Columbia, MD 21044 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+8% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are up 0.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 8% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+53% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (23/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.1% of list); 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $137k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,519 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $1,107/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $49 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (69% 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 +9.9% (80% range; middle estimate +2.9%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.

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