Calhoun County, AR housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 24% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are up 6.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 5% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 18% 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 moderate (49/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (106.0% of list); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 16% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $36k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $185 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +8% over the next 12 months (57% 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: −8.6% to +7.8% (80% range; middle estimate +0.9%), chance of a rise 57%, of a 5%+ drop 19%.

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ZIP codes in Calhoun County, AR