Home prices are set to rise over the next few years, real estate forecaster Barry Habib says.Joe Raedle/Getty Images US house prices will rise nearly 6% this year, an award-winning real estate forecaster predicts. Home values will rise by 3% to 7% over the next one to three years, Barry Habib says. Habib expects the Fed to cut interest rates, reducing mortgage costs and boosting housing demand. US house prices will jump nearly 6% this year, and keep climbing for the next few years, an award-winning forecaster predicts.Barry Habib is a three-time winner of the Zillow and Pulsenomics Crystal Ball Award for the most accurate real estate forecaster out of 150 top economists.