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Mortgage Rate Forecasts for 2019 Predict Only a Slight Increase
A new round of mortgage rate forecasts for 2019 suggest that the average rate for a 30-year fixed home loan could hover within the 4.6% to 4.7% range next year. That’s only slightly higher than where we are right now, as of late summer 2018. New Mortgage Rate Forecasts for 2019 Over the last month […]
San Jose Housing Forecast: Above-Average Price Growth into 2019
Housing development in San Jose, CA. Photo by Sean O’Flaherty. A pair of recent forecasts for the San Jose, California real estate market suggest that the city will continue to experience above-average price growth in 2019. In fact, one forecast predicted that it will be one of the five strongest housing markets in the country, […]
Charlotte Housing Forecast Suggests Slower Price Growth Through 2019
A recently published forecast for the Charlotte, North Carolina housing market indicates that home prices could rise more slowly over the coming months than they did over the past year. But competition among buyers remains high due to limited inventory. Updated Forecast for the Charlotte Real Estate Market In July 2018 the real estate research […]
Outlook: What Will the U.S. Real Estate Market Do in 2019?
We’ve passed the midpoint of 2018, which means some home buyers are starting to look ahead to next year. And a lot of them share the same questions: What will the real estate market be like in 2019? Will home prices keep rising, level off, or drop next year? Will it be a buyers’ or […]
A ‘Normal’ Forecast for U.S. Home Prices Through Spring 2019
A team of housing analysts and economists have offered a U.S. home-price forecast extending into spring 2019 that’s fairly “normal” by historical standards. This follows several years of above-average price growth within the nation’s housing market. U.S. Home Price Forecasts Through Spring 2019 Home values across the country have been rising steadily for the last […]
Forecast: Grand Rapids Housing Market Experiencing Inventory ‘Crisis’
Summary: Inventory is still lacking within the Grand Rapids, Michigan real estate market, and forecasts suggest that this will boost home prices through 2018 and into 2019. In 2017, a real estate report published by Realtor.com singled out Grand Rapids as having one of the tightest housing markets in the country. Back then, the city […]
Dallas Housing Forecast for 2018: Is It Getting Back to ‘Normal’?
According to a new report from Realtor.com, Dallas is currently one of the hottest housing markets in the United States. But things might cool down a bit over the coming months. Recent forecasts for the Dallas housing market, extending into the fall of 2018, suggest that home-price appreciation will slow. Here’s a look at the […]
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