Past periods of high inflation and high rates — be it in 1979, 1980 or 1990 — have caused the housing market to stall. But they also didn’t crush it forever, according to an Inman analysis. Continue reading
Five real estate experts explain how rising mortgage rates, inflation and economic uncertainty could impact baby boomers and millennials this spring and how both groups can succeed in the short and long term. Continue reading
Economists revealed to Intel how mortgage rates and inflation will bring the spring homebuying market back toward historical norms and become the new sales benchmark for years to come. Continue reading
It’s one of the most popular questions you’ll hear, especially from first-time homebuyers. Find out how to answer it expertly. Continue reading
Now, although price growth through the pandemic period was clearly excessive, writes economist Matthew Gardner, fundamentally speaking, the two periods cannot be considered to be similar at all. Continue reading
Economists and other housing experts predict the market will be more balanced among buyers and sellers. Home prices won’t change much while mortgage interest rates will continue to dip. Continue reading
Cut through the online clutter and armchair quarterbacking of the real estate industry with these expert predictions from Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. Continue reading
There seems to be a great deal of confusion between our current market conditions and those of the 2008-era housing crisis. Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner breaks down the differences to answer the question, “Is there such a thing as a housi… Continue reading
In as much as economists expected rates to rise this year, nobody anticipated how fast they would rise. So what went wrong? Matthew Gardener, chief economist for Windermere Real Estate, lays out what happened and what’s next. Continue reading
A new report from the Fed suggests it was spiking demand, not a lack of homes for sale, that sent prices skyrocketing over the past two years. Continue reading