There’s a moment in every long race when effort stops being the differentiator. You’re still moving. Your heart rate is up. Your legs are working. You’re doing what you’ve always done, pushing, grinding, muscling through. But the results start to wobble. Pace slips. Form breaks down. Little mistakes show up in places you didn’t expect.
If a headline reads: “New home sales down 3%,” it sounds definitive. It isn’t. Dig even a little deeper, and a different picture emerges. In many markets, starter and lower-priced homes are indeed struggling. Interest-sensitive, price-sensitive buyers are on the sidelines. Some builders are laying off staff and slashing budgets, including landscape allowances. But in
