We are mere days from the start of the new year and with it, comes an onslaught of expert predictions from a range of industries. Nerdwallet recently put together a list of the top nine trends for the coming year, which outline another challenging year for home buyers (though less so than in recent years), tight inventory, home price and mortgage rate rises, and more.
Read MoreAccording to a report released earlier this month by Zillow, the hottest housing markets for the coming year will be comprised of southeastern cities with strong job and population growth, and coastal tech hubs including Seattle and San Francisco. Though the nation continues to experience home value appreciation, with just over half of homes valued above the national housing boom's peak, Zillow says these markets have been "kept at a boil by healthy income growth, abundant job opportunities, and above-average housing appreciation."
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