You don't think it's going to take off once the mortgage rates drop in the coming 6 months or so?
I've been keeping an eye on things, in no way an expert.. but reading about the "boomer tide" that's about to start happening in 2026/27 gives me some hope. It's at that year, and the next 15-20 years after that, that the boomer generation will (sadly) start to relinquish their homes. Now, some have said "those homes will just go to their children", and that may be true, but that doesn't mean the kids will want the house, or can afford it. And if they DO want the house, they might be selling the home they are in now.
IDK, with the massive amount of new builds taking place (they are adding about 10 4b/3ba in my neighborhood as I write this and they are going up fast), I feel like we could be looking at a very big buyers market coming soon. I think there's just too many people in my age group (30's) that have been waiting on the sidelines to buy. When those rates drop, or really if ANYTHING changes in their favor, everyone is jumping in that buyer pool again.