The Latest Breaking News from Home Prices

Housing economists say neither force should be ignored.

Morningstar: "Buyer exuberance during the pandemic, aided by ultralow borrowing costs, pushed home prices to an unmaintainable level in some markets."

Pantheon Macroeconomics: "We are baffled by the emerging narrative in the commentariat that housing is now recovering, because it isn’t."

Would-be homebuyers are willing to take on sharply higher mortgage payments, even as home prices have begun to pull back this year

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After a record-breaking run that saw mortgage rates plunge to all-time lows and home prices soar to new highs, the U.S. housing market finally started slowing in late 2022. Mortgage companies engaged in mass layoffs, real estate economists lamented a “housing recession” and home prices seemed poised for a correction.

"Housing prices continue to show stronger growth than what was previously expected," says Fannie Mae chief economist Doug Duncan.

Home prices in the U.S. rose for a third straight month, pushed up by growing buyer demand for a tight supply of listings.

On Tuesday, U.S. house prices as tracked by Case-Shiller went negative on a year-over-year basis for the first time since 2012. However, it comes as month-over-month prices are rising again.

"Home sales are rising, starts are rising, and home prices are rising again," Wolf tells Fortune. "The big question is – is that it?"

Home prices were unaffected by a ban on buy-to-rent housing in the Netherlands, but more affordable rental housing disappeared.