So what can we expect for real estate in 2023? Will mortgage rates continue to climb? Could home prices come crashing down? While this is one of the more challenging real estate periods to forecast, here’s what several industry experts predict will happen to the U.S. housing market in the coming year.
Over the past few years, a real estate buying frenzy bid up home prices to eye-popping amounts. However, as mortgage rates have risen, buyer demand has cooled. Consequently, home sellers who enter the market today may need to reset their expectations.
The Realtor.com website released its 2023 housing market predictions last week, stating that mortgage rates will be above 7%, rents will outpace home prices, and overall home sales will decline.It also predicted 100 of the largest local markets in the United States.
Cut through the online clutter and armchair quarterbacking of the real estate industry with these ten predictions from Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. This article appeared in Inman, Hickman-Coen Home Team is a subscriber.
Mortgage rates have been on a roller coaster ride this year, rising and falling amid inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty. And even the experts are divided regarding predicting where rates are headed next. This climate has been unsettling for some homebuyers and sellers. However, with proper planning, you can work toward qualifying for the best mortgage rates available today – and open up the possibility of refinancing at a lower rate in the future.
Demand for purchase mortgages increases for the second week in a row, but borrowers are increasingly turning to adjustable-rate loans.
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The average 30-year-fixed rate mortgage declined to 3.76% for the week ending March 3, down from 3.89% in the previous week, amid the geopolitical tensions caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS Mortgage Survey.
Freddie Mac released its latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), which showed a notable uptick, as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.69%. This upward climb reignites flat movement over three weeks prior.
