Forrest City, AR metro housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 18% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are down 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 10% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 17% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+47% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (84/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.0% below their final list price; 24% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $25k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,583 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $169 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +5% over the next 12 months (39% 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: −10.2% to +4.7% (80% range; middle estimate −1.3%), chance of a rise 39%, of a 5%+ drop 26%.

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