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House prices will plummet in 300 US housing markets, study finds

Nypost · · 866 words · By Mary K Jacob
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21 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Of the 894 housing markets Zillow tracks, prices are expected to fall in 309, hold flat in just 14 and rise in 572 through March 2027.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Zillow landing pages and unrelated real estate listings for Nashville, AR. There is no specific data in the evidence regarding the 894 markets or the specific breakdown of price movements (309 fall, 14 flat, 572 rise).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Morningside Heights is a neighborhood on the West Side of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Morningside Drive to the east, 125th Street to the north, 110th Street to the south, and Ri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morningside_Heights
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web search NEUTRAL — Realtor.com® has 68 homes for sale in Nashville, AR. The median listing price is $132,500. Browse the latest listings and find your dream home today.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Nashville_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Find your new home to buy or rent with expert real estate tools and millions of listings right at your fingertips. Seamlessly save, search, and share home listings and apartment rentals – all on the Z…
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zillow.and…
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“Nationally, Zillow now projects home prices will go nowhere over that stretch — a sharp downgrade from last month’s prediction of a 0.5% gain.”
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Two independent web search results (MSN and another source) explicitly confirm that Zillow revised its national home price forecast to 0.0% growth through March 2027, down from a prior 0.5% projection.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zillow has revised its 12‑month U.S. home price forecast to 0.0% growth through March 2027, down from the prior 0.5% projection. The outlook suggests national home price growth will lag behind ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/zillow-projects-flat-us…
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web search NEUTRAL — Zillow slightly downgrades its national home price outlook—predicting that over the next 12 months, U.S. home prices are likely to shift +0.0%.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91530656/housing-market-home-pri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Zillow slightly downgrades its national home price outlook—predicting that over the next 12 months, U.S. home prices are likely to rise +0.9%.
https://www.resiclubanalytics.com/p/zillow-revises-home-pric…
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“The steepest projected decline belongs to Houma, Louisiana... where prices are forecast to fall 7.0% over the next year.”
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The evidence mentions San Antonio as having one of the steepest declines (4%), but does not provide the specific 7.0% forecast for Houma, Louisiana. The other results are general city descriptions or general US market data.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zillow economists project that San Antonio-area home prices will slide by 4% between now and next March — one of the nation’s steepest expected price falloffs during that time. For the first time sinc…
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/zillow-forecasts-san-antonio-…
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web search NEUTRAL — https://youtu.be/n4fuhfFiz7chttps://youtu.be/zbSjcrsZylMHouma is the largest city in, and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wxlMiQb5C0
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web search NEUTRAL — The average home value in United States is $366,019, up 0.4% over the past year. Learn more about the United States housing market and real estate trends.United States Key Takeaways. Typical Home Valu…
https://www.zillow.com/home-values/102001/united-states/
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“Lake Charles, Louisiana follows at 5.6%; then Austin, Texas at 4.6%; New Orleans at 4.4%; and Shreveport at 3.6%. Denver is down 3% in the forecast.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Zillow and Realtor.com landing pages and does not contain any of the specific percentage declines for Lake Charles, Austin, New Orleans, Shreveport, or Denver.
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web search NEUTRAL — The leading real estate marketplace. Search millions of for-sale and rental listings, compare Zestimate® home values and connect with local professionals.
https://www.zillow.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Realtor.com® has 68 homes for sale in Nashville, AR. The median listing price is $132,500. Browse the latest listings and find your dream home today.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Nashville_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Find your new home to buy or rent with expert real estate tools and millions of listings right at your fingertips. Seamlessly save, search, and share home listings and apartment rentals – all on the Z…
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zillow.and…
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“The average homeowner’s insurance premium hit $10,964 in Louisiana in 2024”
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The evidence discusses general insurance trends and the fact that premiums are rising, but does not provide the specific figure of $10,964 for Louisiana in 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get an insurance quote in minutes from a top-rated company. Find 24/7 support and insurance for you, your family, and your belongings.
https://www.progressive.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — An average homeowner policy covers damage from wind, but private homeowners' insurance plans in the US do not cover flooding. Instead, homeowners in areas at risk of flooding usually purchase plans fr…
https://www.sott.net/article/495261-Hurricane-Helene-uncover…
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web search NEUTRAL — Much higher premiums on homeowners insurance. Its main finding was that premiums for these policies have been rising sharply. And that means they’re now at “an unprecedented record high.” In 2018, the…
https://themortgagereports.com/106646/why-homeowners-insuran…
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“in 30 to 40% of Louisiana mortgage transactions, deals are now collapsing entirely because of insurance costs alone.”
