Laurens County, SC housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 12% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are down 1.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 25% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 97% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+20% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (76/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.2% below their final list price; 27% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $51k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,261 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $217/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $101 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +7% over the next 12 months (48% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

No clear direction

A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.7% to +6.7% (80% range; middle estimate −0.2%), chance of a rise 48%, of a 5%+ drop 23%.

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ZIP codes in Laurens County, SC