Over the past year, many homebuyers have benefitted from historically low mortgage rates which make it less costly to upgrade to more spacious accommodations, and homeowners have benefitted from higher prices due to increased demand. While these trends have been drawn out for awhile now, HomeLight explains in their Top Agent Insights for Summer/Fall 2021 report that 45.4% of agents report that access to the COVID-19 vaccine is causing new inventory to come onto the market because there are fewer health concerns.