Understanding Risk and Demand Scores
Risk carries 12% of the HousRank composite and uses home age. Demand carries 15% and uses days on market. These proxies do not directly measure condition or buyer interest.
Risk: age as a proxy
Risk is weighted at 12% and uses home age. Younger homes rank more favorably on this signal. Age alone does not reveal maintenance, condition, structural soundness, or safety, so this score is not an inspection substitute.
The Newer Construction Signal badge requires an age-proxy category score of at least 88. It replaces the overly broad Low Risk label; the threshold and public scoring formula are unchanged.
The scoring input does not verify improvements or adjust the stored public score based on improvement submissions.
Demand: days on market
Demand carries 15% and uses days on market, with fewer days ranked more favorably. Days on market are a listing signal, not a direct count of interested buyers or a measure of future demand.
The Shorter Market-Time Signal badge requires a market-time category score of at least 85. It replaces the broad In Demand label, without changing its threshold.
The score is relative to the scoring cohort and should be read alongside the listing details.
Reading risk and demand together
A higher risk score indicates a more favorable age signal, not verified low risk or good condition. A stronger demand score indicates fewer days on market, not confirmed buyer interest. Use an inspection and independent research to assess the home.
Frequently asked questions
Does a high risk score mean the home is risky?
A higher risk score means the home's age ranks more favorably within its scoring cohort. The score does not measure verified condition or safety.
What does the demand score measure?
Demand carries 15% and is based on days on market. It is a listing-time proxy, not a direct measure of buyer interest.
Can I improve a home's risk score?
The risk signal uses home age, and improvement submissions do not change the stored public score or rank. Improvement scenarios are qualitative and unverified; they are not score predictions.