Selma, OR 97538 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 25% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are down 4.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 14% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 15% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+5% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (99/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 9.7% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 52% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $76k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,236 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $800 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from wildfire. Check insurance costs before buying.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (52% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

No clear direction

A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.0% to +7.3% (80% range; middle estimate +0.2%), chance of a rise 52%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.

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