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The evidence mentions insurance costs causing an exodus in Florida and general construction cost increases, but there is no mention of the 30% to 40% collapse rate for mortgage transactions specifically in Louisiana.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get an insurance quote in minutes from a top-rated company. Find 24/7 support and insurance for you, your family, and your belongings.
https://www.progressive.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — ... Insurance premiums have climbed as construction costs—which are taken into consideration when determining how expensive it would be to rebuild a home once destroyed—have also risen by a staggering…
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-faces-exodus-insurance-cost…
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web search NEUTRAL — But for homeowners in Florida who have mortgages and are required to carry insurance, there's little recourse except to cover the steep increases. There are reports that because of the high insurance …
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/26/1208590263/florida-homeowners…
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“In Houma specifically, 99% of properties face a risk of severe flooding over the next 30 years”
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The evidence from Flood Factor states that 97% of all properties in Houma face a risk of flooding over the next 30 years. The claim states 99%, which is a slight overstatement of the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — by flooding over the next 30 years. This represents 97% of all properties in the city.Overall, Houma has an extreme risk of flooding over the next 30 years, which means flooding is likely to impact da…
https://floodfactor.com/city/houma-louisiana/2236255_fsid
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web search NEUTRAL — Houma, LA FEMA flood zone lookup. Check coastal flood risk, insurance requirements, and BFE for any address.
https://www.fludzone.com/flood-zones/louisiana/houma
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web search NEUTRAL — Over the next few decades many in Florida will have to retreat from the coast and seek higher ground. Currently there are 2,093,320 properties at risk of severe flooding throughout the state of Florid…
https://www.garrisonflood.com/blog/the-top-5-states-most-at-…
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“In New Orleans, a median-priced home that cost roughly $1,400 a month with 20% down and average insurance in 2020 now runs $2,154 a month.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'monthly' and weather forecasts for Massachusetts, which are completely irrelevant to New Orleans home costs.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 12 months of the year are linked to the Moon’s orbit around Earth. Why are there 12 months? What do the month names mean?
https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/months/
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web search NEUTRAL — MONTHLY definition: 1. happening or produced once a month: 2. a magazine that is published once a month 3. happening…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/monthly
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the monthly weather forecast for Freetown, MA, including daily high/low, historical averages, to help you plan ahead.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/freetown/02702/july-weathe…
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“A family that needed $57,000 in annual income to afford that home six years ago now needs more than $86,000 — well above the metro’s median household income of $61,602.”
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“Between 2020 and 2022, Austin’s median home price rocketed from $325,000 to a peak of $550,000”
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“Then came the steepest single-year correction in the market’s recorded history: a 15.5% plunge in 2023”
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“Redfin data shows Austin carrying 128% more sellers than buyers, with homes averaging more than 90 days on the market.”
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“Zillow valuing the typical Austin home at roughly $508,500”
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“In February 2026, there were approximately 630,000 more home sellers than buyers — the largest gap Redfin has recorded since it began keeping that data in 2013.”
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“The seller surplus hit 46.3%, up sharply from 29.8% just a year earlier.”
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“Syracuse, New York leads the entire nation in Zillow’s forecast with a projected 5.0% gain.”
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“That city is followed by Rockford, Illinois and Atlantic City, both at 4.5%. Meanwhile... Rochester at 4.0% and Utica at 3.5%.”
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“Micron Technology’s planned semiconductor megafab in Central New York is expected to bring more than 100,000 workers earning six figures into the region.”
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“Syracuse home prices were already up 27.9% year-over-year as of March 2026, selling for a median of $179,000”
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“Rockford, Illinois — a manufacturing city of about 147,000 people anchored by employers including Collins Aerospace, Stellantis and UPS”
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“Despite a rolling median price now above $236,000, Rockford remains nearly 65% cheaper than the national median”
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