Housing market predictions show upward momentum and positive expectations for real estate investors. According to national housing market data, experts believe there will be a good market and young real estate investors will come with a lot more options
10 Expert Predictions for the Housing Market for the next 5 years
1. Choosier Buyers
Buyers have been at the seller’s behest for the past many years. The prediction is now buyers will take considerable time to decide. They will choose homes well done and try striking a better deal. The aim is to seek low mortgage interest rates.
2. Decline in Home Prices
A considerable shift is apparent in the housing market. Prices are dropping after the pandemic say, real estate investors. However, the mortgage rates are a bit steady, and buyers are back to buying. So, it is not easy to say, if there will be a decline in home prices in the coming years.
3. Buyers Get Leverage
A buyer-friendlier market is bringing buyers to get more leverage with the shift in the market. Buyers are getting to purchase without waiving contingencies, while the sellers are offering concessions. While some sellers’ mortgage interest rates are low but are not under any selling pressure.
4. Increase in Inventory
Homes are down in some places, while double in some. It is more of a fluid market showing buyer activity picking homes coming into the market. With stability in mortgage rates, the inventory may increase. The expectation is in the buyer activity to pick up on seeing ready homes.
5. Owners of Pandemic times face remorse
The rush to buy homes was high in the Covid-19 early times. The buyers cannot see a return on investment, and feel they are stuck with a property, bought as an urgent decision. Such buyers face remorse times, but they will get back as the economy recovers.
6. Return to Normalcy
There will be normalcy returning in the housing market. The hard-working buyers will become regular. First-time buyers will appreciate the loans. The time is for sellers to accept a drop in prices, and buyers fear the high interest rates. The prediction in the coming years will be practical when sellers face reality.
7. Variability in markets
The real estate markets were always Hot, but now there are demand differences bringing variability in markets. It is because the ‘Zoom towns’ attract more pandemic buyers shifting to WFH, and they look for affordable housing. It means the metros will see a fall in home prices. The Midwest and South regions are in demand. Faraway house prices are likely to increase with the increase in remote work.
8. Mortgage rates to dictate
The mortgage rates will not go down completely but will have a slow rise. As per the buyer’s credit, the rates of mortgage will climb slowly. This prediction is a balance as with rates going up, the price will come down. The balance is with rates rising slowly, the price of houses will drop, but not drastically. Predicting mortgage rates is not easy.
9. Rentals will deny higher rates
In the past years, with mortgage rates being average, people enjoyed low rates. But, with current interest rates, they become nervous to opt for rental properties. Paying 100% interest rates on rent is becoming high for renters. However, with steady mortgage rates, renters will prefer buying a house to putting on interest and staying on the fence.
10. Slide in-home sales
Skyrocketing mortgage rates slow down home sales. However, it will continue until buyers are not ready to pay the high rates. The expectation of experts about house sales is the market will remain sluggish, but homebuyers will acquire stability slowly.
