by Calculated Risk on 11/11/2020 10:01:00 AM

Towards the end of each year I collect some housing forecasts for the following year.  This is just a beginning (I'll gather many more).

The table below shows a few forecasts for 2021:

From Fannie Mae: Housing Forecast: October 2020

From Freddie Mac: Freddie Mac Quarterly Forecast: Housing Market Continues to Rebound as Mortgage Rates Hover at Record Lows

From NAHB: Housing and Interest Rate Forecast, 11/10/2020

From NAR: U.S. Economic Outlook: September 2020

Note: For comparison, new home sales in 2020 will probably be around 820 thousand, and total housing starts around 1.360 million.

Housing Forecasts for 2021
	New Home Sales (000s)	Single Family Starts (000s)	Total Starts (000s)	House Prices1
Fannie Mae	857	1,094	1,433	2.1%2
Freddie Mac				2.6%2
NAHB	843	986	1,321
NAR	950	1,070	1,430	4.1%3
1Case-Shiller unless indicated otherwise 2FHFA Purchase-Only Index 3NAR Median Prices