While  it's true the Pandemic Ending will soften some of the conditions that drove housing into hyper drive,housing prices should continue to rise from a variety of factors.

Every cafe is pretty much packed, traffic is terrible again, and you can't get a seat on the train.All that said, the rental market has certainly softened, I know this from experience of trying to rent out one of my units and chatting with my fellow NYC landlord buddies. 

I'm curious, I know all markets are pretty hot right but do you see any softening coming towards the end of 2021 as the lockdown restrictions ease and people who were waiting to list their houses start adding to the supply pool to meet all of this demand?

I do feel like when stimulus is withdrawn we will see a noticeable softening in some areas of the country.

We will know when the market starts softening. 

Ways to soften the blow? 

The increase in the number of transactions seller financed was a pleasant surprise since it is such a hot real estate market with many cash sales or sellers not needing to offer concessions like owner financing.We usually see increases in seller financing inventory when conventional lending gets tight or a real estate market softens. 

what really caught my attention in the podcast was this: He'd stated that auction.com's internal data around the national housing market as a whole showed a softening in the market in those months right before COVID struck.

Addressing a water issue in a duplex bathroom where a sustained leak has led to softening of the subfloor.

We did light work on one of the bathrooms, financed solar, painted the exterior, purchased a water softener, and remodeled the kitchen.