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Housing Market Predictions for 2025-2030
By 2030, median existing home prices may climb over 10% from 2025 levels. New home prices grow slightly in 2025, then up over 10% by 2030. Existing home sales rise 2.2% in 2025, rebounding nearly 18% by 2030. New single-family home sales dip slightly in 2025, then grow over 11% by 2030. Single- and multi-family…
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Are We Ever Getting Lower Mortgage Rates in 2025?
Inflation just ticked up to 2.7% — so yeah, mortgage rates might follow suit. Hopes for a Fed rate cut this month? Pretty much gone after June's CPI data. Tariffs are back on the table Aug 1 — and could quietly push rates even higher. New tax law = mixed bag: bigger deductions help homeowners,…
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Texas Housing Market: Soft Landing 2025-2026
Home prices are expected to continue softening through 2025 and into 2026, particularly in markets like Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth. Inventory levels are likely to remain elevated, giving buyers more options and creating a more balanced market. Sellers may need to offer incentives to attract buyers in this competitive environment. Mortgage rates are forecast to…
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Is a 31% Boom in Home Prices Possible by 2029?
US home prices ↑ 19.8% cumulatively from 2025 to 2029, averaging ↑ 3.7% annual growth. Annual growth accelerates to ↑ 10.8% by 2027, then reaches ↑ 19.8% cumulative increase in 2029. Optimistic forecasts predict up to ↑ 31% total growth by 2029, pessimistic as low as ↑ 0.6% in 2025. Mortgage rates expected to stabilize…
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8 Tips For First-Time Homebuyers
First-time homebuyers should follow eight essential steps: assess debt and ensure a manageable debt-to-income ratio, check and correct credit score errors, review budget for additional costs, determine down payment, get preapproved for a mortgage, identify desired home type, research neighborhoods, and compare mortgage rates. This preparation will help in confidently searching for a new home.…
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Will Rising Inventory Force Prices Downward?
New US home listings ↑ 8.4% yearly, hitting a three-year high in May 2025. Despite growing supply, pending sales ↓ 2.2%, marking the lowest seasonal level since at least 2015.
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Are Buyers Really Optimistic About Housing?
Over half of U.S. buyers feel the market is better than last year, showing cautious optimism. Seventy-five percent of buyers are waiting for lower prices and interest rates before purchasing homes.
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Housing 2026: The Price Pendulum Swings
Home prices may grow moderately in 2026 due to stable demand and limited housing supply. Mortgage rates will be a key driver—declines could boost sales, while increases may cool demand.
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Will Texas Cap Local Property Tax Growth?
Texas Senate advanced SB 9 to limit property tax growth to 2.5% in large counties. The bill aims to curb rising homeowner costs, with supporters citing economic growth and opponents warning service cuts.
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Texas Cities Are the New American Dream
More Americans are packing up for Texas cities—big urban vibes, sunny skies! 300 sunny days, job booms, median $353K homes—why not move here?