Abilene, TX 79602 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+7% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are up 7.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 12% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−30% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (13/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.1% below their final list price; 13% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $77k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,272 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $416/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $129 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −1% to +15% over the next 12 months (87% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −1.4% to +14.9% (80% range; middle estimate +7.9%), chance of a rise 87%, of a 5%+ drop 4%.

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