Wednesday, May 21, 2025 / by Vanessa Saunders
If you’ve been watching rates, headlines, or just your neighbor's “For Sale” sign sit there for 73 days—you're probably wondering what the heck is going on with the housing market. Mortgage rates flirted with 7% earlier this year, then settled near 6.6%. Prices haven’t dropped dramatically, but buyer behavior has. Meanwhile, the Midwest is heating up (Toledo took the top spot?!), and New Hampshire is holding strong—with Manchester-Nashua ranking #2 in the country. So what does that mean for your property? Your buying power? Or your plans to make a move this year?
I broke down the real story in this spring market update—without the fluff. Read the Full Blog Here
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 / by Vanessa Saunders
The Market’s Not Crashing—It’s Correcting. Calm Down.
Let’s get one thing straight: 2025 isn’t 2008—no matter how many Facebook uncles or cable news pundits say otherwise. Yes, inventory is rising. Yes, expired listings are making a comeback like low-rise jeans (unfortunately). But before we declare a market apocalypse, let’s actually look at what the data—and the silence between the headlines—is telling us.
First, the Inventory “Surge” That Wasn’t
In early 2023, we hit record-low inventory. Fast forward to now, and yes, homes are finally reappearing like spring after a long winter. But calling this a "surge" is like saying your teenager cleaning their room once is a lifestyle change. We’re still well below pre-pandemic norms. So, no—the market isn’t flooded. It’s just less parched.
This uptick in inventory means one thing: sellers who were waiting for the top of the market have ; ...
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