Inflation Is Back, and It's a Warning Sign for Mortgage Rates

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🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Just when we thought it was handled, inflation is starting to surge back—and mortgage rates are already adjusting fast. But, for real estate investors, there’s a silver lining. Some markets are seeing rising rents and lower home prices, making it an ideal buying scenario for investors if they can hang on to the property during these high-rate times. It’s been a wild week in the housing market, and we’re unpacking everything in this headline episode. First, we’ll talk about the new inflation numbers. You probably already know they’re not great, but could they force the Fed to resume raising rates? We have a…lively…discussion about it. Next, investors lose millions of dollars in the newest real estate “scam” run by a trusted community member. This isn’t something new, so we’re sharing the exact steps you should take before ever wiring someone money for a real estate deal. Big buyers gain ground on a new housing bill as an amended version drops language many investors had considered a lock. Finally, we’re going over the cities with the fastest rising (and falling) rent prices in 2026—and which markets are seeing the perfect storm of rising rents and declining home prices. In This Episode We Cover Inflation surges, but what effect will it have on mortgage rates? The cities that saw the highest rent increases in 2026 (and where rents are falling) The newest passive investing “scam” that’s costing real estate investors millions Big buyers aren’t getting banned? A new update to the latest housing bill The argument for the Fed reversing course and raising rates once again And So Much More! Links from the Show Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise Join BiggerPockets for FREE Join us at the BiggerPockets Conference October 2-4 in Orlando. Buy tickets Sign Up for the On the Market Newsletter Find Investor-Friendly Lenders Dave's BiggerPockets Profile Henry's BiggerPockets Profile James' BiggerPockets Profile Kathy's BiggerPockets Profile On the Market 399 - Buying (and Building) Houses Could Get a LOT Easier (New Bill) TheRealDeal: House knocks build-to-rent provision from amended Senate bill AP News: Ex-Brooklyn judge accused of swindling real estate investors out of millions of dollars SmartAsset: Where Rent Increased and Decreased Most – 2026 Study Grab Dave’s Book, Real Estate by the Numbers Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-426. Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertise@biggerpockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We're in a stretch of the spring housing market where the stories on paper that you're reading
0:10.5	and the stories on the ground don't exactly match.
0:14.3	Listings are picking up, the government is meddling in the housing market, and single
0:19.7	rate moves or single headlines can change the mood of the entire market overnight.
0:25.6	So if you're trying to make sense of what is actually happening, you're not alone.
0:29.5	I'm Dave Meyer alongside Kathy Fecky, Henry Washington, and James Dainert.
0:33.6	And today, we're breaking down the latest housing market headlines from scary inflation to an important provision about build to rent, avoiding scams, and the latest rent trends.
0:44.7	Today, we're breaking down what you need to know.
0:47.5	This is on the market.
0:49.1	Let's jump in.
0:50.6	I'm going to go first because I am scared.
0:54.6	I'm not really go first because I am scared. U.S.
0:55.9	I'm not really all that scared.
0:58.4	I'm just frustrated because have you guys seen these inflation numbers the last couple of days?
1:03.8	It's not pretty.
1:04.4	They suck.
1:05.9	They just suck.
1:07.0	That's the only way to talk about it.
1:08.2	We were like getting control of the story and now know? We don't know where it's gone.
1:11.6	I know.
1:12.6	And like just so everyone knows, like the headline inflation that most we talk about a lot
1:18.6	and that you probably hear about in the media is the CPI, the Consumer Price Index.
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