Home prices are hard to predict even for top “crystal ball”-winning economists.
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Real Estate
Top Forecasters Warn Housing Market’s Days of Big Gains Are Over for Now
Tariff uncertainty and dwindling consumer confidence threatens to pressure the housing market even more than some experts initially expected.
They’ve been called America’s most accurate home-price forecasters, with several orb-shaped “crystal ball” awards to prove it.
Mark Zandi and Mark Fleming are among the economists that now have a stark message for homeowners: The outlook is murky at best — and likely getting worse.