Experts say that although decreasing demand can help slow price growth, addressing inventory shortages should also be part of the solution
It's unlikely to be overturned entirely or prompt a subprime lending surge
Four economists weigh in on what the next year has in store for each group
Where rates are expected to go and how buyers and sellers will react
What will happen to mortgage rates, affordability, inventory and more
Some lower-rated borrowers aren't even applying for mortgages -- why not?
What to expect -- and how to prepare your clients
Should you be panicked, or persuading your clients to calm down?
What agents and homebuyers should know
"In a normal market, price motivates people to sell, but that's not the case this time around." That's just the beginning of the explanation that Windermere's chief economist, Matthew Gardner, gives for the low inventory that's plaguing housing markets all over the country -- there's a domino effect to the lack of motivation to sell.
An incoming tide raises all ships
Trends and forecasts on the 2016 housing market from some of the most prominent economic minds in the industry
The Fed has raised the Fed Funds Rate, but no need to fret
The saving grace might be the high demand -- should it persist
Several factors have kept this generation renting, but they won't last forever