Many thanks in advance,Victor Talking with my friends contractors in the area... some of this contractor offered very low price for their projects betting to build many units and market changed and they simply started to file bankruptcy... when comparing cost it's common you will find higher costs ... been in this market last few years, houses will start to move again in the next months in a normal cycle (not pandemic cycle) , if you're goal is getting long term rental in place for delay gratification...

The pandemic has created new challenges, not only for tenants but also for property owners managing housing programs.

Housing Market ConditionsMedian Sale Price: $395k• YoY Price Growth: 8.7%• 5-Year Price Growth: 50%Housing Inventory: Less than 7,000- low (Below pre-pandemic levels)Property Tax Rate: 0.42Average Insurance: $1,680Median Rent: $1,895 (single-family house)• YoY Rent Growth: 1%• 5-Year Rent Growth: ???

Have to realize everything eventually moves back towards its norm and having a 100 year event (pandemic) is not the norm.

I have been reading quite a bit about the growth that Polk county has experienced, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic.

We have a preferred lender who studied the past election years and noticed the effect, but due to the pandemic and the normalizing of our market, can we expect there to be a surge come Jan 1 with the election being over and interest rates stepping down to affordable rates? 

The flooring retailer is the latest in a growing list of companies forced to shut down due to changing market conditions, rising competition, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.The company’s financial struggles began after the pandemic-fueled home improvement boom fizzled out.

The pandemic fueled low interest rate boom demand has normalized, but the market is still moving.

But I only just started before the Pandemic. 

Retail has remained steady post-pandemic.