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- Builders are struggling to survive, let alone sell homes, in 2026. Prices aren’t keeping pace, home sales are falling, and nobody can find the labor to build the houses in the first place. With concessions rising, buyers who stayed in the market are getting great deals. With the potential to boomerang back to regional undersupplied housing markets, the deals may very well be worth it.
It’s a new week, with new headlines that affect anyone buying, selling, or building wealth with real estate. First, we’ll touch on the 300,000 vacant lots for sale. With the price of dirt down far below where it was just a few years ago, those with development and building ambitions could stand to profit, but with the entire homebuilding industry struggling, how long will you have to wait?
Washington is trying to investigate “private listings” from real estate brokerages, but could they actually be hurting the seller by removing the exclusivity agents are going for? Finally, an update on home sales, prices, and why Kathy is seeing a big uptick in investor buyers for a certain type of rental property.
In This Episode We Cover
The land sale happening this summer and a sign of just how bad our housing shortage is
Builders get squeezed as buyers (and even laborers) refuse to budge
The newest threat to “private” home listings that could hurt sales prices
The homes that are taking the longest to sell in 2026 and one type of rental property that investors are getting steals on
And So Much More!
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PR Newswire: More than 300,000 empty lots for sale could close America's housing shortage by 6%
NBC 24: Construction job openings rise as overall job openings soften slightly
HousingWire: The off-MLS debate moves to Washington, and agents need a clear script
Newsweek: America’s New Home Sales Plummet to Weakest Rate in Years
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - JPMorgan Chase, America’s largest bank, just made a big bet on housing—a $750B bet to be exact. At a time when most people hope home prices will fall, JPMorgan is gearing up to lend and invest in a huge way. Could this be a sign that those who buy now will be thanking themselves in the years to come? We’re getting into the details in today’s show.
It’s another housing market update! First, we’re touching on whether or not the market has already peaked in 2026. We still have four full months left in the year, but with home sales falling in July, it could signal that the hot summer is starting to cool. But a surprising type of home is still selling fast—it’s not the newly renovated house flip—it’s the ugly, outdated home next door. Why? We’re explaining in this episode.
JPMorgan Chase makes a $750B bet on housing, signaling that America’s largest bank is bullish on a certain type of real estate. Finally, the latest inflation rate update—the CPI (consumer price index) stayed in check last month, but is it enough to stop the Federal Reserve from raising rates?
In This Episode We Cover
Inside JPMorgan Chase’s $750B investment into affordable housing
The latest inflation rate update and what it could mean for your interest rate
Why buyers don’t want your renovated home (they want the ugly one next door)
A new 2026 home sale prediction and whether or not prices are still rising
Two types of homes that are selling fast in 2026 (and why yours might not be)
And So Much More!
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - This is a game changer for real estate investing. In minutes (or even seconds), you can find every motivated seller in your area, see how desperate they are to sell, and even find new markets with discounted real estate deals. This used to take hours, even days, before—now you can do it in minutes. We can’t really even believe that this is so easy.
Today, Dave is walking through the new “Motivated Sellers Index,” a tool that helps real estate investors find motivated sellers and discounted real estate deals across the United States. It ranks motivation based on three factors: 1. Days on market, 2. Price cut frequency, and 3. Price cut magnitude, to see which sellers are the most willing to give you a deal on their property.
Dave demos it live, showing which markets are the most and least motivated in the country, and how to use the tool whether you’re buying or selling. Plus, how you can pinpoint the fire sale rentals in your market—wherever you are!
In This Episode We Cover
The easiest way to find motivated sellers in 2026 (no off-market experience needed)
US housing markets where sellers are the most motivated to sell their homes
How to uncover all of the “fire sale” rentals in your area (and get them at big discounts)
Markets where sellers can ask for the most from buyers
How to use this new tool to pick a market, identify properties to buy, and make a killer offer
And So Much More!
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - National rent prices are down year-over-year, but that’s not telling the whole story. Different properties in different markets are seeing an opposite reality. Some markets are seeing 3%-5% rent increases, while others are seeing that flipped negative. There are definitive reasons why some markets are growing while others are slowing and outright declining. Today, Dave is going to show you how to forecast rents in your own market, no matter where you invest.
We’re getting into all the latest data: single-family vs. multifamily rents, real estate markets seeing the most (and least) growth, what happens when renters can’t pay more than they’re at, and the factors giving real estate investors the biggest tailwinds.
We could have a year (or longer) without rent growth for certain asset classes and markets, but what happens when the supply is finally absorbed and the deficit returns? Dave is going to show you how and where to get this data so you can be prepared for what’s about to come, and hopefully not sell a deal that could be struggling now but seriously performing in a few years.
In This Episode We Cover
Dave’s 2026-2027 rent forecast and where rents could grow or continue declining
The two factors that will decide rent prices more than anything else in the market
How to forecast rent growth in your own market using public data
Markets Dave would bet on for future rent growth (and affordability for renters)
Single-family vs. multifamily rents and the stark difference between these two asset classes
And So Much More!
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - Most investors understand that real estate is local. While the national headlines usually tell one story, regional and local data often tell a very different one.
This week’s headlines only reinforce this idea. On a national level, asking prices are declining at the fastest pace in nearly a decade, inviting many buyers to participate in the summer housing market despite ongoing affordability challenges.
But at the local level, buyers and sellers are responding in very different ways depending on the market. Some real estate markets remain at a standstill, with muted demand and very little activity, while others are poised to benefit from new job growth and other economic tailwinds.
Finally, we’ll take a closer look at one of the best-performing but still overlooked asset classes. Demand is ramping up, and yet there is a massive supply shortage for this type of residential real estate. Could we be on the verge of the next self-storage-like boom, and if so, are real estate investors even ready to fill the gap?
In This Episode We Cover
Why housing market activity is starting to tick up this summer
The “cash crunch” affecting home affordability and rent growth
How to properly price your house flips and avoid long days on market
The rental markets poised to benefit from new small business growth
The high-performing asset class facing a massive supply shortage
And So Much More!
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Realtor.com: After Years of Waiting, Buyers Are Getting Their Summer
Realtor.com: The Housing Cash Crunch That Has Everyone Pointing Fingers
GoDaddy: GoDaddy Reveals 2026 Most Entrepreneurial Cities; Zillow Spotlights the Real Estate Trends Fueling Their Growth
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