With inventory up a solid 50.1%, buyers have a wider range of options and a bit more time to find their dream property.

There's very little inventory in my area right now, and honestly after a decade of renovations I need a break anyway.

As long as you're able to qualify for conventional loans, this will likely be your best option.

Tell folks what I am doing; still going long gold, btc, but equity wise heavy leaps on NVIDIA, META, OKTA collared with puts(15:5 ratio) so net bullish.Real estate wise--as rates keep moving up on FRM, and inventory increases, I will continue to be a deep value bid.

You need a good inventory of what you have to know what you may need.

I ACCIDENTALLY stumbled upon new construction and got "stuck" with inventory that would NOT move when rates started to climb.

After that I plan on continuing to invest in MUP with a conventional loan or transition to SFH. 

Home sales have reached their lowest point since 2010, driven not solely by high interest rates and low inventory but by shifts in household incomes and confidence.As fewer people search for homes, this altered sentiment trickles up, impacting business and investor confidence.

With median home prices hovering around all-time highs and inventory below normal, first time buyers in particular have been squeezed out of the market.

All of my customers in NJ, NY, CT, CA, WA and other states are all buying in those states as well as a few others.The price to cash flow ratio is going to be better in those states as well as having a higher inventory of both single family and multifamily rental homes.