Market Insights

Market trends, location analysis, and finding the best places to invest.

• Motivated Seller Index: How to Read Seller Urgency by Metro — The Motivated Seller Index scores seller urgency 0 to 10 by metro. What it measures, what a fire-sale label actually predicts, and how to screen markets.
• Investor Sentiment Hit a Record Low: Score the Deal — The Investor Sentiment Index fell to an all-time low of 84 in August 2026. Here is what that number measures, what it misses, and how to underwrite anyway.
• Foreclosures Hit a Six-Year High: Where Supply Is Building — Foreclosure filings hit 227,548 in the first half of 2026, up 21 percent. Here is where distressed supply is building and how to underwrite an REO.
• Fix and Flip vs Buy and Hold: Which Real Estate Strategy Is Right for You? — Both strategies can build wealth, but they require different skills, capital, and time commitments. Here is how to choose the right one for your situation.
• BiggerPockets Pulse Just Dropped 25 Percent: An Active-Investor Counter-Move — BiggerPockets Q2 Pulse dropped from 150 to 112 in one quarter. Here is the four-step counter-move framework active investors run when sentiment cracks.