ASCENTBoiseRealEstate

Someone sent me another "housing crash" article this week and asked if they should wait.
Here's what I told them.

Home prices rose in 71% of metro markets in Q1 2026. Monthly payments are down $140 from this time last year. First-time buyers are spending 4% less of their income on housing than twelve months ago.

That's not a crashing market. That's a market quietly improving while the headlines stay loud.
The people waiting for prices to collapse are still waiting. The people who bought last year are building equity.

Reach out. Let's look at what the numbers mean for your situation..

Nobody prepares you for what buying your first home actually feels like.

The second-guessing. The moment a place surprises you. The drive home where you're already mentally moving in — but you don't want to say it out loud yet.

First-time buyers don't need more information. They need someone who recognizes where they are.

Swipe through — if you've said any of these, you're exactly where you're supposed to be.

And if you're ready to have someone in your corner who actually speaks this language — DM me any questions you have.

No pitch, no pressure.

At some point it stops being “one more update”
and starts being a house you’re trying to convince yourself to love.

I see it all the time —
new floors, new paint, one more project…
and it still doesn’t feel right.

That’s usually not a renovation problem.

If this has been on your mind, it might be time to look at a different option 🏡