Prospective homebuyers got good news when Freddie Mac announced a downward adjustment to anticipated home price increases for 2024 and 2025. The revision comes just over a month after Freddie Mac predicted increases of 2.5% for 2024 and 2.1% for 2025. The mortgage lender predicts that the increase for 2024 and 2025 will be closer to 0.5%. Considering that most prospective homebuyers were already struggling with high prices and a lack of inventory, any news about a slowdown in price increases cou
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Zillow Group says the tough housing market and rising mortgage rates led to its cautious outlook. Of the 28 analysts with Zillow class C ratings tracked by FactSet half rate the shares Buy or Buy-equivalent. Mortgage rates continue to climb as the spring home buying season reaches its peak period.