───What I Built (and What It Actually Shows)I'm pulling daily data from Realtor.com across 30+ Metro Detroit cities, running every listing through a standardized underwriting model (20% down, 30yr fixed at current rates, Rentometer rent comps, 8% vacancy, 10% maintenance), and serving it through a dashboard at michigan.stelux.ai/dashboard.Current features:Market Pulse — 30-day trend charts for pass rate, best CoC, average price, inventory.

If we really want housing to become more affordable from rentals to condos and single family homes - inventory is the answer.It's taking 6+ months to get a small subdivision approved and many in town lots are still restrictive to only allowing single family zoning.

That makes your conversion rate look exceptional because the denominator is small.Then once you secure the booking, you jump the prices up for the remaining far-out inventory because you already captured the conversion signal Airbnb cares about.That's a very different approach than "let the pricing software run."

But the builder can:Buy down the buyer’s rateCover closing costsOffer design creditsPartner with a lenderMove inventory across dozens of homes at onceThat’s not a fair fight.

But inventory hasn’t grown meaningfully.

New listings declined year over year, down 12% in Austin and 7% metro-wide, while active listings were essentially flat in Austin and increased 2% across the metro, suggesting demand is beginning to absorb available inventory.• Inventory: Inventory tightened compared with last year.

These conversations highlight two important topics that directly affect investors and wholesalers: access to property inventory and access to financing. 

The 70% rule works, but only if your underwriting accounts for the fact that something WILL go wrong -- and it costs money.On the Nashville market specifically, I'm seeing inventory move faster than 2024, which is good, but buyers are pickier on quality.

If your market primarily attracts long-term tenants, furnished inventory can become friction.In many markets, furnished works well when demand is clearly established.

Let them know you are spending money to produce inventory that is perfect for them, and you need all the details.