San Antonio, TX 78217 Real Estate Market Report
ZIP Code: 78217
Report Date: April 2026
Market Temperature: NEUTRAL
Scope: This ZIP code analysis focuses on single-family residential (SFR) properties. Metrics are calculated from recent sales and active listings within the past 90 days.
Market Overview
This analysis is based on a sample of properties from this ZIP code (up to 200 sold properties and up to 100 active properties). The median prices below are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.
Market Metrics
Note: The property counts shown above represent only the properties analyzed in this report sample, not the total inventory for this ZIP code. Median prices are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.
Rental Market
Property Taxes
Liquidity & Velocity
Note: A Sale-to-List Ratio near 100% can occur when properties sell at or near their final listing price after price adjustments during the listing period, even when initial listing prices differ significantly from sale prices.
Market Trends & Context
Understanding Market Temperature
A Neutral market indicates balanced conditions where neither buyers nor sellers have a strong advantage, typically characterized by flat price trends, extended but stable days on market, and moderate inventory relative to sales.
Key Findings
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The primary market-value signal is the 241,520 median sold price, which establishes recent transaction-based value and suggests that the neighborhood’s realized pricing is below the 277,450 median listing price — this gap may indicate pricing friction as sellers’ asking prices appear higher than representative recent sale levels (softening seller expectations).
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The market shows slower liquidity with a 149 median days on market, which points to reduced sales velocity and, when combined with elevated inventory relative to sales, suggests moderate buyer leverage and time for price discovery rather than rapid turnover.
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Price momentum is positive on a year-over-year basis — the price year-over-year trend is up — while the market temperature is neutral, indicating appreciation pressure exists but overall balance between buyers and sellers (up and neutral).
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Rental fundamentals show a 1,525 median market rent with rent year-over-year trend flat, and the median price per square foot is 175; given moderate interest rate pressure, these signals together suggest cautious buyer affordability dynamics and stable rental demand (moderate interest rate pressure and flat rent growth).
Notable Properties
The following 8 properties represent notable market examples and recent transactions that illustrate key market dynamics. These are illustrative examples selected for their significance (top sales, market benchmarks, quick sales) and are not the basis for the statistical calculations shown above.
Recent Transactions
Highest sale in the past 90 days. Fully renovated with modern finishes and premium lot positioning.
Representative market sale establishing baseline for properties in the core neighborhood.
Sold below market average
Sold below market average
Sold below market average
Sold below market average
Sold below market average
San Antonio, TX 78217 Real Estate Market Report
ZIP Code: 78217
Report Date: April 2026
Market Temperature: NEUTRAL
Scope: This ZIP code analysis focuses on condominium properties. Metrics are calculated from recent condo sales and active listings within the past 90 days.
Market Overview
This analysis is based on a sample of properties from this ZIP code (up to 200 sold properties and up to 100 active properties). The median prices below are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.
Market Metrics
Note: The property counts shown above represent only the properties analyzed in this report sample, not the total inventory for this ZIP code. Median prices are calculated from all available properties in the sample, while trend analysis uses properties from the selected analysis window.
Rental Market
Property Taxes
Liquidity & Velocity
Liquidity metrics unavailable due to insufficient data quality.
Market Trends & Context
Understanding Market Temperature
A Neutral market indicates balanced conditions where neither buyers nor sellers have a strong advantage, typically characterized by flat price trends, extended but stable days on market, and moderate inventory relative to sales.
Key Findings
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The primary market value signal is the median sold price; recent transaction activity appears to show stable pricing pressure while liquidity shows slower sales velocity and elevated inventory relative to sales, so prioritize comparables from closed sales over listing prices when underwriting offers.
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The median price per square foot — 162 indicates a clear unit-value benchmark for valuation and price adjustments; when pricing or negotiating, align offers and repair allowances to this per‑square‑foot reference rather than relying on asking price outliers. up year-over-year price trend at the ZIP-code level supports cautious optimism for moderate appreciation.
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Rental demand context is supported by the median market rent — 1,025, which underpins buy-to-rent cashflow assumptions; with rent year-over-year trend reported as flat, expect limited near-term upside from rent growth, so stress-test pro formas at current rent levels.
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Market temperature is reported as neutral, and interest rate pressure is moderate; this combination suggests a balanced negotiation environment where sellers may need to be realistic on price or terms to achieve timely closings, and buyers should expect incremental concessions rather than large market-wide discounts.
Notable Properties
The following 1 properties represent notable market examples and recent transactions that illustrate key market dynamics. These are illustrative examples selected for their significance (top sales, market benchmarks, quick sales) and are not the basis for the statistical calculations shown above.
Recent Transactions
Highest sale in the past 90 days. Fully renovated with modern finishes and premium lot positioning.
Investment Analysis
Compare rental income potential against ownership costs and benchmark against market averages.
Monthly rental income vs estimated ownership cost
20% down, 6.5% rate, 1.7% tax
Avg nightly rate and occupancy for this ZIP
Data Sources
Real estate market data & public records, and GemHaus® proprietary models.
Report generated: 4/22/2026
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