As published by HousingWire, the consensus of ecomists’ forecasts call for lower mortgage rates in the coming year:

Before you pop a top, though, notice that the range of forecasted rates for the 4th quarter of 2024 is from just over 6% to a little more than 7%, still about twice what we got used to in recent years. For perspective, this chart shows five decades’ history of mortgage interest rates:

Continuing with economists’ forecasts from HousingWire, the outlook is somewhat mixed for the number of homes that will be sold in the coming year, and even more mixed in considering home prices. For all the details, visit: DataDigest: Breaking down housing economists’ 2024 forecasts.
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