MERIDIAN PROPRIETARY
INTELLIGENCE FRAMEWORK™
Meridian Residential Intelligence™ is built upon five proprietary models that transform fragmented housing data into structured, decision-ready market intelligence. Together, the models evaluate demand velocity, supply and yield conditions, investment positioning, market momentum, and cycle direction. The framework is designed to replace uncertainty with greater clarity, helping subscribers recognize changing conditions, evaluate opportunity and risk, and respond with informed strategic action.
Absorption Velocity Score™
The Absorption Velocity Score™ measures the relationship between available inventory and the recent pace of completed sales to determine how quickly housing supply is being absorbed.
AVS™ identifies the strength of current buyer demand and the level of competitive pressure within a market. A higher AVS™ indicates faster absorption and stronger demand relative to available supply. A lower AVS™ indicates slower absorption and greater buyer choice.
Demand Velocity & Inventory Absorption
The AVS™ tracks the relationship between new listings, pending sales, and active inventory to calculate how quickly the market is absorbing available homes. A rising score signals increasing buyer urgency; a declining score suggests the market is loosening.
Investor Positioning Index™
The Investor Positioning Index™ evaluates a market's relative investment position using pricing, estimated rental yield, inventory, absorption,and transaction-liquidity signals.
IPI™ identifies markets where measurable housing conditions may offer a more favorable balance of income potential,liquidity,and future opportunity.
A higher IPI™ reflects stronger relative investment positioning based on observed market fundamentals. IPI™ does not represent a direct measurement of investor purchases, investor sentiment, or capital flows.
Relative Investment Positioning
The IPI™ evaluates a market's relative investment position based on observed market fundamentals such as pricing, estimated rental yield, inventory, absorption,and transaction liquidity. IPI™ does not represent a direct measurement of investor purchases, investor sentiment, or capital flows.
Market Cycle Classification™
MCC™
Market Cycle Classification™ synthesizes Meridian's intelligence models with pricing, supply, demand,and liquidity trends to classify each luxury market within its current housing-cycle phase.
MCC™ translates multiple market signals into a clear framework for understanding current conditions,probable direction,and the strategic implications of change.
Interpretation
Each Meridian Luxury Corridor™ is classified as Expansion, Stable Expansion, Peak, Correction, Contraction, or Recovery.
Cycle Classification Stages
Demand is strengthening faster than available supply, supporting increased transaction activity and pricing power.
Demand, supply,and transaction activity are advancing at a sustainable and comparatively balanced rate.
Market strength remains elevated,but price appreciation or transaction momentum is beginning to moderate as inventory builds.
Supply is increasing relative to demand, creating longer market times, greater buyer leverage,or downward pressure on pricing.
Transaction activity,demand,and pricing momentum are weakening while market liquidity becomes more limited.
Demand and transaction activity are beginning to improve as excess inventory is absorbed and market momentum stabilizes.
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Every Meridian Intelligence Brief™ is built using the framework, delivering a structured analysis of current market conditions, momentum signals,and strategic positioning for your specific area of interest.