Spotsylvania, VA 22553 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 28% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 25% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+60% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (30/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.7% below their final list price; 32% 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 $104k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,470 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $707/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $82 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (61% 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: −7.7% to +8.6% (80% range; middle estimate +1.6%), chance of a rise 61%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.

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