The spring home sale season is closed and according to the most recent report from the National Association of REALTORS® almost 50% of homes sold did so in less than 30 days. Homes flew off the shelf and the sad thing is, we’re still singing the same tune – inventory is swinging lower and lower by the week!

Working through the statistics of home sales to uncover the trends and make predictions for future behavior is a lot like playing baseball. You assess each players’ skills and ability, do your best to put strong players in each position, then toss out the ball and see what happens!

You know that cliché “you can’t see the forest for the trees”? The real estate market can be a little like that. We can never say for absolutely certain what will happen in the marketplace from one home sale to the next, as only hindsight reveals things that clearly.