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18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
39%
7 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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America’s already frozen housing market could be headed for an even deeper chill next year — with Goldman Sachs warning that stubbornly high mortgage rates will keep buyers sidelined and homeowners trapped in their properties.
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buyers → head → properties
The Wall Street giant predicts just 3.9 million existing homes will change hands in 2027, slightly fewer than this year and a staggering 26% below pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to a MarketWatch report published Tuesday.
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homes → predict → report
The grim outlook comes as mortgage rates have climbed back above 7%, further squeezing would-be buyers already struggling with sky-high home prices.
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rates → come → prices
“In 2027, we expect the headwind from affordability to increasingly dominate, weighing further on activity,” Goldman Sachs economist Ronnie Walker wrote in a note to clients Monday.
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Walker → expect → clients
At the heart of the problem is a growing divide between homeowners who secured rock-bottom mortgage rates during the pandemic — and even earlier — and prospective buyers now facing dramatically higher borrowing costs.
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who → grow → costs
More than 95% of existing mortgage borrowers have interest rates below current market levels, while 65% have rates at least 2 percentage points lower, according to Goldman Sachs.
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% → exist → Sachs
That means millions of Americans have little financial incentive to sell their homes, since moving would likely mean trading an affordable mortgage for a significantly more expensive one.
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moving → mean → one
The phenomenon, known as the mortgage-rate lock-in effect, has helped keep the housing market in a deep freeze even as demand from prospective buyers remains constrained by affordability challenges.
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demand → know → challenges
Mortgage rates have surged nearly 1.5 percentage points since their February lows, making the prospect of moving even less appealing.
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prospect → surge → lows
And while the number of homes available for sale has improved, inventory remains historically tight, according to Goldman Sachs.
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inventory → improve → Sachs
There are some bright spots, including favorable demographic trends and expectations that wage growth will outpace inflation.
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growth → be → inflation
But those positives may not be enough to revive the market.
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positives → revive → market
The Mortgage Bankers Association recently forecast that total single-family mortgage lending will decline 5% in 2027 to just under $2 trillion, down from an estimated $2.1 trillion this year.
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lending → forecast → trillion
The industry group also expects new-home construction to slow, while national home-price growth decelerates next year before gradually picking up again in 2028.
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growth → expect → 2028
“We expect declining levels of new construction for both single-family and multifamily homes over the forecast period,” MBA deputy chief economist Joel Kan said in a statement.
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Kan → expect → statement
The bleak outlook is already taking a toll on housing-related investments.
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outlook → take → investments
The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF has fallen roughly 9% this year, while the iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF has plunged about 24%, according to MarketWatch.
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ETF → fall → MarketWatch
For Americans hoping the housing market would finally thaw in 2027, Wall Street’s latest forecast suggests the wait could stretch even longer.
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wait → hop → 2027
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