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.
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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.
Did lower mortgage rates lead to higher home prices in October?
Traditionally, home prices soften in the second half of the year but that’s not what’s happening. Let’s look at why.
The election is over, but mortgage rates have yet to change course
The trend line for mortgage rates has been the same for several weeks, even as some of the uncertainty tied to the election is fading.
Mortgage rates dodge a bullet — for now
Last week we were at risk of breaking a key level in the bond market, which could have sent mortgage rates much higher.
Housing inventory drops noticeably on election week
Last week, we saw a noticeable decline in both active inventory and new listings for election week. Is this just the normal seasonal decline?