Interestingly, January was the first month in three years that the available supply of inventory reached five months. At six months, the market is considered balanced (meaning neither a strong buyer's nor strong seller's market). Educated Realtors have been discussing the market shift for a while and have seen the signs that it's coming. This number is the biggest indicator that what we have been expecting is finally here. Many don't realize that the shift is like a pendulum - starting slow and then rapidly speeding up as it gets closer to the peak change. Throughout 2018 we started to see the beginning of the shift, which then sped up around October. Now with the new year bringing 7,124 new