Sterlington, LA 71280 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−4% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are up 2.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 63% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−41% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (16/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.4% below their final list price; 24% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 22% 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 $1,829 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $101 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (80% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.8% to +12.6% (80% range; middle estimate +5.5%), chance of a rise 80%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.

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