth per square foot. Twin Falls median list price grew 8.1% a year, but price per square foot grew 9.2%. 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 Twin Falls?

A typical Twin Falls home takes 55 days to find a buyer. Half of them take even longer. That is 8% faster than a year ago. Those sellers are paying to own a house they want to sell. Search for homes listed 60+ days ago.