Why You Can’t Compare Now to the ‘Unicorn’ Years of the Housing Market [INFOGRAPHIC]

Comparing housing market [metrics](https://www.showingtime.com/showingtime-showing-index/) from one year to another can be challenging in a normal housing market – and the last few years have been anything but normal. In a way, they were ‘[unicorn](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/unicorn)’ years. - Expect unsettling housing market headlines this year, mostly due to [unfair comparisons](https://www.attomdata.com/news/category/market-trends/foreclosures/) with the [‘unicorn’ years](https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2023/05/30/todays-real-estate-market-the-unicorns-have-galloped-off/). - [Connect](https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2023/05/22/why-buyers-need-an-expert-agent-by-their-side/) with a local real estate professional who can share the [data](https://www.freddiemac.com/research/indices/house-price-index) that puts those headlines in the proper [perspective](https://www.simplifyingthemarket.com/2023/06/05/oops-home-prices-didnt-crash-after-all/).