re: Housing market is stupid right now - brief rant *Update in OP*

I just bought a house in the Twin Cities in March and had my very first offer accepted at 5% over. House is in great shape for its age and inspected well. I spent about a month being scared that the market is going to lose its arse but I think I’ll actually be okay because prices here in the Midwest are definitely up but nothing like what’s happening in the South and on the coasts. Given all that’s going on I just couldn’t believe how relatively easy the process was in a top 20 most populated metro area of the US.

Are people moving to Louisiana to get more affordable housing? I just can’t believe some of the prices I’ve seen down there as someone who used to live down there before the great housing rush.