Abby Badach Doyle

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246 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard May 2025 last heard 13 Aug

Abby Badach Doyle’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast · Split-Expense Planning for Couples and the Winter Homebuying Advantage · 12 Feb 2026 podcast

But for our listeners, the TLDR is that seasonally speaking, the housing market heats up sooner than you think.

So if you want to buy this year, now is the time to get your finances in order, link up with a buyer's agent, and get that pre-approval.

And that way, you'll have all of your ducks in a row when a good listing comes along.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast · Housing in 2026: Home Prices and Rates Are in Flux. Time to Make Your Move? · 8 Jan 2026 podcast

Thanks.

Good to be back.

So at the start of 2025, the housing market was looking pretty sluggish.

Prices were up, sales were down.

And in January of last year, we were still seeing the 30-year mortgage rate hover around 7%.

So all in all, kind of a rough start to 2025 from a buyer's perspective beyond even those seasonal trends that we see.

But things began to thaw in the springtime, and that's when we started to see one of the most encouraging trends of 2025 for the housing market, which is

real improvement in inventory and listed houses for sale.

And by July, we saw inventory at its highest level since before COVID.

So more houses to choose from is a huge win for homebuyers.

And then as 2025 came to a close, we finally started to see some much needed relief on mortgage rates in the fall.

as mortgage markets anticipated those rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.

So while it's still tough out there, in a few important ways, the housing market ended 2025 in a little bit better of a place than where it started.

There's always going to be some variation, Elizabeth, but I'd say the 2025 market pretty much did what everyone thought that it would.

Like, we didn't see any wild swings in either direction.

More inventory gradually came on the market, which is what most folks expected.

And prices still went up, but we saw the rate of price growth kind of slow down compared to previous years.

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