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Economists are sounding more upbeat toward the housing market this year. Realtor.com\u00ae has revised its 2019 housing forecast, reflecting optimism for a much stronger market. Lower mortgage rates are mostly behind the shifts in attitude.<\/p>\n

Realtor.com\u00ae economists are projecting mortgage rates to average 4.5 percent by the end of the year\u2014nearly a percentage point lower than they originally forecast-ed. The lower mortgage rates are increasing buyers\u2019 purchasing power, despite a continued uptick in home prices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2019 housing market is different than what we predicted in fall 2018, primarily due to an unexpected drop in mortgage rates in January 2019,\u201d says Danielle Hale, realtor.com\u00ae\u2019s chief economist. \u201cWe believe 2019 will be characterized by lower, but still increasing, mortgage rates that will buoy home prices and sales by boosting buyers\u2019 purchasing power beyond what we initially projected. This will create a slightly hotter, but still cooling housing market relative to the initial forecast five months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Realtor.com\u00ae researchers also predict home prices to move higher than expected. \u201cFalling mortgage rates have given home buyers more purchasing power to balance rising home prices, but that in turn is allowing for more home price growth than was expected in November,\u201d realtor.com\u00ae notes in its report. Realtor.com\u00ae now projects home prices in 2019 to be 2.9 percent higher than in 2018, a 0.7 percent increase over its original prediction. That falls in line with the National Association of REALTORS\u00ae\u2019 forecast on national median existing-home prices to increase around 2.7 percent this year.<\/p>\n

Price acceleration is slowing compared to the last few years. Home prices are currently growing at a 3.5 to 4 percent year-over-year pace. So the rate of growth is still far slower than the past few years of 5 to 7 percent, researchers note.<\/p>\n

Lawrence Yun, NAR\u2019s chief economist, has forecast-ed existing-home sales this year to decrease by 0.7 percent to 5.3 million. The decrease is mostly due to a continued shortage of homes for sale in many markets. Looking ahead to 2020, he forecasts sales figures and prices to both increase by around 3 percent.<\/p>\n

Lower mortgage rates are helping to give the housing market a boost this spring, economists say. Yun said in a recent report on pending home sales <\/a>that he does not anticipate any interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there is a change at all, I would say the Fed will lower interest rates in 2019 or 2020,\u201d Yun said. \u201cThat would stimulate the economy and the housing market. But the expectation is no change at all in the current monetary policy, which will help mortgage rates stay at attractive levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Latest Housing Forecast Economists are sounding more upbeat toward the housing market this year. Realtor.com\u00ae has revised its 2019 housing forecast, reflecting optimism for a much stronger market. Lower mortgage rates are mostly behind the shifts in attitude. Realtor.com\u00ae economists are projecting mortgage rates to average 4.5 percent by the end of the year\u2014nearly a … <\/p>\n

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