Competition among buyers across the southern U.S. markets is fading. Inventory is rising, and sellers may soon face decisions about cutting asking prices.Mortgage rate volatility may define the remainder of 2024 as those who watch the market hope for improvements in 2025.spoke with a D-FW real estate agent, a Dallas-area real estate and finance professor, and reviewed recent home sales and mortgage data to get a better sense of where things stand.
There are 4.1 months of housing inventory in D-FW. That figure measures the number of months it would take for the current inventory of homes to sell given the current sales pace. Transplants are also a complicating factor in D-FW’s housing markets now and moving forward, Villupuram said. Buyers from more expensive states make offers on D-FW homes, driving up sales prices. This keeps prices higher despite interest rate and supply trends.The Federal Reserve has cut its interest rate target by three-quarters of a percentage point since mid-September. Homebuyers enjoyed some relief but mortgage rates ticked back up in October.