Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

What will the housing market look like in 2025? We already see many signals for what to expect, including last week’s data on inventory , new listings and price reductions, which I analyze below. For a more comprehensive look, read our 2025 Housing Market Forecast covering home prices, home sales volumes and more.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As we look into 2025, the question everyone is asking is: Do we have a new era starting? We know inventory has been climbing all year. The MBAs mortgage applications data has been surprisingly strong. Inventory is growing Lets start with supply. Inventory shrank every year for most of the decade.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

While some of those markets have since seen a reversal of fortunes, 2025 may bring a few more surprises. Among the 10 NAR highlights there are common themes existing affordability, lower lock-in effect on mortgages, strong job growth and high migration. Locked-in mortgages have been widely credited with cutting off housing inventory.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Realtor.com has revealed its Top Housing Markets for 2025 , highlighting the areas ready for growth in the year ahead. Inventory on the Rise While the nations housing inventory remains a challenge, a recovery is underway, with the number of homes for sale in November notching the highest mark since December 2019.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Key Takeaways Interest rates should continue to decrease in 2025. Housing inventory will likely still be low in 2025, and demand could increase. Will Interest Rates Go Down in 2025? Good news: Mortgage rates will likely continue going down in 2025! Will the Housing Market Crash in 2025?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2025

Mortgage rates are declining, and recent purchase application data shows a promising 9% week-to-week increase and a 2% rise compared to the previous year. I’ve noticed that housing data tends to improve when mortgage rates drop from 6.64% to 6%, especially when I adjust for seasonal demand.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 13, 2025

If 2025 follows the seasonal trends of the past few years, sellers who list their property this week may see more buyers in the market, sell their home more quickly, and receive an average of $27,000 more than they would at the beginning of the year. higher than the beginning of the year and 1.1% more than the average week of the year.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Forecasts for the housing market in 2025 are not that rosy, but Ryan McKeveny and Brian Hale see this as a good thing for the years ahead. With some improvement in mortgage rates and affordability, both home sales and refinance can come back pretty quickly. But, in order to get there, mortgage spreads must improve.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Despite 2025 housing market predictions changing fast , there are still key themes and trends for real estate leaders to watch to best serve their clients and business. HW: What housing trends do you think will continue in 2025 and why? JL: Housing inventory has been climbing in recent months.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Redfin cited a number of reasons for this increase in the nations housing inventory, including: The mortgage rate lock-in effect is fading: A number of homeowners who scored low mortgage rates during the pandemic have been staying put because moving would mean taking on a higher rate. month-over-month, and 4.7% year-over-year.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

It has been almost two months since mortgage rates spiked again, and my initial thought was this would tank housing demand. We had a positive 18-week period with purchase applications before mortgage rates started rising in September. Initially, the data showed more robust performance as mortgage rates approached 6%.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

If 2024 was a rollercoaster, 2025 is shaping up to be a championship gameand every buyer , seller and homeowner has a shot at winning big. Whether youre looking to buy your first home, upgrade or simply gain clarity on the current market , this guide is your insiders playbook to tackle 2025 with confidence. The key takeaway?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

If this happens, will we see lower mortgage rates this spring? However, last week saw a decline in mortgage rates due to softer economic data, which led to an influx of money into the bond market as stocks sold off on Friday. We need to be more mindful of the labor data as we go further into 2025.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Dramatic mortgage rate movements are destined to play a major role in the coming year, according to Zillow ‘s newest forecast , which also calls for declining mortgage rates to be a catalyst for home-sales growth and home-price appreciation in 2025. “There’s a strong sense of dj vu on tap for 2025.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Recently, weve shared that the inventory of unsold homes is growing. In recent weeks, home sales also faltered in the face of 7% mortgage rates. There are already plenty of markets nationwide where the inventory of unsold homes has built up over the past few years and home prices have ticked down. this week is $421,000.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Zillow is predicting a more active housing market in 2025 , but those hoping to buy — or even refinance — should buckle up for a bumpy ride and be ready to move when conditions are right. More inventory should shake loose in 2025, giving buyers a bit more room to breathe. For existing home sales, Zillow forecasts 4.3

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The difference is mortgage rates: even with inventory growing at a healthy clip this year, mortgage rates just heading down toward 6% for a brief period of time resulted in higher prices in a seasonally soft period. This is something to think about for 2025. However, that didn’t happen. million in October.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Housing Market Supply and Demand: An analysis of housing inventory trends and construction pressures affecting pricing and availability. Stone discussed challenges in the real estate and mortgage sectors, emphasizing operational efficiency and preparedness in light of regulatory changes, housing supply concerns, and evolving market dynamics.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Auction.com has released its 2025 Distressed Market Outlook , which forecasts foreclosure auction volume decreasing 8% in 2025 as a baseline scenario. Those two scenarios have foreclosure auction volume increasing in 2025. This data provides forward-looking insight into retail housing market trends.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

