Some Surpising Real Estate Sales Data... Episode 287

Some Surpising Real Estate Sales Data... ...The National Association Of Realtors (NAR) Has reported that home sales increased by 2.2% when comparing the 1st quarter of 2026 to 2025 a lot of people were suprised when the data came out and it comes with the caveat that sales in March 2026 are down more than 3% when compared to March sales in 2025 here is what may have caused these results 1Q 2025 New President takes office The Fed stops lowering rates which hover around 6.75% a lot of change an uncertainty in financial markets 1Q 2026 Interest rates are in the 6% range in January Partial Government Shutdown In February Iran War Begins in March Interest rates spike to 6.5% To be sure, there are other factors but most people would agree that these are solid reasons for consumers to pause home buying/selling what is most interesting within the data is that there is a real opportunity in the 2Q 2026 for an increase in market activity and we could be looking at a super busy summer today's show lays out the scenario and breaks down why there is a growing optimism despite a crazy start to 2026

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