Carbondale, IL 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 7.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 59% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−10% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (55/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 8.5% below their final list price; 19% 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 $42k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $346/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $223 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +11% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.4% to +10.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.5%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.

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