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There is a version of the housing market story that gets told over and over, and it goes like this: prices are high, rates are high, nothing is affordable, and the only people buying are the ones with cash. That version is not wrong, exactly. It is just incomplete.

Home prices at the national level have remained well above their pre-pandemic levels even as sales volume collapsed. The reason is supply. The locked-in effect has kept available inventory at historically low levels in most markets, which means the correction that many analysts were expecting simply did not materialize the way the data suggested it should.

Affordability, by the standard measure of what share of median household income goes toward the monthly payment on a median-priced home, is near its worst level since the early 1980s. That is a real problem, and it is not going away quickly. That measure being at a historical extreme does not automatically produce a correction. What it means, practically, is that fewer people can compete for each property.

Shop at least three lenders before you commit to one. A 0.25 percent gap between two lenders’ quotes adds up to around twenty thousand dollars over a thirty-year loan on a four hundred thousand dollar mortgage. Lender fees vary too. Do not compare rate quotes without also comparing origination fees, points, and closing costs.

The appraisal is the lender’s check, not yours. When the appraisal comes in below contract, the deal does not automatically die, but it does require a decision. Ask your agent how common appraisal gaps have been in your target price range and neighborhood.

The offer price is one variable among several. Deal structure has won more competitive situations than overbidding has.

Real estate is illiquid. Buying and selling inside two years is almost always a money-losing proposition once you account for the full cost of both transactions. None of that means do not buy. It means be honest about your time horizon before you commit.

The buyers who come out ahead in this market are not the ones who waited for perfect conditions. They are the ones who understood what they could afford and moved with confidence. Getting across current property listings in your target area is the logical first move once your financing is sorted.