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New York Housing Market Trends 2025: Is the Tide Turning for Buyers?

Marco Santarelli

More homes hitting the market. Days on Market 54 days 50 days -7.4% Mortgage Rate (30-year fixed) 7.06% 6.82% -3.4% (lower rate) A little relief, but still high. Mortgage Rates: A Small Glimmer of Hope Mortgage rates stayed pretty steady in May, averaging out to 6.82

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Is Now a Good Time to Buy a House with Cash in 2025?

Marco Santarelli

A few extra days on the market might not sound like much, but it can indicate a slight shift in leverage, giving buyers a bit more breathing room. High Mortgage Rates Are the Big Story: As of mid-April 2025, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was hovering around 6.83% , according to Freddie Mac data mentioned in the report.

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Will It Be a Buyer’s Housing Market in 2025 or 2026?

Marco Santarelli

Mortgage Rates: The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is hovering around 6.75% (as of July 17), slightly up from the previous week but down from a year ago. Mortgage Rates Rise (or Stay High): Higher rates reduce buyer demand, further tilting the balance in favor of buyers.

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Housing Market Turmoil: Prices Hit an All-Time High, But Sales Drop

Marco Santarelli

Mortgage Rates Remain Elevated : Those seemingly ever-present high mortgage rates are definitely playing a huge role. Freddie Mac reported that the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.75% as of July 17th. Metric Change Details Existing-Home Sales Decrease 2.7%

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Why industry experts don’t expect mortgage rates to fall

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates , which are currently near a 22-year high, declined slightly from last week ahead of the Fed’s sixth rate hike announcement. The Fed’s short-term rate does not directly impact long-term mortgage rates, but it does steer market activity to create higher rates and reduce demand. .

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Real estate agents wonder if inventory levels will ever return to ‘normal’

Housing Wire

“My expectation is that if rates stay higher in the sixes or sevens for a few years, over that time, we will get a bit more inventory each year and we’ll work our way back to normal.” Inventory is higher than it was last year, but we are working from all-time lows.

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Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 4-Month Low, but Do Homebuyers Even Notice—or Care?

Realtor.com

Getty Images Mortgage rates are down again this week, which means things are looking up for homebuyers. The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticked down 2 basis points to 6.13%, according to Freddie Mac , continuing a pattern of rates seesawing lower since topping 7% in the fall.