New Listings Are Surging
September 7, 2026 | 8 Minute Read The housing market is beginning to look considerably different than it did just a few years ago. New listings are increasing, inventory is growing, sellers are becoming more willing to negotiate, and buyers are gaining leverage. At the same time, however, mortgage rates remain elevated and buyer demand […]
Why Flipping Houses Is Getting Harder
August 3, 2026 | 2 Minute Read The latest housing data reinforces what many investors are already experiencing: building new homes has become increasingly difficult to justify financially. Housing starts have fallen to their lowest level since 2020, and builders continue pulling back as higher interest rates, rising construction costs, and slower sales compress profit […]
The Shift to a Buyer’s Market
June 22, 2026 | 3 Minute Read The average home in the United States is now selling for less than its list price, and new data from Realtor.com shows how quickly sellers lose negotiating power when a property sits on the market. The first month is the most important period in a listing’s lifecycle. Sellers […]
The Housing Market Has Flipped… to Buyers
January 26, 2026 | 1.5 Minute Read For months, many people have been hesitant to say it out loud. Now, we can say it with confidence: this is a buyer’s market—and it’s backed by data, not just sentiment. According to Redfin, the U.S. housing market has shifted into the strongest buyer’s market in more than […]
The Housing Market Is Stuck, Not Broken
September 1, 2025 | 6 Minute Read The U.S. housing market remains locked in a stalemate. Inventory has climbed for 21 straight months, prices have leveled off nationally, and many once-booming metros have seen declines from pandemic highs. Yet sales remain near multi-decade lows. Buyers are squeezed by high mortgage rates, while sellers remain slow […]
It’s Not a Mortgage Rate Problem. It’s a Price Problem
August 4, 2025 | 3 Minute Read There’s a lot of noise right now about interest rates and the housing market. You’ve probably heard the common refrain:“If the Fed would just lower rates, houses would start selling again.” But that misses the bigger picture. We don’t have a mortgage rate problem—we have a home price […]
What Might Happen to Real Estate During the Next Recession?
April 28, 2025 | 1.5 Minute Read I can’t predict the future. Nobody can. But we can look at what’s happened before and take a pretty good guess about what might be coming for real estate. Let’s keep it short, sweet, and simple and look at the three kinds of recessions we may face. Basically, […]
4 Places to Buy Property for Big Profits
July 1, 2024 | 2 Minute Read Time As home prices continue to soar in markets across the country, investors may be seeing dollar signs. Anyone who purchased a property prior to the COVID-19 pandemic has probably seen its value appreciate significantly in recent years. In fact, owner-occupied housing wealth increased $9 trillion between the […]
The True Cost of Waiting to Invest in Real Estate
May 20, 2024 | Reading Time: 3 Minutes Affordability remains a significant concern in the housing market, often leading prospective buyers to question whether investing in real estate is truly advantageous compared to alternative avenues like the stock market. However, there’s a fundamental aspect that many overlook: wealth creation through real estate investing. Consider this […]
The Truth About Median Home Prices
April 29, 2024 | Reading Time: 2 Minutes The term “median home price” often gets tossed around, but what does it really mean? Let’s break it down. “Median” simply refers to the middle value in a set of numbers when they’re arranged from lowest to highest. It’s not an average; it’s that middle point. But […]