Valuation Accuracy in Spring 2026’s Market Paradox: Surveyor Strategies When Sentiment Diverges from Activity
Year-over-year home price growth has collapsed to just 0.5% in February 2026—a dramatic deceleration that has caught many market participants off guard.[4] Yet simultaneously, agent confidence in buyer traffic has surged from 27% to 37% compared to the prior year, creating a puzzling disconnect between optimistic sentiment and subdued price momentum.[3] This is the defining […]
