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There is a version of the housing market story that gets told over and over, and it goes like this: prices are high, rates are high, nothing is affordable, and the only people buying are the ones with cash. That version is not wrong, exactly. It is just incomplete.

In markets where developers managed to bring inventory to market faster than demand absorbed it, prices have pulled back. Markets that overheated fastest have cooled most noticeably. But those are the exceptions. Most markets are not working from excess; they are working from scarcity.

Affordability, by the standard measure of what share of median household income goes toward the monthly payment on a median-priced home, is near its worst level since the early 1980s. That is a real problem, and it is not going away quickly. That measure being at a historical extreme does not automatically produce a correction. What it means, practically, is that the buyer who can close confidently has more leverage than the headline numbers suggest.

Your credit score affects your rate more directly than most buyers realize. The difference between a 680 score and a 760 score can mean a half-point or more in rate. If your score has room to improve, talk to your loan officer about specific steps to raise it before you apply formally.

If the report surfaces significant deferred maintenance or structural issues, you have real choices, and walking away is a legitimate one of them. You can walk away if the scope of the problems makes the agreed price no longer reasonable. Signing off on a failing roof or a bad HVAC system is not the same house you made an offer on.

Budget enough to cover origination fees, title, escrow, prepaid taxes, and insurance without being caught short at the table. First-time buyers are sometimes surprised by how much cash is required beyond the down payment itself. Ask your lender for a Loan Estimate with a realistic purchase price so the numbers reflect what you are actually going to face.

For buyers with the financial cushion to handle a repair bill without panic, this market is workable, even if it is not cheap or easy. The homes that are priced correctly for current conditions are still moving. They are going to the people who did the homework before they started looking at listings.

Real estate rewards preparation more than it rewards timing. Nobody consistently calls the top or the bottom of a market, but buyers who show up informed and financially ready close deals in every cycle. Check up-to-date property listings and see whether what is available matches what you have been planning for.