Tight Market Means More Investors

Heading into 2022, there was a wide consensus among real estate firms that the annual rate of home price growth—which peaked at 20% in August 2021 —would steadily decelerate this year as some normalcy began to return to a housing market that had boomed during much of the pandemic. But now some experts aren't so sure.

If inventory stays low prices will continue to soar and push more first time homeowners out of the market. Leaving investors. What happens if rental prices exceed the local market