Over 80% of initial purchases use financing (and this is significantly lower than before the rates rose; it was approaching 90% a couple of years ago).  

Most homebuyers walk into a home with broken weird color blinds, gross dark burgundy and mustard paint and an old icky pink carpet and can't imagine the potential.

Paint color depends on style of house. 

Maybe you can say I got lucky it rose as much as it has and I would respond that we are talking degrees and even with my expected appreciation, I would have done great. 

As to some other countries, diversifying by investing in other currencies reduces your risk and many currency has lost value against the USD, as interest rates rose.

Someone scrawling all over the accent wall you put up so many color swatches for to find the right paint?

Hi @Elizabeth Rose - apologies for the delayed response.

https://www.har.com/content/department/newsroomHouston Real Estate Highlights in March, 2024:-Single-family home sales declined 7.5 percent year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 62 to 55 days;-Total property sales were down 7.0 percent with 8,939 units sold;-Total dollar volume fell 5.6 percent to $3.5 billion;-The single-family median price rose 1.6 percent to $330,000;-The single-family average price rose 1.3 percent to $412,464; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 3.5-months supply, up from 2.6 months a year earlier;-Townhome/condominium sales continued to decline, falling 6.7 percent, with the median price up 5.1 percent to $235,000 and the average price up 2.2 percent to $276,262.

@Karim Wahba, to add a little color to Chris's comment: the typical syndication costs between 10 and 15k to setup.  

This increase in dollar volume underscores the robust demand and high value of Miami real estate.List Price Success: Sellers received 97% of their original list prices on average, maintaining a steady rate from last year.Speed of Sales: Homes moved faster, with a median time to contract of just 28 days (a 6.7% reduction) and a median time to sales of 70 days (a 1.4% decrease).Inventory Levels: Active inventory rose by 27.3% to 3,864 homes, and the months’ supply of inventory increased by 33.3% to 4.4 months.