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A new forecast for mortgage rates predicted that rates could decline later in 2024 and into 2025, which could stimulate the real estate market and increase home sales. At present, the U.S. housing market is being hampered by a combination of limited inventory and affordability challenges for home buyers. A decline in mortgage rates could improve both of those issues but in different ways.