04/16/2026
🏡 Is the Real Estate Market Slowing Down? Here’s the Truth…
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had a LOT of people ask me:
👉 “Bill… what’s going on with the market right now?”
Here’s the honest answer…
The market hasn’t crashed — but it HAS paused.
We’re seeing:
Interest rates jump back into the mid-6% range
A spike in price reductions
Buyers becoming more cautious
But here’s what most people are missing 👇
Homes ARE still selling.
Just not all of them.
Right now, the market is separating into two groups:
✅ Homes priced correctly → getting showings, going pending
❌ Homes priced too high → sitting, reducing, chasing the market
💡 Here’s where it gets interesting…
A lot of buyers are sitting on the sidelines waiting…
Which means:
👉 Less competition
👉 More negotiating power
👉 More opportunity for the buyers who ARE active
🎯 My take (after helping 800+ families buy & sell homes):
This isn’t a crash.
This is a shift in strategy.
Sellers need to be more precise
Buyers have more leverage
And timing matters more than it did 6 months ago
📊 If you’re a homeowner in today’s market:
You really have two choices:
Price correctly and capture the current demand
Overprice and adjust later (which usually costs more in the end)
🤔 Thinking about selling this year?
Drop me a message or comment “VALUE” below and I’ll send you a quick breakdown of what your home could realistically sell for in today’s market.
No pressure — just real data.
Bill Kilpatrick
Keller Williams Realty
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