Manchester, GA 31816 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 33% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are down 2.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 3% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 2% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+94% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (67/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.3% below their final list price; 11% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $36k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,764 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $294/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $80 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 (68% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.6% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.7%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.

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