Hey Friends!
I have 4 fun facts for you today! Hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!
Blessings,
Andrew
Fun Fact 1:
A striking 33% of single-family homes were bought by investors in Q2 2025, a 5-year high.
Source: Q2 2025 Investor Pulse™ Report from BatchData
Fun Fact 2:
Ninety-one percent of sellers sold with the assistance of a real estate agent, up from 90% last year, and only 5% were FSBO sales, an all-time low.
Source: NAR
Fun Fact 3:
After years of historically tight housing supply, inventory levels across the U.S. are rebounding. More homes are coming onto the market, giving buyers greater choice and easing some of the pressure that defined the post-pandemic housing boom. Several fast-growing Sun Belt metros top the list for inventory growth. Raleigh, North Carolina, saw the largest increase, with listings up 54.5% year over year. Denver took 9th place at 30.1%.
Source: Visual Capitalist; Homes.com
Fun Fact 4:
Online shopping is increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. Across all platforms, AI tools drove an estimated 25.9 million referrals over the 12-month period. Amazon stands far ahead of every other marketplace.
Source: Visual Capitalist; Similarweb
Quote I’m pondering:
“It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines.” -Wendell Berry
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