Aerial view of a residential area with houses in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler.
Aerial view of a residential area with houses in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler.
  • Housing market affordability is expected to improve in 2024, Morgan Stanley's chief US economist said.
  • Growth in inventory as homebuilding activity grows stronger will offset an increase in demand.
  • Home sales will pick up in the second half of 2024 and further into 2025, as prices see "modest" declines.

A change of fortune will be in the cards for the housing market next year, according to Morgan Stanley's chief US economist.