Brookhaven, MS metro housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+0% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are up 1.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 6% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 25% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+35% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (58/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.5% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $45k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,640 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $112 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +9% over the next 12 months (72% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.7% to +9.3% (80% range; middle estimate +3.2%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.

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