Homosassa Springs, FL metro housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 51% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are down 1.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 6% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 38% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−15% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (91/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.1% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $69k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,262 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $414 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 −6% to +8% 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: −6.4% to +8.5% (80% range; middle estimate +2.4%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.

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