housing market predictions for 2025: when will home prices drop?  

housing market predictions for 2025: when will home prices drop?  

The much-anticipated spring home-buying season never bloomed. In truth, it hardly even budded.

Now, housing market stakeholders are looking to summer for a potential rebound, hoping that growing inventory and slower home price appreciation will entice buyers off the sidelines by offering more options and greater negotiating power.

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CT home sales rose in a majority of towns but declined or stayed stagnant in others. here's where.

CT home sales rose in a majority of towns but declined or stayed stagnant in others. here's where.

Home sales were up in just over 90 Connecticut cities and towns in the first six months of 2025 compared to a year earlier, according to Berkshire Hathaway HomesServices New England Properties, versus 70 locales with declines from a year earlier and the rest at break-even.

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housing market predictions for 2025: when will home prices drop?

housing market predictions for 2025: when will home prices drop?

As we move into spring, the housing market remains challenging, with record-high home prices and stubbornly elevated mortgage rates prolonging buyer struggles.

Yet, positive signals have emerged in the form of a deceleration in home price growth and decreasing mortgage rates.

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where are CT homebuyers paying above asking price for middle-market properties in 2025? these towns.

where are CT homebuyers paying above asking price for middle-market properties in 2025? these towns.

In Stamford and West Hartford, home buyers continue to pay more than what sellers are asking just as the spring market looms larger — but buyers are chipping away at prices in some other Connecticut cities and towns, according to Zillow transaction records.

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these 3 CT towns rank high in real estate bidding wars, prices on redfin's list of hottest in U.S.

these 3 CT towns rank high in real estate bidding wars, prices on redfin's list of hottest in U.S.

The town of Avon jumped out as one of the hottest real estate markets in the country in the first two months of 2025, with two other Hartford-area locals ranking high on Redfin's list of neighborhoods where houses are generating the most bidding wars.

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housing market predictions for 2025

housing market predictions for 2025

The housing market in 2025 might have a more favorable outlook than much of 2024 had, especially if mortgage rates and inventory levels improve. There’s still uncertainty in the air, though: Rising prices and slowing construction could cause some trouble for buyers in 2025, and the impact of the new presidential administration remains a wild card.

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connecticut real estate commissions: what you can expect in 2024

connecticut real estate commissions: what you can expect in 2024

When entering Connecticut’s housing market, whether you’re buying or selling, understanding real estate commissions is vital for your financial planning and negotiation strategy. In 2024, changes to how commissions are handled were rolled out across the country, aiming to increase transparency.

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