Is the housing market finally tipping in favor of buyers? This week on On the Market, Dave Meyer is joined by Kathy Fettke, Henry Washington, and James Dainard to break down a critical shift in housing market trends. With sellers now outnumbering buyers in many cities for the first time in over a decade, investors are facing new opportunities and new risks. The panel dives into how mortgage rates, housing inventory, and even the potential privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could impact housing prices, interest rates, and your 2025 housing market forecast.
Dave:
It is supposed to be the peak season for the housing market right now, but this year we’ve got a weird one today on the market. I’m going to update you all on three major trends you need to be paying attention to. Hey everyone, it’s Dave, host of On the Market and Head of Real Estate Investing for BiggerPockets where I spend my days studying the housing market and economy and sharing what I learned with all of you here. And today I’m going to share with you three trends about the housing market that you should all be paying attention to, whether you’re looking to buy, optimize your portfolio or maybe work in the industry as an agent, a lender or a property manager. You’re going to want to pay attention to these three trends which are number one, the rapidly emerging buyer’s market. We’ve talked about that a little bit on the show, but we’re going to dive deep into that today.
Contract cancellations and the fact that they’re hitting new highs. And third, the latest news on mortgage delinquencies, which if you haven’t been listening to the show, I always say that this is sort of our main canary in the coal mine for any sort of housing market decline or crashes. So I will make sure to give you all the latest news there. Let’s get into it. So first up, our first trend that you should be paying attention to right now is the emerging buyer’s market, and there is some new data…