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The conventional wisdom is that inflation causes higher interest rates which in turn causes lower housing prices.  We are now seeing an interesting phenomenon where housing prices continue to stay high and in some markets head even higher with interest rates double what they were during the pandemic. Is inflation now increasing house prices?  What does this mean for the future of rents and house prices?   Why care whether inflation is increasing housing prices and rents? The reason it is important to understand the drivers of housing inflation is that it will indicate where housing prices head from here. …

Regardless of how you voted, at the end of the day for real estate in particular, does the election of President Trump radically change the trajectory of real estate?  What happens to real estate volumes?  Will interest rates rise or fall?  What happens to values? Why have home sales dropped to 15 year low?  What does the chart above allude to?   Does the election of Trump radically alter real estate one way or the other Although voters are extremely passionate about their candidate at the end of the day will the president radically change what we are seeing in…

Even with falling interest rates, inventory has quickly increased. We have gone from a supposed shortage of housing to an inventory surplus in many hot markets.  Home sales in July were at the lowest recorded level.  What is driving the increase in inventory?  Will this trend last?  What does this mean for prices?  What can Colorado tell us about the future of housing prices?   Inventory surging in most markets throughout the country There were 35.8% more homes actively for sale on a typical day in August compared with the same time in 2023, marking the tenth consecutive month of…