Lower mortgage rates driving early spring home sales
We’ve seen positive year-over-year growth with most of the weekly data in 2025, despite mortgage rates not being at 6%.
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What’s keeping homebuilders from large-scale layoffs?
A decrease in the number of residential construction workers is usually an early sign of a recession. So why haven’t we seen any big layoffs?
Will home prices fall in 2025 with more inventory?
We’ve been assuming that lower rates increase demand faster than supply. But what happens if we get the first economic downturn in a while?
Lower mortgage rates spark housing demand heading into spring
Lower mortgage rates are breathing new life into the market, pushing purchase application data into positive territory for the year.
Have lower mortgage rates boosted housing demand yet?
Does a promising increase in purchase applications indicate that the housing market is beginning to wake up just in time for spring?
Do mortgage rates have room to drop lower?
Treasury Secretary Bessent said the housing market is about to “unfreeze.” Can mortgage rates go even lower than we’ve seen since Jan. 14?
How child care costs and commutes will impact brokerage economics in 2025
Economists Jessica Lautz and Lisa Sturtevant took to the stage at HousingWire’s Housing Economic Summit on Tuesday to examine data and trends as they forecast what this year could have in store for anxious broker-owners.
2025 could be the last year of inventory shortage
New data shows many signs that 2025 may be the final year of widespread housing inventory shortages, as long as certain factors align.
Can government job cuts lead to lower mortgage rates for spring?
Could the loss of jobs in the government sector significantly increase the unemployment rate and push mortgage rates lower this spring?
Gen Z seeking inventive homeownership paths
Gen Z is carving a variety of paths to homeownership, seeking to overcome continued uncertainty with affordability and inventory.