Iron Gate, VA 24448 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 83
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Home Value
$88,665
−2.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
83
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
57 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
67%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
11%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-44%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$213
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 44% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 2.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 25% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 20% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+100% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (83/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.6% below their final list price; 67% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 11% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $25k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,244 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $213 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 (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.9% (80% range; middle estimate +2.8%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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