Is now a good time to buy a house?
Rapid changes in mortgage rates have left many would-be homebuyers asking: Is now a good time to buy a house?
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Mortgage rates fall on jobs week data
After the final jobs report for 2024, mortgage rates made a nice move lower on Friday, helped along by improved mortgage spreads.
Redfin’s 2025 housing market forecast predicts resilient homebuyers
Redfin forecasts home prices to rise by 4% over the course of 2025, with existing home sales between 4.1 million and 4.4 million.
Small drop in mortgage rates a good sign for December
If housing industry professionals are looking for an early Christmas gift, they might receive it in the next two weeks if key economic indicators move in the right direction.
Will we see a Santa Claus rally in mortgage rates?
Despite initial concerns that tariffs would push mortgage rates up to 8%, this week has brought some encouraging news.
Zillow’s forecast for the 2025 housing market in a word? Bumpy
Zillow expects home-price growth of 2.6% in 2025, which is largely in line with growth from this year. It also projects 4.3 million existing-home sales, with some buyers reversing the post-pandemic trend of buying for more space by choosing smaller homes.
Logan Mohtashami says a ‘trade war tap dance’ with Trump’s tariffs is unlikely
On the RealTrending podcast, HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami talks about his 2025 housing market forecast and the potential impacts of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Dustin Owen on housing affordability: ‘I don’t think it’s going to be solved over the next four years’
Dustin Owen says that Donald Trump’s policies on tariffs and immigration could raise inflation and interest rates rather than lowering them.
How are mortgage rates affecting housing demand?
It has been almost two months since mortgage rates spiked again, and my initial thought was this would tank housing demand.
MBA revises 2025 mortgage rates forecast, and it’s not good
MBA now expects mortgage rates to end 2025 at 6.4%, a 50 bps jump from its forecast in October. Forecasted origination volume also dropped $200B to $2.1T.