Midyear forecasts expect home prices to slowly tick up this year, as mortgage rates and inflation remain elevated. Processing Content Realtor.com’s latest forecast projects prices will grow 1.2% in 2026, lower than its original estimate of 2.2% and well below the current pace of inflation, meaning home values are declining in real terms. Veros Real […]
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Sales of previously owned US homes slipped back in June, dragged down by stubbornly high mortgage rates that have kept the housing market stuck in a yearslong slump. Processing Content Contract closings fell 2.4% to an annualized rate of 4.09 million last month, data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors show. That fell
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If the first half of this year has left you feeling stuck, you’re not the only one. Mortgage rates stayed higher than people wanted. Affordability remained tight. And uncertainty overseas added another layer of pressure nobody saw coming. That’s why so many people are asking the same question: Will the second half of the year
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