The BetterLife Podcast The Real Estate Market is Crashing… What Should Investors Do?
Oct 27, 2026
Michael Miller, a real estate investor and analyst, joins Ben Humble, a seasoned investor and house flipper, for a candid market reality check. Is housing crashing or simply frozen? They explore foreclosures, multifamily versus single-family trends, finding off-market deals on a lean budget, whether flipping still works, why luxury markets are holding up, and when to sell or hold.
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Price Cuts Reveal A Buyer’s Market
- Falling builder confidence and widespread price cuts show that sellers are adjusting to weaker demand.
- Price cuts reached a four-year high, with 20% of listings reduced and builder confidence falling to its lowest level since 2012.
A Foreclosure Deal Improved Through Patience
- Ben Humble pursued a Phoenix foreclosure listed near $975,000 after the former owner cut the air-conditioning lines.
- Repeated buyers walked away, letting Ben lower his offer from the low $800,000s to $810,000.
Foreclosures Are Rising From Low Levels
- A 42% annual foreclosure increase sounds dramatic without context, but current filings remain far below 2008 levels.
- Foreclosures were roughly 400,000 annually versus about three million in 2008, making a nationwide tsunami unlikely.
