https://www.har.com/content/department/mlsHouston Real Estate Highlights in November, 2024:-Single-family home sales increased 6.0 percent year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 48 to 52 days;-Total property sales were up 3.3 percent with 7,750 units sold;-Total dollar volume rose 11.1 percent to $3.1 billion;-The single-family median price was up 1.5 percent to $329,900;-The single-family average price climbed 4.1 percent to $418,903; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 4.4-months supply, up from 3.5 months last November.

We are above 4.8 now, but it’s been a climb.

Plus you like to climb trees?

If rents rise over the next few years, that could help cover some of the higher payments if interest rates continue to climb.

However, rates have since moved upward.A 30-year fixed rate mortgage is once again sitting around 7% interest:The real estate industry hoped 2024 would see a recovery in which mortgage rates fell and home sales climbed.

Expect a 4-5 year down/flat market before a slow climb up.

Frankly, it seems that the credit card companies have created a mountain too tall for us to climb.

@Jordan Ray This is spot on and something we run into constantly in the New England markets, where prices have climbed significantly over the past five years.

With this system, you, especially new hosts, who don't have a high ranking but getting the platform's blessing of "New" status, you absolutely have to focus on climbing the ranking during this time.

I have spent 20 years climbing the ladder working for global corporations and that tends to always keep you challenged.