07/13/2025
This is what we’ve been anticipating. Let’s go!
After a brutal run of high prices, low inventory, and bidding wars, things are finally shifting (https://links.m.biggerpockets.com/s/c/Aj4coG3KdU5ax8R6pFUJ3w2py--7k1lShq3JG89wzN7Qc-M2AO3MQcdMmbx1UVfcMZ_zeXGHgKiducuJmhpjfLImX8X12DAwtT6QRlzumZTw71VdCvQjOZXpx2fNHdmtrNyfQURwblWQXdiBjrV3yD0tBnDrFdQnVthFnxYKE7iRZGs6Vl3753gwlE8SNWTAURB435KjSC2SYeB5cb2c0cBDviw0IdosBu5zIG7BzeVsGHvrrVwOnFHeE0v14Z0-T7a-UM0MCANG4a5DiPsbwxqJ-FMBA5ZA0QRQYDXCGQ0TYY8G9QdGU-tubTJdlJgqfK3ZWIs9bc95FvhsEaW_ymQ_Sr52IPVAfo4nKx6naWsR2Pgzd3d5ljGEVsFQSSoryJcesikXFqgqj6w-Nw9rhZxozq_Yvba7lGfWCEpZGqmINbrRzATKIX9dZPl20wfwtZAwDqd6ivBFEDzx1qFSVaOS-pG_PcSGX9vru_zmckIJzlXLCcxgsQTWIPXjGgqCpjxEvX4SUb298FwWI4eSkFQRnfVM2G-0aGz2bTyoLX1GcD7YSmQ15ZZ0fmtmiMQxKR7DL25XvNUCiwPE4ZwZP7pTGc8FvhQM3jfIdG1_fyDTeEEMGJHg9SJGR86HVRmfcTFjs3xq2sg4CvJUJ5eiY0NTdtMNZy0n_7Ap7MO0VTI5bvfRzehEMPnM_aq1gGCVdgPHlmjZSGNKwFEO16VBmkjOaktUVX2dzVIHD720pIY96m4l9CTvN-LFXzkoyIicuA0kgIf0BKERkdsB3E-WlY1CyEtpT5jivIwHUHVC5QGfTDDU_GxSE1TRRN0lqJE4LcYE0iPPL_4tjj07cU9HjrPxKsQb5isGhtnDQLOv4Um5HzF3YUvj/113jU-I9v6Uzy_7ohp0_nGnMrGkrBZyG/10). National inventory is up 15% year-over-year, sellers are growing more negotiable, and buyer demand is quietly ramping up despite mortgage rates still hovering above 6.5%. Mortgage applications have risen for 22 straight weeks, signaling pent-up demand ready to deploy. Meanwhile, price growth has slowed to just 1.4% annually—below inflation—which means savvy investors can now buy at a relative discount. We’re not in a crash, but we are in a correction—and that opens the door for disciplined buyers to get in before the next run-up.
If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the right time to invest in real estate again, this is your signal: The buyer’s market has arrived. After
