The US housing market has weathered its fair share of challenges since the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher interest rates and home prices have driven many people out of their homeownership. However, with the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in recent months, the nation’s housing affordability crisis appears to be easing somewhat. New home sales performance is solid despite the lack of inventory. Can the positive momentum continue if the Fed takes a break from its rate cuts?

Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Brian Sozzi talks with Jonathan and Drew Scott, co-founders of Property Brothers and Scott Brothers Global. The group discusses the brothers’ new show ‘Don’t Hate Your House’, the biggest challenges that exist in today’s housing market and what 2025 has in store. The brothers also give some tips on how to negotiate a good price when buying or selling a house and how to renovate your house cost-effectively.

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