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Worried About a Housing Crash? The Numbers Tell a Calmer Story.

Written by Cedar Key Mortgage Syndicated User on August 26, 2026. Posted in Cedar Key Mortgage, For Buyers, For Sellers, Home Prices, Inventory, Mortgage Cedar Key, Mortgage Rates.

A recent survey from Talker Research asked Americans to pick one word to describe how 2026 has felt so far. The winner? Stressful. And honestly, there’s been a lot going on.So, it’s understandable if you’ve been putting off buying or selling a home until things settle down. But you may be waiting on something that’s already happened. While everything else has felt shaky, the housing market has become one of the steadiest things out there. Look at the data.Home Prices Have Leveled OutAfter years of fast increases, data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows home...

The Kind of House Buyers Are Willing To Pay More For

Written by Cedar Key Mortgage Syndicated User on August 26, 2026. Posted in Cedar Key Mortgage, Downsize, For Sellers, Home Prices, Mortgage Cedar Key, Selling Tips.

That spare room on the main floor. The finished basement with a kitchenette and its own entrance. The bonus room you’ve been using for storage. To you, it’s extra space. But to a growing pool of buyers, it’s the reason they’d pick your house. Here’s why. Multi-generational homebuying is on the rise.Millions of Families Are Living Multi-GenerationallyThe number of multi-generational households is climbing. That’s when 3 or more generations live under one roof. And data shows those households grew from 3.2 million to almost 4 million between 2014 and 2024, according to...

Home Price Growth Slowed Down. That May Be Changing.

Written by Cedar Key Mortgage Syndicated User on August 9, 2026. Posted in Buying Tips, Cedar Key Mortgage, For Buyers, For Sellers, Home Prices, Mortgage Cedar Key, Selling Tips.

After more than a year of headlines talking about how home prices are going to crash, the latest data shows that price growth may be starting to pick back up again. And depending on whether you’re buying or selling, that shift means something different for you.The Numbers May Be Starting To TurnFor the past couple of years, home price growth has been moderating – cooling from around 7% in mid-2024, according to Redfin (see graph below). But look at the right side of that graph. The pace of that growth appears to have hit its low point and started to turn.While a couple months of data...

Selling a Luxury House? Here’s Why Now Is a Good Time

Written by Cedar Key Mortgage Syndicated User on August 9, 2026. Posted in Cedar Key Mortgage, Downsize, For Sellers, Home Prices, Luxury / Vacation, Mortgage Cedar Key, Selling Tips, Senior Market.

If you own a luxury house, you’re in a stronger spot than most sellers right now. While much of the market has cooled, the high-end tier hasn’t. Sale prices and buyer demand are both up. So if you’re considering selling, now could be a great time to make your move.Luxury Is Leading on PriceLet’s start with prices. But before we get into it – what actually counts as a luxury home? Generally, these are homes in the top 5% price range for the area, so it varies depending on where you live.But what’s interesting is that according to the latest data from Redfin, sale prices for...

More Homes, Better Prices: A Buyer’s Summer

Written by Cedar Key Mortgage Syndicated User on July 20, 2026. Posted in Buying Tips, Cedar Key Mortgage, First-Time Buyers, For Buyers, Home Prices, Inventory, Mortgage Cedar Key.

If you’ve thought about buying a home in the past few years, you may have run into two frustrations: asking prices that kept climbing and too few homes to choose from.In many places, both sticking points are letting up this summer, with lower asking prices and more homes for sale. Let’s look at the trends, and what they mean for your search.Sellers Are Pricing To Attract BuyersAccording to Realtor.com, the national median asking price was $430,000 in June, nearly $11,000 under what it was the year before (see graph below):That’s the eighth month in a row that the typical asking price has...

What To Expect from the Housing Market in the Second Half of 2026

Written by Cedar Key Mortgage Syndicated User on July 20, 2026. Posted in Affordability, Cedar Key Mortgage, For Buyers, For Sellers, Forecasts, Home Prices, Mortgage Cedar Key, Mortgage Rates.

If the first half of this year has left you feeling stuck, you’re not the only one. Mortgage rates stayed higher than people wanted. Affordability remained tight. And uncertainty overseas added another layer of pressure nobody saw coming.That’s why so many people are asking the same question: Will the second half of the year be any better for the housing market?While nobody has a crystal ball, there are a few encouraging signs things could start moving in a better direction. Here’s what to watch.Mortgage Rates Could Be Near a Turning Point One of the biggest reasons...

The Housing Market Is Stronger Than You Think

Written by Cedar Key Mortgage Syndicated User on July 20, 2026. Posted in Cedar Key Mortgage, Equity, For Buyers, For Sellers, Foreclosures, Home Prices, Mortgage Cedar Key, Mortgage Rates.

You’ve probably heard plenty of doom and gloom about the housing market lately. High rates. Stretched budgets. Headlines that make buying or selling sound like a terrible idea. But the data tells a very different story. This isn’t 2020 or 2021. It was never going to be. Those were the “unicorn years” – historic low mortgage rates, bidding wars on everything, homes flying off the market in days. That kind of market was a once-in-a-generation anomaly, not a baseline. So, when people compare today to that, of course it looks rough.But compared to almost any other...

The 1 Factor That Explains Everything Happening with Home Prices Right Now

Written by Cedar Key Mortgage Syndicated User on July 20, 2026. Posted in Buying Tips, Cedar Key Mortgage, For Buyers, For Sellers, Home Prices, Inventory, Mortgage Cedar Key, Selling Tips.

You’ve probably heard that home prices are cooling off. And that’s true – nationally. But zoom in on individual markets across the country, and the picture looks completely different depending on where you are.Some areas are still seeing solid price growth. Others have gone flat. A few have actually dipped slightly negative. So, what’s causing all of that variation? It All Comes Down to InventoryHere’s the simple version:When there are more homes for sale, buyers have options.More options, means less competition.Less competition means sellers can’t push prices...

Lower Asking Prices Are a Win for Today’s Buyers

Written by Cedar Key Mortgage Syndicated User on June 25, 2026. Posted in Affordability, Buying Tips, Cedar Key Mortgage, For Buyers, Home Prices, Mortgage Cedar Key.

If affordability has been the biggest thing standing between you and a home, there’s a little good news. Asking prices have started to come down.The typical seller listed their house for a median of $429,500 in May. That’s 2.4% lower than a year ago, according to Realtor.com. On its own, that won’t transform what you can afford, but in today’s market every little bit helps and it signals a broader shift taking place.Buyers Are Finally Catching a BreakCheck out this data from Realtor.com and you can see this is the first May in years where buyers have caught any sort of break...

3 Things That Are Not Going To Happen in Today’s Housing Market

Written by Cedar Key Mortgage Syndicated User on April 23, 2026. Posted in Cedar Key Mortgage, For Buyers, Home Prices, Inventory, Mortgage Cedar Key, Mortgage Rates.

There’s a lot of uncertainty right now and that’s leading to some dramatic headlines. And if you’re thinking about buying a home, that can make you feel a little less sure about your decision.A recent study by CNBC asked homebuyers what they’re most worried about, and three themes kept coming up again and again:Mortgage ratesThe number of homes for saleHome pricesBut a lot of what you may be hearing on those is based more on misconceptions. Not facts. So, let’s break it down and separate fact from fiction.Misconception #1: “I’ll Just Wait, Because Mortgage Rates Are Going To Fall...