14 Worcester Business Journal | June 16, 2025 | wbjournal.com
F O C U S MIDYEAR ECONOMIC FORECAST
Do you feel the Federal Reserve will lower interest
rates in 2025? And if so, how many times?
What do you expect the residential housing market
to do in the second half of 2025?
What impact have high interest rates
had on your business?
E X P E R T I S E
M A K E S A L L T H E
D I F F E R E N C E
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The number of single-family home sales has slowed significantly in the last five
years while median sales prices have increased by double-digit percentages. In
April of this year, the real estate market showed signs of loosening, as the number
of sales increased by 8% year-over-year in Worcester and Middlesex counties,
part of a 7% increase statewide, although rising prices continued their trend.
The number of sales
will spike as prices
continue to increase.
5%
The number of
sales will remain
at low levels as
prices continue
to increase.
50%
28%
17%
Sales will
continue to
accelerate as
prices increases
begin to level off.
Sales volume will
remain low, and
price increases
will level off.
42%
52%
No significant
direct impact.
They are negatively
impacting our
operations.
They
are positively
impacting our
operations.
27%
9%
52%
12%
No, interest rates will
remain the same.
No, interest
rates are more
likely to be
increased
Yes, but
just once.
Yes, rates
will be
reduced
twice.
6%
