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It seems experts and real estate agents have been anticipating a housing market crash since the pandemic as home prices skyrocketed and interest rates on mortgages doubled, but it hasn't happened yet. Is 2024 the year?
“The housing market is entering 2024 at an interesting point,” says Danielle Hale, Realtor.com’s chief economist. “While many experts anticipated significant price declines in 2023, the housing market largely defied those expectations with home sales prices dipping on a year-over-year basis for just four months, and typical home asking prices falling for just two. The factors that led analysts to expect home price declines remain largely unchanged or worse.”
What’s on the horizon for the coming year? Experts have mixed views, but most agree a crash isn’t likely. Instead, they’re anticipating what they’re calling “a full reset,” a “downturn,” or a “correction.”
With each passing season, we have yet to see the drop so many feared was coming. Indeed, several agents warned last year of a correction in the market that would signal a shift back to normal prices and more inventory plus less competitive bidding. Still, in many parts of the country, the market seems as competitive as ever, especially for first-time buyers.
“Real estate is a major driver in our economy and the Fed must see the logjam that now exists. It’s a question of when (mortgage) rates will start to drop meaningfully, not if they will,” says Melissa Cohn, the regional vice president of William Raveis Mortgage. “My guess is that Christmas won’t come for the real estate sector until the beginning of 2024.”
When the pandemic hit and many employees began working from home, renters decided they wanted more space, and
If you’ve been scrolling through your TikTok feed, ooh-ing and ahh-ing over charmingly layered decor styles, you’re not alone.
Micro-decluttering, or the art of sorting through clutter in your home in 10 or 15 minute increments, has become quite popular in recent years, and for good reason.
It’s the classic January flex when we start looking forward to the end of winter and the re-awakening of the garden.
The weird and wonderful world of Willy Wonka is back, with a new film starring none other than Timothée Chalamet as Willy himself (and Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa!). Out in theaters in the U.S. December 15, the newest installment inspired by Roald Dahl’s fantastical story follows how Willy Wonka himself—magician, inventor, and chocolatier extraordinaire—came to be.
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Heaths and heathers are easy to grow if you give them the right conditions. They only loathe clay soil and summer humidity (although you can find exceptions), and you can’t do much about those. Other than that, you can provide the conditions or find the species or cultivar that suits your spot. The best source for in-depth information is Gardening with Hardy Heathers by David Small and Ella May T. Wulff.
On day 12 of advent we’re offering the chance to win a hand painted fern bin and tissue box from Master the Art, worth £180.
Believe it or not, 2024 is almost here. With a new year comes fresh home design trends. We had to ask: what’s in and what’s out? We turned to a few interior designers and architects for their 2024 home trends predictions. After all, they’re the closest thing to a Magic 8 ball of design.
Dramatic and elegant, amaryllis (Hippeastrum) are bulbous indoor plants that cheer us through the coldest months. The huge flowers bloom atop tall, sturdy stems, opening like colourful trumpets, as if about to blast away the winter blues with a clarion call.
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Day 10 of our advent prize draw gives entrants the opportunity to win a DNA’24 DB26 Bread Knife from Savernake worth £199. Please note you must be over 18 to enter this prize draw.