Housing outlook for 2014

housing outlook 2014Forbes has put together a nice roundup of housing market predictions for 2014 from leading property search sites, including Zillow.com, Trulia.com, Realtor.com and Redfin.com. Here is Forbes’ list of predictions for the 2014 housing market [See ForbesHousing Outlook 2014: 10 Predictions From The Experts for more info on each]…

  1. More homes will be available
  2. Mortgage rates will rise
  3. Mortgages will be easier to get
  4. Home prices will rise 3%
  5. Fewer homeowners will be underwater
  6. Affordability will decline
  7. Ownership will decline
  8. Americans will move
  9. Foreclosures will fade
  10. Home buying process less crazed

source: Forbes

related: Housing Market Bucks Seasonal Slowdown With Hearty Home Buying

2 comments

  1. piotr

    Meh, except for # 3 and # 9 , didn’t need a crystal ball to see this.

  2. James

    ^ A regular know it all.

    Were you smart enough to buy in 2009? I was to the tune of $370k spread out over 3 properties. Yawwwnnn

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