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Though there will be future \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F18\u002Fthe-biggest-issue-facing-housing-next-year\u002F\">inventory issues\u003C\u002Fa>, we expect interest rates to stay low and appreciation to continue.   ","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F18160526\u002F20191231-KCM-Share.jpg","When closing out another year, it’s normal to wonder what’s ahead for the housing market. Though there will be future \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F18\u002Fthe-biggest-issue-facing-housing-next-year\u002F\">inventory issues\u003C\u002Fa>, we expect interest rates to stay low and appreciation to continue.   \u003C!--more-->\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Here’s what three experts are saying we’ll likely see in 2020:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fellenparis\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F08\u002Ftight-inventory-and-flat-prices--headline-realtorcoms-2020-housing-forecast\u002F#5391cbec38c6\">\u003Cstrong>Danielle Hale, \u003Cem>Chief Economist\u003C\u002Fem> at \u003Cem>realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“I think the biggest surprise from the forecast is how long the market is staying in this low inventory environment, especially as Millennials are in a major home-buying phase…sellers will contend with flattening price growth and slowing activity with existing home sales down 1.8%. Nationwide you can look to flat home prices with an increase of less than 1%.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.foxbusiness.com\u002Fmoney\u002Fhome-purchases-2020-low-interest-rates\">\u003Cstrong>Mike Fratantoni, \u003Cem>Chief Economist\u003C\u002Fem> at \u003Cem>Mortgage Banker Association (MBA)\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>\"Interest rates will, on average, remain lower…These lower rates will in turn support both purchase and refinance origination volume in 2020.\"\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mercurynews.com\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F11\u002Fbay-area-home-buying-in-the-new-year-high-prices-slow-sales\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>Skylar Olsen, \u003Cem>Director of Economic Research\u003C\u002Fem> at \u003Cem>Zillow\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“If current trends hold, then slower means healthier and smaller means more affordable. Yes, we expect a slower market than we’ve become accustomed to the last few years…consumers will continue to absorb available inventory and the market will remain competitive in much of the country.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nAs we can see, we’re still going to have a healthy market. 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