2022 Housing Forecasts: Second Look

Optimism on New Home Sales in 2022

The key in 2022 will be inventory.  If inventory stays extremely low, there will be more housing starts and a larger increase in prices.  However, if inventory increases significantly, there will be fewer starts and less price appreciation. 

Towards the end of each year, I collect some housing forecasts for the following year.

For comparison, new home sal…