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2026 Housing Market Forecast: What to Expect in the Second Half of the Year

2026 Housing Market Forecast: What to Expect in the Second Half of the Year 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 nobo

Why Today's Housing Market Is Different from 2008

Why Today's Housing Market Is Different from 2008 You've probably heard plenty of doom and gloom about the housing market lately. High rates. Stretched budgets. Headlines that make buying or selling sound like a terrible idea. But the data tells a very different story.  This isn't 2020 or 2021. It w

Why Home Prices Can Be Rising, Falling, and Flat at the Same Time

Why Home Prices Can Be Rising, Falling, and Flat at the Same Time You've probably heard that home prices are cooling off. And that's true – nationally. But zoom in on individual markets across the country, and the picture looks completely different depending on where you are. Some areas are still se

Is It a Buyer's Market or Seller's Market? What the Latest Housing Market Data Shows

Is It a Buyer's Market or Seller's Market? What the Latest Housing Market Data Shows Remember a few years back when sellers held all the power and buyers were stuck offering way over asking or waiving inspections just to get a chance at the house? In many markets, those days are behind us. While it’