How to Predict the Real Estate Market

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Roger Blankenship
September 29, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

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See the Real Estate Market Coming

I’ll be the first to admit it: when the crash hit in 2007–08, I didn’t see it coming.

But I should have.

The data was there — I just wasn’t paying attention to the right signals.

After that, I made a commitment to figure out what I’d missed… and how to never be blindsided again.

What I found became the foundation for a perfect prediction record through the first 625 episodes of the Flipping America Show.

Here’s what I learned:

The real estate market doesn’t move fast. But it does move. And you can see it coming— if you know where to look.

These are the 8 Leading Indicators I Watch Every Month:

  1. Pricing Trends

  2. Average Days on Market (Saturation Rate)

  3. Absorption Rate (Supply)

  4. Housing Starts

  5. Mortgage Default and Foreclosure Rates

  6. Interest Rates

  7. Overall Economic Conditions

  8. Construction Costs

If you're paying attention to these, you’re never caught off guard.

You're ahead of the shift — not reacting to it.

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🧠 Final Word

You don’t need to be an economist.

You just need to follow the right breadcrumbs — and ignore the noise.

The market will tell you what it’s about to do… if you know how to listen.

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