Why You Can’t Compare Now to the ‘Unicorn’ Years of the Housing Market [INFOGRAPHIC]

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<h3>Some Highlights</h3>
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<li>Comparing housing market <a href="https://www.showingtime.com/showingtime-showing-index/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" target="_blank">metrics</a> from one year to another can be challenging in a normal housing market – and the last few years have been anything but normal. In a way, they were ‘<a href="https://www.thefreedictionary.com/unicorn" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" target="_blank">unicorn</a>’ years.</li>
<li>Expect unsettling housing market headlines this year, mostly due to <a href="https://www.attomdata.com/news/category/market-trends/foreclosures/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" target="_blank">unfair comparisons</a> with the <a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2023/05/30/todays-real-estate-market-the-unicorns-have-galloped-off/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" target="_blank">‘unicorn’ years</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2023/05/22/why-buyers-need-an-expert-agent-by-their-side/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" target="_blank">Connect</a> with a local real estate professional who can share the <a href="https://www.freddiemac.com/research/indices/house-price-index" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" target="_blank">data</a> that puts those headlines in the proper <a href="https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2023/06/05/oops-home-prices-didnt-crash-after-all/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" target="_blank">perspective</a>.</li>
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