🚨 DON’T BUY A HOUSE THIS YEAR — UNLESS YOU’RE EXTREMELY WEALTHY

I’ve spent 22 years studying macro cycles, from the 2008 housing collapse to the 2020 liquidity blow-off. If you believe today’s housing market is “safe,” you’re overlooking a deep structural freeze.

Buying in 2026 is a trap, and here’s why 👇

📉 Supply–Demand Breakdown

Redfin data shows 36.8% more sellers than buyers, while demand is at its lowest level since the 2020 lockdowns. This isn’t a healthy slowdown — it’s a collapse in market velocity.

🏠 Locked-In Owners, Frozen Market

Most homeowners are sitting on ~3% mortgage rates. With 30-year fixed rates near 6.5%, the cost of moving is simply too high. Result? No real price discovery. Transactions are thin, liquidity is poor, and prices haven’t been stress-tested by real volume.

💸 Bad Math for Buyers

Buying now means locking yourself into a high monthly payment on an asset with limited upside. If you’re leveraged 5:1 and prices go nowhere while you pay 6.5% interest, you’re not building wealth — you’re slowly bleeding capital.

🧠 The Macro Strategy

The real opportunity likely comes in late 2026–2027. That’s when the “I’ll just wait it out” crowd runs into real-life pressures — relocation, divorce, retirement — and is forced to sell into a slowing economy. That’s when true affordability resets begin.

🦈 If You Must Buy, Think Like a Shark:

Stress-test your income for a 20% drop

Keep loan-to-value conservative to avoid negative equity

Only buy if you can comfortably hold through a flat decade

📊 Numbers don’t care about emotions.

Don’t let a dream home turn into a zombie asset.

I’ve identified major market tops and bottoms for over a decade.

When I make my next move, I’ll share it publicly.

Watch closely.

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