National Association of Realtors®(NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicts that home sales will rise to 4.46 million by the end of 2024, which is a 9% increase compared to 2023. In other good news, U.S. News Senior Real Estate Economist Patrick S. Duffy reported that interest rates are expected to slowly decline over time, which…

The minutes from the Fed’s December meeting showed there is a growing sense among Fed members that inflation is under control. The Fed cited the decline we’ve seen in their favored inflation measure, Core Personal Consumption Expenditures, which strips out volatile food and energy prices. The Fed also acknowledged that there is a risk to…

Zillow’s latest forecast calls for home values to hold steady in 2024, falling 0.2%. Predicting how mortgage rates will move is a nearly impossible task, but recent inflation news gives the impression that rates are likely to hold fairly steady as well in the coming months. Taken together, the cost of buying a home looks…

Across the U.S. we’re seeing improvements in inventory levels, especially in the South, which experienced a 7.7% increase in active listings year-over-year,” said Danielle Hale, chief economist, Realtor.com® “While the uptick in December inventory levels is encouraging, it is important to note that two-thirds of outstanding mortgages in the U.S. have a rate under 4%…