Our Predictions on Real Estate in 2022

 Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the real estate market has been on a wild ride of unprecedented highs and lows—record-high home prices on one side, record-low mortgage rates and available homes for sale on the other. It’s been a time of overwhelming stress for many, gigantic profits for some, and great disorientation for most of us. Now the housing experts say the market is “normalizing.” But what does that mean?  Will home prices and rents finally come down? Will more homes go up for sale? And what does the year ahead have in store for the real estate market? The Realtor.com® 2022 housing forecast anticipates the market will continue slowing down from the frenzy seen in the spring when prices shot up to new heights. However, prices will stay high, inventory will remain tight, and mortgage rates will rise. 

The bottom line:  Even as the market calms down further, it’s still expected to be challenging for buyers, especially those purchasing their first homes.