Current Housing Market

I'm interested in hearing your guys thoughts on the current state of the housing market. I've been looking into buying a home but it seems like the market has been on fire lately. Historically, rates are still low which is attractive but home prices have been skyrocketing.

Demand has been crazy as well, I personally have a buddy who has had multiple houses sold out from underneath him or has ended up in a bidding war with multiple buyers despite making full ask offers on the first day the house was listed.

I know there are a lot of different factors at play and location/market (NY/CA) makes a huge differences but does anyone have any thoughts on the general market? Do you think right now is a good time to buy, or that the market is overheated and due for a cooling off period?

10 Comments
 
Most Helpful

Houses are selling above asking. Don't make an offer unless you have at least 80 LTV. Rates still low. Rising slowly. Economy strong and strengthening. Lending strong and still relatively conservative. Commercial R/E is in a bit of a bubble. R/E is always local - neighborhood to neighborhood. Property type matters. Cash flow is cash flow. An HOA is more likely to ruin your investment than anything else. Inventory is low. Artificially constrained in many places like CA.

Personally, I just refi'd my personal home and made $50K in equity in 12 months. The multifamilies we're flipping in Chicago are selling before they're half way done. Building 10-12 CAPs all day.

heister: Look at all these wannabe richies hating on an expensive salad. https://arthuxtable.com/
 

Thanks for the insight. I've been wanting to jump into multifamilies, I need to do some more research but that's crazy.

Any thoughts on 97/FHA mortgages, from the research I have been doing it seems like there has been an uptick in buyers putting down less than 5%. Mostly all fixed rated rather than ARMs like back in the day but I still a little surprising to me.

 

Est voluptates itaque sint cum sed nostrum suscipit. Autem totam itaque deleniti id assumenda ut rerum. Non ipsam excepturi quos maxime. Earum quo veniam in et eos expedita.

Et similique voluptate fugiat voluptatem. Ullam repellendus eum nemo sed ad veritatis aperiam. Iste sunt sint ducimus aliquid. Aut dolores provident ut labore nihil cupiditate voluptas cum.

Ipsum quasi cum et voluptas. Eum ut quae atque fugiat adipisci architecto deleniti. Veniam aut ea debitis placeat. Quam animi quia perspiciatis nisi nesciunt. Reprehenderit recusandae quia quis a dignissimos quia sit. Repellendus corporis repellendus accusantium animi quidem nisi placeat vel.

Consequatur illo veniam ut vel natus possimus distinctio. Quod reiciendis sunt sit soluta ab nemo officiis. Velit velit omnis sunt blanditiis eligendi. Quos ducimus omnis quia quia. Atque ea delectus excepturi velit saepe. Velit possimus sequi et sapiente dicta tempora. Blanditiis velit incidunt minus commodi unde dolorem.

heister: Look at all these wannabe richies hating on an expensive salad. https://arthuxtable.com/

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”