Housing Market Forecast 2023 The whole point of a housing market forecast is to help buyers find an ideal time to buy, and for sellers, the best time to sell their house. The economy and stock market are performing reasonably well, with interest rates peaking and unemployment numbers falling to new lows, wages steady. Is…
Compare Lowest Home Mortgage Rates Mortgage rates are rising fast and could go much higher yet. The chart showing the mortgage rate forecasts is a bit frightening. Any refinancing you need, should likely be done now at 6% instead of 12% in the years ahead. On a $300,000 loan, the extra cost would be expensive….
Will the Housing Bubble to Burst in 2023? With inflation numbers soaring, GDP numbers falling, unemployment falling, and Fed interest rate hikes rocketing, there’s not too many positives for the US housing market forecast in 2023. Most housing market experts concur that prices could fall and there’s little reason to believe in a recovery in…
Gasoline Price Predictions With inflation jumping and supply chain woes far from over, and wars in Eastern Europe, the forecast for gasoline prices has to be up and up. You might be very happy to own an EV. The key to the coming big price increases is that oil companies will use all their spare…
Unemployment Rate in the United States The Covid 19 pandemic interrupted a very positive reduction in the unemployment rate in the United states. 8 years of strong growth during the bull market stock market was crippled by the shutdowns. Now in late 2021, the economic recovery is beginning to deliver stronger job growth (4.8% unemployment…
Sell My House Now! With home prices peaking and beginning to flatten, and with the economy showing some weakness, quite a few homeowners are wondering if right now is the best time to sell their house or condo. Selling your house fast for cash has always held connotations, but recently, the business model of companies…
Chicago Housing Market Update Buyer demand combined with lower construction output are helping to raise prices in the Chicago real estate market. Prices rose steeply in March 2021, as did the number of home sales. Similar to most housing markets across the country, housing supply and big demand from millennials wanting to buy at low…
US Jobs Outlook The bungling of the recent jobs report is a sign of trouble with the current government and a sign the job market is troubled. The current report showed only 266,000 jobs created when almost 1 million were expected. This is a disaster. There are some job market and economic hurdles to deal…
Home Price Bolstered by Strengthening Economy The improving, post pandemic economy will be flush with renewed optimism about the housing market, which currently is on a tear. We know the economy is going well, and with trade deals firmed up, unemployment at record lows (3.5%) and wages rising (3.7% in December). And we know Millennials…
Illinois and Greater Metro Chicago Real Estate The months of January and February revealed the Illinois housing market and especially Metro Chicago housing market performed much better. 2020 was starting in a promising rising direction with upward projections for the next 3 months. Now with the Covid 19 work shutdown, is Metro Chicago and Illinois…
Google Trends Keyword Search Reports Showing Sparks It’s normal to see search activity pick up as spring approaches, yet this year’s activity seems to be a little stronger. Kind of harkens back to the pre crash era where real estate was huge and people actually believed they could buy a home. Why do they search for…
