Episode #1350 Baselane: Real estate banking and bookkeeping that removes the manual work of managing multi-property finances. Sign up now 👇: https://www.baselane.com/bp *Is the housing market going to crash?* Everywhere you turn, there seems to be *another headline forecasting the next housing market meltdown.* But what’s behind all the noise? Actual data? Or just fearmongering? If the housing market _is_ going to collapse, *real estate investors want to know,* which is why *we’re giving you the “crash math”* on today’s show—the *data that can help predict* the likelihood of *a housing crash.* There are a few *key indicators* that can *tell us the direction of the housing market,* and if we had all of them in 2008, we would have seen the writing on the wall. So today, we’ll *comb through multiple data sets, show you which figures matter most,* and share our own predictions about a potential crash. We’ll even *revisit the 2008 Financial Crisis,* the *warning signs most people missed,* and the aftermath. Then, we’ll *compare the numbers, trends, and patterns to* what we’re seeing in *2026.* Most people agree that *this real estate market feels “stuck.”* But is this “Great Stall” the calm before the storm or simply a lull we have to ride out before things improve? Episode Show Notes: https://lnk.to/biggerpocketsYT Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Grab the Book, _Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/recession-proof-real-estate-investing?utm_source=owned_media Sign Up for the Investor Brief Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area: http://biggerpockets.com/agentmatch Revisiting the 2008 Financial Crisis: What Actually Caused the Real Estate Market to Melt Down: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/revisiting-the-2008-financial-crisis?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Dave: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davem27?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none