Lake Park, NC 28079 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 58
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Home Value
$431,889
−2.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
58
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
58 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
31%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,066/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
46%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$148
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 46% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 34% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (58/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.0% below their final list price; 31% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $103k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,744 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $509/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $148 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.8% to +9.5% (80% range; middle estimate +2.5%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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