Universal City 78148

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · Bexar County, TX · 6,349 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

65affordability /100

Buyer leverage is buyer advantage; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
21.5%
affordable
Days on market
50
daily
Price cuts
34.4%
of active
Valuation
+5.4%
vs assessor
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66
/100
Stable
cooling · buyer advantage · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
95
Valuation
70
Economic health
65

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

39/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 70d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)75

Seller-favored market in 78148. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 21.5% of median income. Median days on market: 70. Renting is approximately 65% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 19.8).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
COOLINGBUYER ADVANTAGE

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Buyers have strong negotiating leverage. Prices down 2.6% YoY.

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Median price
$267,178
▾ 2.6% YoY
Days on market
50
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,123
ZORI
Investor score
45/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
91
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+5.4%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$281,490
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
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fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+56.1%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Bexar+56.1%
Bexar+56.1%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$145
Price-to-income3.5×

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How 78148 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity70%
Supply tightness56%
Affordability58%
Investment yield37%
Appreciation26%

Affordability, supply & momentum

29SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply26.2 mo
Days on Market50d
Inv vs History+9.2%
Listing Density10.9/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,350
Payment burden21.5%
Median income · ZIP$75,395
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$1,617
Monthly rent$1,123
Market dynamics
Price cut %34.4%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBUYER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply26.2
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,123
Price-to-rent19.8
Est. cap rate3.3%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score6
Transit score—
Bike score—

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Bexar County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

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