TD: There will be an uptick throughout the rest of 2024 and into 2025 due to a deficit of 5-7 million homes. Ground-up construction growth will be high to meet the population growth and meet the demand due to limited inventory. HW : The fix-and-flip market continues to see strong demand despite inventory challenges.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2025

This housing market is on hold until mortgage rates come down. We knew that mortgage rates over 7% were possible for the year, and here we are. I still expect well spend most of the year under 7% for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage , but until that happens, home sales are at a standstill. When will that be? I have no idea.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

At the same time, mortgage rates jumped back over 7%. What were trying to track are what the real-time signals are telling us about homebuyers and 7% mortgage rates. Inventory fell There are 635,000 single-family homes unsold on the market now. Inventory falls quickly over the holidays, so this week has 2.4%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell played the Grinch last week for the housing market, sending mortgage rates higher after his remarks at the Fed presser on Wednesday. However, we need lower mortgage rates to grow sales in a bigger fashion in 2025. However, this year, mortgage rates rose during this timeframe.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The NAR president and Massachusetts native then took NAR members on a walk down memory lane to explain the trade group’s priorities for 2025. “In So, as I look to 2025 and where we want to go, it is to stick to the basics. Those utilizing mortgages from the U.S. It means that in 2025, NAR is going to be leaner.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

This is the trend that will be the theme for 2025. It seems more sellers are coming out every week and that will keep inventory pushing upward. Mortgage rates pushed this week close to 7.25%. Its only two weeks into January and mortgage rates have hit the high end of the range we forecasted for the entire year.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As low inventory levels, elevated mortgage rates and rising home prices keep the housing industry stagnant, short-term real estate investors — aka fix-and-flippers — faced market turmoil during the third quarter of 2024. But acquisitions were also somewhat easier in these markets due to rising inventory. ”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Mortgage applications increased 5.4% 6, stemming from a 27% jump in refinance activity, according to a report released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This is the latest weekly increase in mortgage applications, following a trend of steady demand increases over the past several weeks. share a week prior.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

However, housing demand surged when mortgage rates fell in the early 1980s during a recession. A similar situation could occur now, but we haven’t had mortgage rates low enough for long enough to increase home sales significantly. For me, the highlight of 2024 was the growth in active inventory. months, not the 10.8

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Describing the modern-day mortgage market as challenging would be an understatement, to say the least. Mortgage interest rates have steadily ramped up throughout 2024. The average rate throughout 2024 for 30-year fixed mortgages was 6.72% higher than it was during the 2008 market crash.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

“Inventories of existing homes for sale have improved from a year ago but remain historically low, due largely to the so-called ‘lock-in effect.’ ’ Since the beginning of October, mortgage rates have rebounded after bottoming out around 6.1% home-price appreciation for calendar year 2025.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Without more clarity on mortgage rates , substantial growth in housing permits is unlikely. We are maintaining a steady level, with the best results appearing when mortgage rates approach 6%. For sale Inventory and months supply : The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of December was 494,000.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

The 30-year fixed mortgage has followed suit, recently falling as low as 6.75%, the lowest level since mid-December. Its quite obvious that stubbornly high mortgage rates slowed down early season homebuyers in the first quarter of 2025. So, mortgage rates have been declining for several weeks now.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

The unsold inventory of homes on the market across the country is 28% greater than last year at this time. Withdrawals keep a lid on inventory growth. That suggests a shadow inventory of homes that want to be sold but the market isnt there for it. Are there any signs of sales growing for 2025? Something to watch.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We track inventory and home sales very closely, so the biggest surprise this year has been the resiliency of home prices. Given the unrelenting mortgage costs, generally weak homebuyer demand, and the year’s rising supply of unsold homes, I’ve been expecting home prices to recede a bit in the second half of this year. They have not.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

High mortgage rates, low inventory and sky-high prices resulted in historically low sales at a time when agents are already wrestling with the changes related to the $418 million antitrust settlement signed by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This is particularly true for builders with in-house mortgage businesses.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 19, 2024

More buyers have entered the market as the economy continues to add jobs, housing inventory grows compared to a year ago, and consumers get used to a new normal of mortgage rates between 6% and 7%. million units in total housing inventory, which was 2.9% At the current sales pace, unsold inventory is at a 3.8-month

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 6, 2024

in 2025 and 3.6% for 2025, and 3.3% Fannie Maes Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group also surveyed panelists on their general housing outlook for 2025. Fannie Maes Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group also surveyed panelists on their general housing outlook for 2025. for 2024, 3.1%

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