Baton Rouge, LA metro housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+6% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are up 2.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 15% below the 2017-19 norm, still somewhat tight.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (61/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.2% below their final list price; 24% 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 $64k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,450 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $219/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $217 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +9% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.3% to +8.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.6%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.

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