Home Sweet (Expensive) Home: Navigating a Tough Housing Market

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

NerdWallet Personal Finance

Business, Education, Investing, How To

4.2 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Understand why the current housing market is so challenging, how people can afford to buy a home, and what’s next for interest rates. How are people able to afford to buy a home in the current housing market? When will houses be affordable again? Hosts Anna Helhoski and Tess Vigeland (filling in for Sean) discuss the current state of the housing market with NerdWallet home and mortgages expert Holden Lewis, exploring factors such as high mortgage rates, slow home sales, and high prices. They explore the various factors that have made homebuying so difficult and what potential buyers can do to navigate this tough market. Then, they break down the latest money headlines, including student loan forgiveness being blocked in two states, the IRS running into customer service issues, and a new California law that will add financial literacy to high school curriculums. In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: the housing market, mortgage rates, homebuying tips, real estate trends, home insurance, first-time homebuyers, high mortgage rates, home affordability, real estate market, mortgage rates 2024, housing market forecast, home prices, real estate investment, housing market trends, property market, home insurance costs, homebuying guide, home sales, buying a home, home ownership, housing crisis, real estate tips, home insurance, mortgage trends, real estate news, home equity, mortgage rates today, real estate market forecast, housing market analysis, real estate market trends, home buying tips, and mortgage loan tips. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email [email protected]. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.9	Welcome to NerdWallet Smart Money Podcast.
0:34.4	I'm Anna Helhowski.
0:35.9	And I'm Tess Vigland.
0:36.8	And this is our weekly Money News
0:38.8	Roundup, where we break down the latest in the world of finance to help you be smarter with your
0:43.0	money. We'll go deep into a single topic, then leave you with the latest money headlines.
0:47.7	Sean is on vacation, so we asked our producer extraordinaire Tess to step in. She is a veteran
0:53.2	of NPR's marketplace, and weekend all things considered. Plus, she's a delight to step in. She is a veteran of NPR's marketplace and weekend all things
0:56.0	considered. Plus, she's a delight to work with. Tess, welcome to this side of the show. Oh,
1:01.0	thank you so much, Anna. I am delighted to be in front of the microphone rather than behind it.
1:05.5	Today we're talking about the housing market. A combination of factors are dragging down
1:09.7	home sales and there are signs that
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