Business trends are easy to identify in the rear-view mirror, but are rarely fully in focus while you are barreling down the racetrack at 150 miles per hour. This is now the 10th edition of the Swanepoel TRENDS Report, and with this milestone publication, Stefan Swanepoel has continued his effort to crystallize the issues facing this industry and to bring blurry shapes into sharper focus, even at breakneck speeds.

In this regard, he has passionately endeavored to chronicle the timely and topical issues of our industry in a singular annual report that is thoughtfully looking forward while taking care to include a broad array of viewpoints. A good business leader welcomes external inputs, and this report provides a comprehensive and typically issueneutral analysis of the business drivers that are shaping—and will shape—residential real estate for years to come.