Henrico, VA 23227 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 30% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are up 1.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. There are 2% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−13% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (14/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.1% below their final list price; 15% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 42% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $96k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,389 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $835/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $69 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.6% to +11.7% (80% range; middle estimate +4.7%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.

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