The Home Price "Stall" is ON | March 2026 Housing Market Update

Episode #1254 Baselane: Automate your real estate finances with banking and AI-powered bookkeeping. Claim your $100 bonus! https://www.baselane.com/lp/bigger-pockets/?utm_source=bigger_pockets&utm_campaign=bigger_pockets&utm_medium=YT-M *The “Great Stall” is on.* Home prices are stagnating or falling, and the hot markets are slowing down. Now, *40% of the U.S. housing market is in decline.* This is exactly what we were waiting for. But *new risks to the real estate market* could flip this “stall” into something more serious. War. Spiking oil prices. A white-collar recession. *What happens now?* We’re back with *March’s housing market update,* giving you the newest data on *home prices, inventory, affordability, and some surprisingly good insurance news.* We’re living through what *Dave predicted many months ago—the Great Stall.* And while it may not sound all that great, there are actually some huge benefits of this stagnant market being passed on to homebuyers and real estate investors. In fact, *your home insurance may actually be shrinking* because of it. We’ll get into detail on that in the show. But what about *new risks?* War in the Middle East, spiking gas prices, and rising unemployment. All of these could have serious effects on real estate. This isn’t 2008 again, but we’re carefully watching one metric that (if increased) could pose a substantial threat to the housing market. Episode Show Notes: https://lnk.to/biggerpocketsYT Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media 🎉Join us at the BiggerPockets Conference October 2-4 in Orlando. Buy tickets: https://biggerpockets.com/bpcon2026 Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Grab _The Book on Negotiating Real Estate_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/the-book-on-negotiating-real-estate?utm_source=owned_media Sign Up for the BiggerPockets Real Estate Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area: http://biggerpockets.com/agentmatch The Housing Market Freezes as Americans Brace for War: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-406?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Dave: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davem27?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none 00:00 Intro 01:59 The Great Stall Is ON (Home Prices) 04:28 Home Sales Rise (A Bit) 06:27 Cheaper Mortgage Payments! 11:08 Sponsor: Baselane! 12:03 Inventory Growth Stalls 17:55 Buyers - Negotiate NOW 19:30 Deep Dive (Insurance Prices) 24:40 Save 10% on Insurance! 28:16 New Risks to Real Estate 35:33 Best Opportunity in 5 Years?