In 2024, we had more drama than usual. The Big Three:

1. Hotly-contested election.
2. Commission debacle.
3. Mortgage rates that were supposed to come down, but didn’t.

Any one of those could have derailed the real estate market, but instead we survived just fine:

NSDCC Annual Counts, 2023 vs. 2024

With the drastic drop in inventory since covid, it seemed to make sense that the market could handle an extra 15% to 20% homes for sale.

Indeed – there were 14% more homes for sale, and sales AND pricing increased 9%!

The number of active listings at the start of 2024 was about the same as it was to begin 2023. However, we’re starting 2025 with 16% more actives already, and I expect an early surge. We could easily have 400+ NSDCC homes for sale by the end of January.

Can our local market handle 15% to 20% MORE homes for sale on top of what we had in 2024?

We’re going to find out!

Happy New Year!