78 of the top 200 markets are back to pre-pandemic inventory.

• Most of those markets have seen prices slow, or even drop.

• Only 41 markets were at pre-pandemic inventory at the start of the year.

• 30 markets are at least 50% below pre-pandemic levels.

For context: Back in 2014 when I was training to be a Realtor I was taught that 3% year over year, on average, was typical. And to make sure to coach people to hold on to properties for a few years at least to make sure they didn't loose money on the purchase.

This data has broken my brain.

It's a broad disparity.

And it creeps out of metro areas because that's where people want to be. Its where they can find work. For a lot of people it's also where they have connections, roots, you know LIVES.

Then NAR takes the data and looks at the entire country
The median for an American Home is $406,100

Which is, I suppose, interesting for you to be able to compare your local market too? But practically what does this info do for someone just trying to figure out where to live?