10/22/2026
**The sky is falling… or is the housing market just resetting?**
U.S. pending home sales have reportedly hit their lowest level since tracking began in 2001.
**Lower than during the 2008 financial crisis. Lower than during COVID.**
Yet we're hearing surprisingly little about it.
Buyers are struggling with affordability. Sellers are reluctant to give up low mortgage rates. And transaction activity has slowed dramatically.
But is this a warning of something much bigger, or simply a market finding its balance?
**I've been in real estate since 2013, and I'm interested in what everyone thinks.**
Are we heading toward a housing crisis, or is this a long-overdue market correction?