Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 25% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are down 2.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 14% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 13% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−15% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (78/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.4% below their final list price; 18% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 25% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $53k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $3,540 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 $451 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes. Check insurance costs before buying.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +7% over the next 12 months (56% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

No clear direction

A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.2% to +6.7% (80% range; middle estimate +0.7%), chance of a rise 56%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.

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