Phelps County, NE housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 29% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are up 3.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 26% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+35% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (20/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.3% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $63k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,388 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $143 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.9% to +9.5% (80% range; middle estimate +2.6%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.

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ZIP codes in Phelps County, NE