Pending home sales just hit their lowest level in 12 years. Mortgage rates are back above 7%. Consumer confidence just hit an all-time low. And home prices in St. Louis went UP almost 7%. Two of those things can’t be true at the same time — unless the headlines are only telling you half the story. In this episode, Sam and Lucas cut through the fear and break down what’s actually happening in the housing market and the economy right now. Fact vs. fiction, headline by headline, using the latest data from Redfin, Zillow, Cotality, and the University of Michigan. Then they lay out exactly how to keep winning in a market like this by sticking to the basics. Because if you can only make money in one type of market, you don’t have a strategy. You have luck. 🚀 GET THE INFINITE RENTAL SYSTEM — Buy your first (or next) rental in this market with none of your own money → https://rentals.fasterfreedom.com 📖 In this episode you’ll hear: ✅ Why consumer sentiment just hit an all-time low (and who actually feels it) ✅ The K-shaped economy: why asset owners are getting richer while paycheck earners get squeezed ✅ Why pending sales are at a 12-year low while home prices are still rising ✅ The housing headlines that are FACT and the ones that are FICTION ✅ Why this is officially the strongest buyer’s market on record ✅ The markets where prices are climbing (including St. Louis) and the ones falling ✅ Why rents are rising as buyers get priced out ✅ The 5 back-to-basics plays for winning in today’s market The headlines are designed to make you feel something. The data is designed to tell you something. This episode teaches you the difference — and how to use a fearful market to your advantage while everyone else sits on the sidelines. Markets change. Math doesn’t. FREE RESOURCES + LINKS MENTIONED: 🚀 The Infinite Rental System — Sam’s step-by-step system to buy your first (or next) rental in 6 months with none of your own money. Lifetime access. → https://rentals.fasterfreedom.com 🏠 RE Launch Free Community — Weekly coaching, deal reviews, and community support → https://www.skool.com/relaunch/about 📊 RealBooks — The bookkeeping software built specifically for real estate investors. Get 30% off + a free trial → https://realbooks.io/fasterfreedom/?utm_source=faster-freedom&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=tof_all_30-off-free-trial_us_202606 🏦 FasterFreedom Capital — Short-term, long-term, and gap funding for real investors → https://www.fasterfreedomcapital.com 📱 FOLLOW SAM: @samfasterfreedom 📱 FOLLOW LUCAS: @lucasfasterfreedom 🎙️ ABOUT THE FASTERFREEDOM SHOW: Hosted by Sam Primm and Lucas. Sam and Lucas own $40 million in real estate and have closed over 2,000 deals, all built using other people’s money. Every week, they break down the actual strategies for using real estate to build wealth on a normal income. No fluff. No hype. Just the truth about how to escape the W-2 grind and build lasting financial freedom. #HousingMarket #RealEstateInvesting #MortgageRates #BuyersMarket #KShapedEconomy #SamPrimm #FasterFreedom #RealEstate2026 #RentalProperty #WealthBuilding #FinancialFreedom