Housing Market
Gen Z Just Hit a Record 20% of Purchase Rate Locks
The July Mortgage Monitor report shows Gen Z hit a record 20% of purchase rate locks in Q2 2026, the largest share on record.
July 9, 2026
The July Mortgage Monitor report shows Gen Z hit a record 20% of purchase rate locks in Q2 2026, the largest share on record.
Updated forecasts from Fannie Mae and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) show modest improvements ahead for housing, with Fannie projecting 4.85 million home sales in 2025 and MBA forecasting 4.3% average mortgage rates through 2027.
Zillow just downgraded its U.S. home price forecast, now predicting a 1.7% YoY decline by 2026 as inventory climbs and affordability pressures mount.
The latest Zillow report reveals a 45.3% rise in U.S. home values since February 2020, with Miami, Austin, and New York City seeing the highest growth in home values and rent prices. The report also highlights shifts in buyer preferences.
Logan Mohtashami shuts down doomsday prophets on X, using hard data to debunk claims of a DC housing market crash. His latest HousingWire analysis reveals what’s really happening with inventory, listings, and home prices.
The National Association of REALTORS® reports that nearly 90% of metro areas saw home price growth in Q4 2024, with the national median price rising 4.8% year over year to $410,100.
Fannie Mae shared 5 housing market predictions for 2025. Learn how skill-based agents can turn challenges into opportunities this year.
Fannie Mae’s latest Home Price Expectations Survey predicts slower home price growth in 2024 and 2025. The panel also estimates a shortage of 2.8 million homes in the U.S.
According to the Q1 2024 Fannie Mae Home Price Expectations Survey (HPES), a panel of 100+ housing experts forecasts home price growth of 3.8% in 2024 and 3.4% in 2025, as well as a median 6% 30-year fixed mortgage rate by the end of 2024.
CoreLogic released its Home Price Insights report for February 2024 with HPI data through December 2023 and HPI forecasts through December 2024. For the first time since late 2022, no states reported year-over-year home price declines in December 2023.
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) unveiled the latest findings from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, offering a comprehensive snapshot of U.S. home prices for October 2023.
A new report by Real Estate Witch shows home values in states with recreational cannabis are six figures above those of states without.
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