Opinion Article- Why the housing market is actually much healthier in 2025

[GON]

Opinion Article- Why the housing market is actually much healthier in 2025

BLUF- author of article interprets data of a very healthy/balanced single family home market.

Interesting article that focuses on although home sales have dropped, home prices not only remain strong, but home prices continue to quietly rise in the vast majority of markets.

Despite negative headlines, inventory and home sales are both trending positive. Media publishing that home demand is cratering is implied fake news from the article author's assessment of data.

My static two cents- desirable homes nationwide continue to go under contract 24-48 hours after being listed on the MLS. On the other hand, buyers are not willing to pay full price for a home that does not fully punch all their tickets at the buyer's price point.

From Chuck Cowan:
If someone had said the purchase application data would show positive trends both year to date and year over year by late April, even with mortgage rates not falling significantly below 6.64%, I would have found that hard to believe. Yet, here we are witnessing consistent year-over-year growth. Even with the recent rate spike, which has clearly cooled demand week to week, we are still positive.

https://www.housingwire.com/articles/the-housing-market-has-entered-a-much-healthier-stage-in-2025/?

 

[buster]

Logan Mohtashami is spot on most of the time. Excellent economic forecaster as well.

 

[walterjay]

A lot of homes have popped up for sale in my area just recently. Will be interesting to see how they sell.

 

[Fitter30]

There's a housing shortage there selling everywhere.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Not sure about "much healthier". The economy has been so strong in the last few years with declining inflation. Of course people are continuing to buy.

 

[PandaBear]

Healthier means different things to different people. For some it means more affordable, for others it means more transactions and sales so people are making a living.

A lot of the post pandemic housing starts are finally completed and selling, cooling down some overheated market and reducing their prices. It all depends on the location though.

 

[alarmguy]

Healthier means different things to different people. For some it means more affordable, for others it means more transactions and sales so people are making a living.

A lot of the post pandemic housing starts are finally completed and selling, cooling down some overheated market and reducing their prices. It all depends on the location though.

Agree and I will add that I think we are starting to enter a post covid normal market. One in which we will still have some people who got artificially lowered low interest mortgages hanging onto their homes.

Certain parts of the country will and always did have exceptions.
I only say this from my personal experience with my kids here near, SC, NC and VA Also my wife and I new purchase back in 2023. Where the builder is still building as fast as they can but still sell quickly.
Also that of nephews and nieces all over the country.

All of us have purchased or upgraded homes in the last 2 years. But in the last two months my daughter bought her first, granted she had to move quick because her price range in her nice area, things dont stay on the market more than a few days if priced right. She missed out on another before this one but it worked out WAY better in the home she ended up with.

My son upgrading/building a new much larger home right now as I type this moving from their "starter home" of the last 7ish years. Pretty much paying "list" but the builder offering a lower interest rate and closing costs.

More or less I think plenty of homes now available for someone determined to purchase. I HAVE seen a significant increase in new home prices for the exact home we purchased just two years ago. I suspected this would happen because they couldnt keep up with demand yet still a good value for the coastal area.