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Housing Market Forecast: Unpredictable Mortgage Rates to Shake Up 2025

Appraisal Buzz

Zillow anticipates a more active housing market with more buyers obtaining the upper hand in 2025. A construction boom has eased pressure on rent prices, putting rent affordability on track to improve next year—that is, as long as wages continue to grow.” As 2025 draws near, mortgage rates are once again in the news.

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The Week Ahead: Preparing for 2025

Appraisal Buzz

Housing Market Supply and Demand: An analysis of housing inventory trends and construction pressures affecting pricing and availability. Housing Market Supply and Demand: An analysis of housing inventory trends and construction pressures affecting pricing and availability.

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Built-to-rent construction gains momentum amid affordable housing shortage 

Housing Wire

As a result, some homebuilders have doubled down on the construction of built-to-rent (BTR) homes. The momentum is continuing as another 99,000 BTR homes are under construction in 2024, although the breakneck pace is expected to ease in 2025. Meanwhile, investors are flocking to the BTR sector.

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The intensifying rental market: Why agents must be prepared

Housing Wire

A market under pressure: rising rents nationwide Rental prices across the U.S. percent in 2025, with some regions experiencing hikes of 20 percent or more, according to data by Construction Coverage. have continued to surge. The national average rent is expected to rise by 4.8

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Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis

Appraisal Buzz

Diminished Development Capacity: As developers struggle, new construction grinds to a halt. Some may exit the industry entirely, setting the stage for future housing shortages. Opportunities: Creating a more stable and affordable housing market in the long term. Remember, market cycles are inevitable.

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California Realtors discuss post-wildfire changes in Black neighborhoods

Housing Wire

Many Black families moved to these neighborhoods in the 1960s after redlining and interstate construction forced them out of other areas. ” Kalin closed his session with tailored advice for agents who are assisting landlords, buyers, and tenants with wildfire recovery. Landlords cannot raise rents by more than 10% until then.

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Investing in tomorrow: Steven Katz is bullish on the build-to-rent market

Housing Wire

The credit profile of the tenant in the BTR space is much stronger. Many tenants living in BTR communities may also own a BTR investment property while renting a BTR property themselves. SK: Construction lending is extremely complex, and in which banks have traditionally been the dominant players.

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