Will Home Prices Crash in 2026? What Every Real Estate Agent Must Know

About this episode

Tim and Julie Harris discuss the potential for a home price crash in 2026, analyzing historical data and current market conditions to guide real estate agents in advising clients.

Will home prices really crash in 2026—or are buyers and sellers being misled by fear-driven headlines? In this episode, Tim and Julie Harris breaks down the historical data behind housing market corrections and explains why today's market doesn't resemble the conditions that led to the 2008 housing collapse. If you're a real estate agent trying to help clients make smart decisions, this episode gives you the facts, scripts, and market perspective you need. You'll learn why national housing crashes are historically rare, the three conditions that must exist before prices can fall dramatically, why inventory still doesn't support a nationwide correction, and how record homeowner equity continues to stabilize today's market. Tim also explains why affordability is beginning to improve through wage growth instead of falling home prices, why local market corrections shouldn't be confused with national trends, and how serious agents can become trusted advisors by using data instead of opinions. If buyers are waiting for a crash or sellers are worried about headlines, this episode will help you confidently guide both conversations while positioning yourself as the market expert. This is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Harris, Julie Harris

Topics covered

• home prices
• real estate market
• housing market corrections
• national trends
• affordability
• client relationships

Keywords

• home prices
• real estate agents
• market corrections
• housing collapse
• homeowner equity
• affordability
• client decisions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harris Real Estate Daily, Premier Coaching, eXp, Libertas

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