Orange County, TX housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−3% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are up 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 5% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−19% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (72/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.1% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $57k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,761 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $220/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $234 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes. Check insurance costs before buying.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +9% 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 Orange County, TX