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Veros Real Estate Solutions releases the Q3 2023 VeroFORECAST report which anticipates that home prices are expected to increase on average 2.2% over the next 12 months, compared to last quarter’s forecast of 1.7% increase, indicative of a steady market.
Veros Real Estate Solutions releases 2023 Q2 VeroFORECAST, which anticipates a strengthening housing market for the next year. The report further indicates that while the Western markets, once the darlings of the real estate world, display signs of weakness, the Midwest and Eastern states have emerged as hotspots for homebuyers seeking affordability and economic stability.
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The Q1 2023 VeroFORECAST anticipates home prices will be flat overall for the next twelve months. This is a slight improvement from the 0.5% annual depreciation forecast just one quarter ago.
The Q3 2022 VeroFORECAST anticipates home prices will appreciate on average just 1.5% for the next twelve months. This is a significant drop from the 4.5% annual appreciation forecast just one quarter ago.
The housing market cool-off started as mortgage rates started to climb at the beginning of 2022. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate is now close to 7%, a level last seen in the early 2000s. Affordability constraints cooled down demand significantly, ending the housing market frenzy seen in 2020-21.
The Q3 2022 VeroFORECAST anticipates home prices will appreciate on average just 1.5% for the next twelve months. This is a significant drop from the 4.5% annual appreciation forecast just one quarter ago.
Pending listings declined over Q3 2022 in the highlighted markets, but the extent of the decline varied regionally. Salt Lake City, UT and Las Vegas, NV witnessed the sharpest declines of 24.3% and 22.4% respectively from June to September, while in San Diego, CA the decline was less than 10%.
After two years of rapidly rising prices, the housing market seems to have lost steam. There is widespread expectation that the U. S. will fall into recession as the Fed continues to raise interest rates. The following indicators also confirm that the trend in the housing market has shifted.
The 2022 Q2 VeroFORECAST anticipates home prices will appreciate on average just 4.5% for the next twelve months. This is a drop by almost half from the 7.1% appreciation forecast just one quarter ago.
