Willard, NC 28478 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 100
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Home Value
$225,359
+4.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
100
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
10.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
65 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
36%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
90.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
10%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$404
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 10% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 59% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+125% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (100/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 10.0% below their final list price; 36% 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 $59k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,192 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $404 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.4% to +9.9% (80% range; middle estimate +2.8%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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