Morgan put recession odds as high as 65%, analysts have shifted their focus from tariff fears to housing sector weakness as the most immediate threat to economic stability.The warning signs are mounting fast:77% of Americans say it's a bad time to buy a home (Fannie Mae, April 2025)Mortgage rates hovering near 7% are crushing demand (old story)Home Purchase Sentiment Index shows a net-55% rating for buying conditionsInflation-adjusted residential investment remains flatCiti Research expects housing activity to contract in Q2 after a sluggish start to the year, with the combination of falling permits, rising inventory, and slipping prices painting a picture of a market running out of steam.

But even at a discount, bookings are sluggish.

Our strategy in focus now is BRRRR after using the sluggish buy & hold strategy.

There decent, but the places just getting by, doing ok, or maybe even a bit sluggish.

Have you considered offering buyer incentives or creative terms to spark interest while the Miami market stays sluggish?

Thank God I didn’t go for it in the end.I had my call with one of their “investment strategists” - he seemed kind of sluggish and didn’t seem especially kind or transparent to me.

Even though the market's a little sluggish right now, that’s happening in plenty of pockets around the city.

(Also a related comment: In a business where you need to watch costs--which is basically any business but especially leveraged businesses in a sluggish economy--you want to watch out for the costs of the managing the complexity too.)2.

Wages are also expected to rise in 2025 and the years ahead, indicating a broader return to workforce participation—perhaps more so than at any point in the past decade.While the housing market remained bullish, some of Detroit’s labor market struggles in 2024 were in fact due to high interest rates and sluggish vehicle sales.

That’s not lightning-fast, but it’s not sluggish either—more of a balanced pace.