The Housing Market Freezes as Americans Brace for War

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🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Could the war in Iran reverse all the interest rate relief we’ve received throughout the past year? With oil shooting up in price, unintended consequences could trickle down to your mortgage rate—and Americans are already feeling the shock. The housing market is re-freezing as buyers (and sellers!) stay on the sidelines as the world feels more and more unstable. What does this mean for your mortgage rate? Some people say this could cause a housing crash; others argue the opposite. What’s really going to happen next? We’re back with a new headline episode, going through the top stories affecting the housing market. First, we’re talking about the Iran war and its effects on mortgage rates and the housing market. Then, the states leading the 'two-speed housing market': some are seeing significant price gains, while much of America's home prices are declining. Do you use an AI calling agent in your real estate business? You need to hear this first. A new lawsuit shows you could land in hot water unless you follow the rules. In This Episode We Cover Back to rising mortgage rates? Side effects of the Iran war on the U.S. housing market The hottest markets still seeing 4%+ price growth even in 2026 AI agents lead to lawsuit: What you should not do if you’re using AI callers for real estate Why so many Americans are moving from the coast inland to these cities Is the housing market freezing again? Why buyers and sellers are backing off 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 Top 10 Markets Where Prices Will Rise and Fall in 2026 Headlines from Today’s Show: Dave's BiggerPockets Profile Henry's BiggerPockets Profile Kathy's BiggerPockets Profile Grab Dave’s Book, "Start with Strategy" Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-406. 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	Housing feels like a tug of war right now between supply and demand, prices and payments,
0:10.6	optimism and fear.
0:13.5	Which is winning can change quickly.
0:15.9	That was happening already, and now we have a new conflict in the Middle East that could upset everything we thought
0:22.5	we knew about the housing market.
0:24.7	I'm Dave Meyer, joined today by Kathy Fecki and Henry Washington, and we're here to unpack
0:30.2	what's driving the push and pull and what it means for your next move.
0:34.5	This is on the market.
0:35.7	Let's get into it.
0:36.9	Henry, Kathy, good to see you today.
0:38.8	Kathy, how are you? I am so good. I am here in Vegas, baby. Can you tell by my background?
0:45.5	I can, yes. It looks definitely like a Vegas hotel room. Can you remind everyone what you're doing
0:50.9	there because it's very fun? Well, I am here for my daughter's trashy Vegas Elvis wedding at the, I think it's the White Chapel.
0:58.7	Is that it?
0:59.6	Because she's actually doing a fancy wedding, but it's going to be in France and you can't actually legally get married there.
1:06.2	So the legal wedding, her fiancee said, well, I'm going to be in charge of that one. And it is in Vegas. She gets to control the French fancy wedding and he gets Vegas. Sounds like a fair trait to me. Henry, how are you doing, man? Oh, I'm doing great, man. Good to be here. I'm glad to have you. Unfortunately, James can't be here today, but if you're watching on YouTube, you can see that
1:28.0	my cat is filling in.
1:29.8	We will not leave me alone right now.
1:32.3	So we do have a lot of good stuff to talk about.
1:33.9	We're going to go through three top headlines today.
1:37.0	Let's get into our first one, which I am bringing, which comes from Redfin.
1:41.3	The headline reads that Househunters stayed on the sidelines
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