Spring home buying season is near. Real estate pros say this year's rush could push prices up 5% after a weak 2023.

• The housing market will see a stronger, prolonged spring homebuying rush this year, real estate pros say.
• The seasonal buying frenzy could lead prices to surge as much as 5%, Redfin forecasted.
• Buyers and sellers are slowly wading back into the market as mortgage rates edge lower. 

The housing market is about to pick up in a stronger-than-usual spring homebuying rush  — one that could send house prices surging through the end of 2024, real estate experts say.