Yalobusha presents a decision tension: falling county value measures sit beside higher MLS asking prices, while no published market rent permits income underwriting. The record warrants diligence from buyers able to obtain lease and flood-cost evidence; yield-led screens should remain cautious. Zillow’s county value is $160,364, down 1.97%, at the 2026-06 observation. FHFA’s repeat-transaction HPI, a price-change index rather than a home value, fell 14.32% in 2025. The sources have different methods and vintages; their declines should not be averaged, while the listing signal is not a sale-price counterpoint.
Market rent is not published, so gross yield cannot be computed. HUD’s two-bedroom FMR of $842 is a payment standard, not an asking-rent estimate, and cannot substitute for rent. The effective property-tax rate is 0.66%, with median annual tax of $809. Those tax figures help define carrying costs but do not establish the expense burden: insurance, maintenance, utilities, financing and property-specific assessments are not published.
Realtor.com MLS listing evidence shows median asking price up 28.27%, 24 active listings, and 15.38% of listings reduced. These are asking-price, visible-supply and seller-concession measures—not closed sales or proof of buyer demand. Tax-return migration was net positive by 2 households, and arriving movers reported higher average AGI than departures; that modest flow does not establish renter demand. Investor purchases were 20 of 118 total purchases, making non-owner participation relevant to bid competition but not sufficient to identify investor strategy, rents, or resale liquidity.
Annual QCEW covered employment at county workplaces declined 0.87%; it is neither resident employment nor an unemployment measure. Manufacturing is the largest disclosed private supersector, not the whole county economy. Inland flood is the dominant hazard, and modeled annual climate loss equals 0.16% of building value; it is a model, not a property-specific loss estimate. Next checks are lease comparables, closed-sale records, flood zone and insurance terms, property tax bills, and employer/tenant concentration. Without them, the record cannot determine sustainable yield, all-in carrying cost, or exit liquidity.