Recent housing data indicates a slow start to 2025, but falling mortgage rates have sparked cautious optimism for the spring sales season. Mortgage rates have decreased for seven consecutive weeks, encouraging potential homebuyers. Rising inventory levels may also boost the market. Despite a 4.6% drop in the Pending Home Sales Index in January, economists believe the spring could bring new momentum, especially as demographic trends show older homebuyers and millennials reaching key life stages that drive homebuying.