How the Iran War and Oil Crisis Impacts First Time Homebuyers (April 2026 Market Update) - 466
How to Buy a Home: The #1 First Time Home Buyer Podcast
David Sidoni
4.8 • 891 Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Concerned about rising rates and global headlines making homebuying feel impossible?
Mortgage rates just jumped, and headlines are making the housing market feel unpredictable again. Most buyers assume that means the opportunity is gone — but that’s not what’s actually happening. This episode breaks down how global events are influencing affordability in real time. More importantly, it shows where a new, less obvious opportunity may be forming for buyers who understand the shift.
Highlights
- Why did mortgage rates spike so quickly in 2026?
- How do global events like oil prices actually impact your homebuying power?
- Did you miss your chance to buy when rates were lower?
- Where is the hidden opportunity in today’s unpredictable housing market?
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome into the show. Time for another edition of what the hell is going on in the world, |
| 0:04.5 | and how is that affecting the housing market? And is there any good news for first-time home buyers? |
| 0:09.3 | Let's go. How to buy a home educates, protects, and connects first-time home buyers to qualify |
| 0:14.5 | vetted realtors in their area. Whether you're looking for DIY information or step-by-step |
| 0:19.1 | guidance, how to buy a home is the number one resource for first-time |
| 0:22.0 | home buyers. What's happening in How to Buy a Homies? I'm still David Sedone. And if you're here |
| 0:28.6 | for the step-by-step process of how to buy a home, that's still here too. The roadmap is already |
| 0:33.9 | built there for you. You can go back to episode 400 and start the 10-step ultimate |
| 0:38.4 | first-time home buyer guide. That is everything that the realtors and lenders should be teaching |
| 0:42.8 | you, but most of them don't. If you're still working on getting financially prepared, |
| 0:47.3 | there's a seven-part series that starts at episode 415, and that breaks down everything you |
| 0:52.6 | need to know about saving for a house in great detail. |
| 0:55.5 | And once you've gone through those, there's also an episode guide in the show notes that's |
| 0:59.9 | going to help you find anything you need, including real interviews with buyers who made this |
| 1:05.0 | happen, even in the most challenging affordability years that we've seen recently. |
| 1:11.0 | All right, now let's get to today's current market housing update. |
| 1:14.8 | Now, if you've been looking around, are you confused? |
| 1:17.0 | Well, don't feel lonely with that thought. |
| 1:19.2 | There's a lot of people smacking their foreheads and shrugging their shoulders. |
| 1:22.8 | I mean a lot. |
| 1:24.8 | And honestly, I completely understand why. |
| 1:27.3 | I'm going to walk you through everything. |
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