Reflecting the most recent U.S. Census Bureau and NAR releases (December 2025) | Published February 2026 December 2025 home sales did not mark normalization. They demonstrated that turnover can improve without structural convergence between new construction and resale markets. Buyer demand responded to modest rate relief. Resale activity accelerated meaningfully. Builder inventory compressed into year-end. […]
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Categories: Product & Analytics Tools, Vehicle Service Contracts
Tags: VSC & Home Warranty Marketers
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VSC cancellation curves reveal why pricing a Vehicle Service Contract (VSC) is a balancing act. Raise the price too aggressively and cancellations increase. Lower it too much and margin disappears. The real question is not whether price impacts cancellations. It does. The question is: how, when, and under what structure? This is where VSC cancellation […]
Categories: Home Warranties, Market Intelligence
Tags: VSC & Home Warranty Marketers, Warranty Administrators
Posted by: Kane Barker
Reflecting the most recent U.S. Census Bureau and NAR releases (November 2025) | Published February 2026 November 2025 home sales did not signal a broad housing recovery. They clarified the structure of the market heading into 2026. Buyer demand remained payment-sensitive. Resale turnover remained constrained by homeowner lock-in. Builders continued adapting through pricing flexibility and […]
Categories: Home Warranties, Market Intelligence
Tags: VSC & Home Warranty Marketers, Warranty Administrators
Posted by: Kane Barker
Reflecting the most recent U.S. Census Bureau release (October 2025) Published January 2026 The U.S. housing market operated under competing constraints in October 2025. Buyer demand remained rate-sensitive and affordability-limited, while resale supply continued to be constrained by homeowner lock-in. Builders, however, adapted more quickly—using pricing flexibility and incentives to sustain transaction flow. October 2025 […]
Categories: Home Warranties, Marketing & Growth, Vehicle Service Contracts
Tags: VSC & Home Warranty Marketers
Posted by: Kane Barker
VSC and Home Warranty marketing doesn’t fail because teams don’t work hard. It fails because operational blind spots compound quietly—until margins disappear or diligence starts asking uncomfortable questions. The strongest VSC and Home Warranty marketing operations are not just optimizing performance. They are engineered for transparency, control, and repeatability. Below are the specific operational practices […]
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