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Archives: June 2023

Why You Can’t Compare Now to the ‘Unicorn’ Years of the Housing Market [INFOGRAPHIC]

Some Highlights Comparing housing market metrics from one year to another can be challenging in a normal housing market – and the last few years have been anything but normal. In a way, they were ‘unicorn’ years. Expect unsettling housing market headlines this year, mostly due to unfair comparisons with the ‘unicorn’ years. Let’s connect so I can share the data that puts those […]



Here are 5 reasons we won’t see a housing market crash this year

According to Splitero CEO Michael Gifford, we’re still in an affordability crisis and unlikely to see a complete housing market tumble in 2023 It’s been a housing market roller coaster the past few years with no shortage of news about record-high prices, outrageous negotiations (like all-cash deals and cars), and questions about if there’s a bubble and if […]



Robert Reffkin: Sub-4% mortgages are ‘handcuffs’ for home inventory

In a Bloomberg Markets TV appearance, the top boss at Compass said homeowners are treating a 3% mortgage rate ‘as a financial asset’ — at least for now Ultra-low mortgage rates that homeowners locked in during the early pandemic are the “handcuffs” that are holding back the home market — moreso even than the decline in demand for homes, […]