What’s the prediction for the 2026 housing market? Is this the year buyers will stop waiting? Forecasters are split, predicting anywhere from 1.7% to 14% growth in home sales. That 12-point gap reveals the central question facing the housing market: how much will slightly lower mortgage rates and slowly eroding lock-in effects actually unlock pent-up demand? What’s the forecast for California?
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Real Estate Market Update: What Mid-Year Indicators Mean for Your Next Move
As we reach the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. housing market stands at a critical juncture. The frenzy of the pandemic-era real estate boom has long since cooled, but in its place, we’re seeing a market searching for balance. Higher mortgage rates, cautious buyers, and rising home inventory are combining to reshape what it means to buy or sell a home in today’s climate.
Continue reading Real Estate Market Update: What Mid-Year Indicators Mean for Your Next Move2025 Market Predictions
Experts Predict San Diego Home Values Will Increase in 2025.
Top housing experts and economists give 2025 market predictions of what mortgage rates will do, and where home values in the San Diego and national markets are headed.
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It’s June and time for a mid-year market update to review this year’s most important real estate news and get a sneak peek into what analysts predict is around the corner for 2024.
Continue reading 2024 Mid-Year Market Update: What Buyers and Sellers Need to KnowReal Estate Update: The San Diego Market vs. National Trends
We’ve all been hearing about real estate markets slowing, mortgage rates rising and prices dropping. All of which is true in the San Diego real estate market. But the news you hear is national, and real estate is local. Here in San Diego, that’s not the whole picture. Read on for both the local and national real estate market update, and find out how they differ.
Continue reading Real Estate Update: The San Diego Market vs. National TrendsHome Prices in 2023 and What That Means for You
Last year, one factor drove home prices more than any other: rising mortgage rates.
In March 2022, the Federal Reserve began a series of interest rate hikes in an effort to pump the brakes on inflation. And while some market sectors have been slow to respond, the housing market has reacted accordingly.
Both demand and price appreciation have tapered, as the primary challenge for homebuyers has shifted from availability to affordability. And although this higher-mortgage rate environment has been a painful adjustment for many buyers and sellers, it should ultimately lead to a more stable and balanced real estate market.
So, what can we expect in 2023? Continue reading Home Prices in 2023 and What That Means for You
Rising Mortgage Rates, Short Supply: The State of Real Estate in 2022
The last two years caught many of us off guard, and not just because of the pandemic. They also ushered in the hottest housing market on record. Low mortgage rates paired with a supply shortage drove home prices up nationally by nearly 19% in 2021.
Continue reading Rising Mortgage Rates, Short Supply: The State of Real Estate in 2022Home Prices Soar: Did Your Home Outearn You Last Year?
Home prices skyrocketed in San Diego and the rest of the country last year, and odds are that your home earned more than you did.
Continue reading Home Prices Soar: Did Your Home Outearn You Last Year?The State of Real Estate in 2022
Where is real estate headed in 2022? Last year was definitely one for the real estate history books. The pandemic helped usher in a buying frenzy that caused home prices to soar nationwide by a record 19.9% between August 2020 and August 2021.
Continue reading The State of Real Estate in 20225 Factors Telling Us Where the Housing Market Is Headed
The housing market is caught up in a basic supply and demand predicament. Homes in the U.S. are selling at lightning speed, but the availability of listings remains limited. Helped by historically low mortgage rates, buyers keep shopping for homes. This reduces the available inventory and pushes home prices up across the country.
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