Housing Market Declared Geometrically Flat By Expert Panel

The esteemed sages at Realtor.com have once again blessed us with their unparalleled insight, declaring the nation's housing market a triumph of geometric stasis. Apparently, while active inventory might be performing a nuanced tango and new listings are doing a spirited cha-cha, the median price has achieved a state of perfect, unyielding flatness year-over-year. One can only marvel at the mathematical wizardry required to maintain such an equilibrium when "total inventory" behaves quite differently on a monthly basis, yet still contributes to this wondrously planar existence.

This groundbreaking revelation will undoubtedly bring solace to the millions of aspiring homeowners currently experiencing what they mistakenly perceive as "difficulty" and "unaffordability." It seems their personal financial realities have simply failed to align with the market's elegant two-dimensional stability. Perhaps future reports, perhaps from the Federal Reserve itself, will inform us that while your rent is soaring, your landlord is actually living in a state of tranquil, statistically flat contentment, a feat surely championed by the tireless analysts crunching these ever-so-flat numbers.