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Pending Home Sales Increased in March But Meaningful Gains Won’t Occur Until Rates Fall

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“Meaningful gains will only occur with declining mortgage rates and rising inventory,” Yun says. million in 2025. Inventory will grow steadily from more home construction, and various life-changing events will require people to trade up, trade down or move to another location.” in 2025 to $403,800. to $440,500 in 2025.

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Pending home sales surged in December: NAR

Housing Wire

According to an NAR outlook, home sales are projected to rise significantly in 2024 and 2025 as the housing market steadily returns to normal. increase between 2024 and 2025 to a pace of 5.35 in 2025 to reach $405,200. in 2025 to reach $405,200. million and a 15.8% million units. year over year.

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Fannie Mae continues to forecast modest downturn in 2024

Housing Wire

The group projects a return to growth in 2025. However, the woes that hindered home sales in 2023, such as affordability challenges and the lack of resale inventory, will persist. As a result, home sales will begin a “slow but meaningful recovery” in 2024, according to the December 2023 commentary from the Fannie Mae ESR Group.

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Pending-home sales drop 13% from a year ago as rates stay high: Redfin

Housing Wire

Meanwhile, available inventory continues to dwindle as many homeowners stay put to keep their relatively low mortgage rates. Meanwhile, mortgage rates are not expected to cool anytime soon as the Fed announced on Wednesday that interest rates were likely to remain higher than anticipated heading into 2024 and 2025.

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A sub-7% mortgage rate brings holiday cheer

Housing Wire

Powell on Wednesday announced that the Fed anticipates making three 25 basis point rate cuts in 2024 and four in 2025, which should help bring mortgage rates further down in 2024. This harms inventory as homeowners are reluctant to let go of their low mortgages.

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Mortgage origination market should improve by 19% next year: MBA

Housing Wire

at the end of 2025 as Treasury rates decline and as the spread narrows. As mortgage rates come down to the 6%-range in 2024 and the 5% range in 2025, borrowers will see less of a trade-off in moving, Kan projected. Mortgage rates will drop, but challenges linger MBA’s baseline forecast is for mortgage rates to end 2024 at 6.1%

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

We have brought down expenses and continue to grow our agent count and inventory advantage,” Reffkin said. For example, Compass has access to off-market exclusives through Compass Private Exclusives and Coming Soon, which is particularly important in a low-inventory environment.” million to 5.6 million homes in 2026,” Reffkin said.

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