Anchorage, AK 99515 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 22% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
• Prices. Home values are up 6.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 61% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+63% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (9/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.1% of list); 28% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $123k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $854/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $300 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes. Earthquakes aren't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −2% 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: −1.6% to +14.7% (80% range; middle estimate +7.7%), chance of a rise 87%, of a 5%+ drop 4%.

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