06/18/2026
Every few months a new round of predictions comes out about where the housing market is headed. Rates going up, rates going down, prices correcting, inventory loosening. Some of it is research-backed. A lot of it is educated guessing dressed up in confident language.
The housing market has consistently surprised the people who study it for a living. It's worth remembering that before you build a major financial decision around a forecast.
What actually matters is your situation, your timeline, and what the numbers look like for you specifically. That's a much more answerable question than what the market will do in the next six months.
What's one prediction about the housing market you've heard lately that you're not sure you believe? Drop it below.
