Shifts in Housing Inventory and Migration Patterns

This chapter examines the 27% growth in housing inventory across the U.S., particularly in the southern Sunbelt states, amid rising mortgage rates impacting demand. It also explores recent migration trends that have stalled since the pandemic, analyzing potential future triggers for changes in these patterns.

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It’s the season for housing market predictions, and we know who to call! Altos Research and HousingWire’s Mike Simonsen joins the show to share where his team thinks mortgage rates, home prices, housing inventory, and buyer demand will be in 2025. Every year, the HousingWire team puts together a phenomenal housing market forecast, touching on the topics investors, agents, lenders, and housing nerds care about while recapping the wildest surprises of the year prior.

Will mortgage rates finally fall below six percent in 2025? Will home prices dip with housing inventory up a substantial percentage year-over-year? And could agents and lenders finally get some relief with home sales, or will we still see sluggish purchasing and buyer activity? Not to spoil it, but Mike is optimistic about the 2025 housing market and what will come over the next twelve months.

Mike breaks down each prediction and what could affect YOU the most, whether you’re buying or selling homes. Plus, he shares the one metric his team is watching carefully to see which direction the 2025 housing market is headed.

In This Episode We Cover:

HousingWire’s 2025 housing market forecast and 2024 housing market recap

The mortgage rate range you can expect over the next twelve months

Home price growth and exactly how much the HousingWire team expects in 2025

Why housing inventory is starting to climb again (and whether it will continue in 2025)

One metric Mike and his team are paying very close attention to in 2025

The market’s reaction to the 2024 election and President-Elect Trump’s win

And So Much More!

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