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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North County and San Diego Housing Markets November 2025
Home prices in the North County and San Diego housing markets continue to stall, with the year-over median price slipping slightly across the county and holding steady in North County. Inventory has been tightening since mid-summer, which gives sellers a mild advantage over buyers, although market times are beginning to edge up.
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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 Forecast 2024: Opportunities for Home Buyers and Sellers
What’s the real estate forecast for 2024? Will home prices continue to climb, or will they crash? What direction are mortgage rates moving, and will more homes come on the market?
Read on to learn more about the current state of the U.S. housing market, the potential opportunities for buyers and sellers, economists’ predictions for the year ahead, and what it all means for you.
Continue reading Real Estate Forecast 2024: Opportunities for Home Buyers and SellersReal 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
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.
Continue reading 5 Factors Telling Us Where the Housing Market Is HeadedMay 2021 North County and San Diego Real Estate Markets
Reports of March’s record-breaking price increases are all over the news right now. But did you know that in the North County and San Diego real estate markets home prices grew even faster in April?
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