Causes of the 2000s United States housing bubble

Developers are waiting to see and analyze the direction loan rates will take in 2025 before launching new projects in the housing market, which has experienced a plunge in sales for months.

Currently, both consumer and construction companies are in the wait-and-see mode in an environment of high inflation and high interest rates.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank in 2023 to a nearly 30-year low, as sharply higher mortgage rates, rising prices and a persistently low level of homes on the market combined to push homeownership out of reach for many Americans.