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.

We looked at places in the right neighborhoods that work for STRs a few years ago (pre-pandemic).

Compared to the recent pricing peak in May 2022, single-family home prices in Austin are down approximately 15%.For some broader context, here’s a chart of the median sales price of a single-family home in Austin over the past 10 years:As you can see, pricing in Austin is still substantially above pre-pandemic levels.

Trump was hit with the FULL FORCE of the covid pandemic.