The National Association of Realtors is forecasting a major rebound in 2026, with double-digit growth in home sales and home prices projected to rise another 4%.They’re also predicting the economy will add 1.3 million new jobs, keeping demand strong despite the ongoing housing supply shortage.After three years of the lowest sales volume since 1995, this would be a huge shift.

Last year and the year before the condo and multi-family rents came down a little and I attributed that to added supply, but now I’m starting to see it in single family homes.

There is not any excess of rental supply to uptake that.

The reasons why I really want to get into this: it feels like something that would fit my work from home lifestyle that I have established (I'm never going back to the office and even if this job ends I can get other remote project management that will also be work from home); I get paid 4 ways (W-2, appreciation, tax write offs, ownership distributions). 

Brant,Have you thought about getting your real estate license versus being a loan officer? 

Tourism is down and supply is sky-high, so I’d be extra cautious and strategic about buying a home for short-term rental near the theme parks right now.

Tornado recovery brought a ton of units back.We had a tornado wipe out a big chunk of housing supply about two years ago.

I summarize below.In general, continued heightened supply due to Fed 0% rate policy of 2020-2021 will bring modest rent growth for the next 12 to 18 months.

Quote from @Adam Macias: A 50-year mortgage sounds like affordability — but it’s really it'll be debt that never ends. lolOn paper, stretching a mortgage from 30 years to 50 lowers the monthly payment, yes.But in reality, you’re paying far more in interest while barely building equity for decades.If you buy a house at 25 years old if you're lucky, you'll be 75 when the mortgage term ends...It’s housing that feels like ownership but functions more like renting — just with a longer contract and a higher total cost.The real problem isn’t the length of the loan.It’s the affordability crisis that’s forcing people to consider lifetime debt as a solution.Until we address prices, wages, and supply, extending loan terms only delays the inevitable...The further elimination of the middle class chasing the American Dream of owning a home. 

-Single-family home months of inventory expanded to a 5.2-months supply, up from 4.4 months last October.