Wakefield, VA 23888 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 96
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Home Value
$213,769
+7.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
96
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
62 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
43%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
92.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-1.5%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$93
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−2% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 7.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 3% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−14% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (96/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 8.1% below their final list price; 43% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $52k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,385 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $93 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (60% 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: −7.9% to +8.4% (80% range; middle estimate +1.4%), chance of a rise 60%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Jarratt, VA 23867 | $172.1K | +3.2% | 30 |
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