Economic Expectations: A Forecast into the 2026 Housing Market

Name: Economic Expectations: A Forecast into the 2026 Housing Market
Start: 2025-10-23T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-23T12:30:00-04:00
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Schedule

Thu Oct 23 2025 at 09:00 am to 12:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | Boston, MA

What will the local, state, and national housing markets look like? What factors will influence buyer demand and home prices in the coming year? How can you prepare for the changes in the housing market?
Join us for our 14th Annual Economic Expectations Program as our distinguished speakers answer these questions and more as they forecast the 2026 housing market. These experts will offer insights regarding buyer demand, home values, housing starts, mortgage rates, unemployment, current demographics, and more. This program is a great way to help you start to form your 2026 business plan, and offers 2 MA CE Credits (RE34RC03 National Economic Trends and the Real Estate Professional)
Speakers:
Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist, National Association of REALTORS®
Dr. Mark Melnik, Director, Economic & Public Policy Research, UMass Donahue Institute