Port Lavaca, TX metro housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 6% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are up 1.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 4% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 27% 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 (99/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.8% below their final list price; 17% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 23% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $60k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,643 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $599/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $275 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 −9% to +6% over the next 12 months (46% 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: −9.3% to +5.6% (80% range; middle estimate −0.4%), chance of a rise 46%, of a 5%+ drop 22%.

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