Mount Vernon, AL 36560 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+10% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are up 7.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 11% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 44% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−63% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (21/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.9% of list); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $30k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,144 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $259 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 −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (74% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.3% to +11.0% (80% range; middle estimate +3.9%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.

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