Favor data-driven sources with nothing to sell you, and get down to local numbers, because housing is local. Stay skeptical of anyone whose forecast conveniently matches their business. The most useful sources let you drill down to state and county rather than stopping at national headlines. A few we rely on: - Resi Club Analytics is neutral and data-heavy, with detail down to the local level. - Calculated Risk, run by Bill McBride, is a steady, numbers-first source with a long track record. - On the mortgage-rate and lending side, Logan Mohtashami's near-daily commentary at HousingWire is worth following, with the caveat that daily coverage repeats itself, so you don't need every post to stay current. Read a couple of these together rather than trusting one in isolation, and treat predictions, including ours, as scenarios rather than promises. Nobody can tell you exactly where prices or rates go next. Good data shows you the real conditions in your own market so you're deciding from facts instead of headlines and hot takes.