WASHINGTON, DC – Following an average expectation for national home price growth of 5.2% in 2024, a panel of over 100 housing experts forecasts home price growth to decelerate to 3.8% in 2025 and 3.6% in 2026, according to the Q4 2024 Fannie Mae Home Price Expectations Survey. The panel’s latest estimates of national home price growth represent an upward revision from last quarter’s expectations of 4.7% for 2024, 3.1% for 2025, and 3.3% for 2026. …On average, the panelists expect existing home sales to remain sluggish for another year, new home sales to trend slightly upward, and mortgage rates to remain elevated but modestly decline over the course of the year to 6.3 percent. …”While home price growth is expected to ease next year, HPES panelists’ big-picture view for 2025 appears to be little changed compared to 2024,” said Mark Palim, Fannie Mae Senior Vice President and Chief Economist.