Appraisers have not yet caught on to it either.

Homebuilders don't have the luxury of outwaiting the market, or waiting for the Fed to slash rates, or whatever, they must build and sell homes, that's their business, no matter what the conditions in the market.

And the market is struggling with 7%-plus 30-year fixed mortgage rates and sky-high prices, after a ridiculous free-money spike during the pandemic. Sales of existing homes have plunged by about 25% from the same period in 2018 and 2019, and by about 32% from the same period in 2021, because buyers have pulled back, and the people with 3% mortgages have left the housing market altogether, not putting their homes on the market and not buying homes either, not even looking at homes.

That plunge in sales might be OK with potential home sellers, thinking that this too shall pass, but it's not OK with homebuilders, and they've been adjusting to this market by cutting prices, building at lower price points, buying down mortgage rates, and offering incentives, such as free upgrades.