Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 46% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are down 2.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 9% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 68% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (88/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.6% below their final list price; 28% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $76k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,307 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 $162 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +8% over the next 12 months (62% 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: −7.3% to +7.6% (80% range; middle estimate +1.5%), chance of a rise 62%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.

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