In this episode of Real Estate Jerky, Ed Parcaut and Mike Kelly dig into the real numbers behind today's housing market and explain why current inventory levels do not look like a repeat of the Great Recession.

Ed and Mike start with national listing numbers, including total inventory, median listing price, average days on market, and the rise in price reductions. They explain why sellers need to listen to experienced agents and price their homes correctly from the beginning instead of chasing the market after buyers lose interest.

The conversation also covers California housing inventory, Stanislaus County activity, active listings, pending sales, and closed transactions. Ed and Mike compare today's supply to the kind of massive weekly listing increases that happened during the Great Recession, making the case that the market would need a major inventory surge before true bubble conditions appeared.

They also discuss seller delistings, buyer demand, VA loan changes, proposed increases to VA funding fees, and why Ed believes veterans should not be asked to fund expanded veteran benefits through higher loan costs.

Later in the episode, Ed and Mike talk about home improvement tax deductions for 2026, including energy-efficient improvements, pipe replacement, accessibility-related smoke detectors, smart monitoring systems, and the practical repair issues homeowners are seeing in older homes.

This episode is full of local market insight, mortgage expertise, veteran lending perspective, and classic Real Estate Jerky humor.

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In this episode of Real Estate Jerky Daily, Ed Parcaut and Mike Kelly break down a market that is giving buyers more breathing room than they have seen in a while. National inventory climbs near 800,000, Stanislaus County listings rise sharply, and local pending sales improve. They also cover why buying when other people hesitate can still be the smartest move, how rates are being pushed around by oil and bond pressure, and why buyers need to avoid credit and job mistakes during escrow.

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In this episode of Real Estate Jerky Daily, Ed Parcaut and Mike Kelly break down a rougher day for mortgage pricing as peace talks lose momentum and market nerves rise again. They cover stronger housing permits, weaker housing starts, rising single-family rents, and why builders are still leaning toward multifamily as affordability pressure keeps more households in the rental lane. The episode also touches on lower initial jobless claims, continuing claims, and why rates may stay elevated longer than many buyers hoped.

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