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The Buzz: January 14

Writer's picture: Chris MackeyChris Mackey

The Buzz is a regular summary of housing market news and data driving our decision-making at BlueBid.


Here's the Buzz for the week of January 14, 2025:


  • The latest reading from Fannie Mae shows home price growth reaccelerated in the final months of 2024. 

  • NBC News says the frozen housing market shows few few signs of thawing as 2025 begins. 

  • CNBC explored why it has become so difficult to find a starter home in the United States. 

  • Forbes published an outlook for mortgage rates in 2025. 

  • According to HousingWire, the most recent chapter of the legal battle between the National Association of Realtors and the Department of Justice appears to be coming to a close, as the Supreme Court ruled that is will not hear NAR's appeal of the DOJ probe. 

  • A recent survey from Realtor.com shows Americans united in our belief that homeownership is still a big part of the American Dream. 


Have a great week.




Disclaimer: Views expressed here are my own and not the views of my coworkers or anyone else. I am not a financial advisor, investment advisor, or housing expert. I’m just a guy who cares deeply about saving the American Dream of homeownership.

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