Baltimore, MD 21239 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 39% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 8% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+35% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (62/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.2% below their final list price; 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% 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 $1,535 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 $71 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (53% 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: −8.9% to +7.4% (80% range; middle estimate +0.4%), chance of a rise 53%, of a 5%+ drop 20%.

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