In November 2025, the biggest real estate association in America predicted home sales would jump 14% and mortgage rates would drop to 6%. Instead, rates went over 7% and sales went down. So this time, we're making our own predictions, and putting our names on them. In this episode, Sam and Lucas break down what really happened in the housing market over the last two years, what Goldman Sachs, Fannie Mae, and the MBA are predicting for 2027 (spoiler: they can't agree), and then each give their own call on rates, prices, and how the market plays out season by season. Plus: what it all means for investors, and the craziest Christmas Day sports schedule we've ever seen. 🚀 GET THE INFINITE RENTAL SYSTEM: Buy your first (or next) rental with none of your own money → https://rentals.fasterfreedom.com 📖 In this episode you'll hear: ✅ Why 2025 home sales were the lowest since 1995 ✅ How prices hit a record high while sales hit the floor ✅ Why the Fed hiked rates for the first time in 3 years, and what's next ✅ What Goldman Sachs, Fannie Mae, the MBA, and Zillow predict for 2027 ✅ Why one forecaster says 6.4% rates and another says 7.5% all year ✅ Sam's 2027 call: rates, prices, and a season-by-season breakdown ✅ Lucas's 2027 prediction, and where he disagrees with Sam ✅ The "hidden discount" in today's home prices most people are missing ✅ What smart investors should be doing right now to get ready for 2027 ✅ The Christmas Day TV schedule: 8 NFL and NBA games, LeBron's return to LA, and more The market doesn't need prices to go up. It needs transactions. The investors who buy while everyone else waits are the ones who win when the market unfreezes. Save this episode. Next November, we're pulling it back up to see who was right. 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 🏦 FasterFreedom Capital: Short-term, long-term, and gap funding for real investors → https://www.fasterfreedomcapital.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 📱 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. Predictions shared are opinions, not financial advice. Market data sourced from NAR, Goldman Sachs, Fannie Mae, MBA, Freddie Mac, and S&P Case-Shiller as of November 2026. #HousingMarket2027 #RealEstatePredictions #MortgageRates #RealEstateInvesting #HousingMarket #FedRates #SamPrimm #FasterFreedom #RealEstate2027