Quick Answer: The market didn’t break. It just stopped rewarding bad strategy. In 2026, pricing, positioning, and execution matter again—and if you don’t have a plan, you will feel it.
Let me talk to all of you for a second.
Buyers. Sellers. Agents.
Because right now? Everybody’s confused… and everybody’s looking for someone or something to blame.
Nothing is wrong with the market. It's not brokern. It is doing what the market does. The market just stopped covering up bad strategy.
And I’ve been saying that for two years.
Buyers are slower. Sellers are frustrated. Both were pointing fingers at the Agents. All saying--It’s not the rates. It’s not the market.
What is needed is less pointing and more of a solid strategy.
The people doing it right? They’re still winning.
You don’t get to “try a price” anymore.
Or you sit. PERIOD. It’s not your agent’s fault if the market never agreed with your price.
Waiting for rates to drop? So is everyone else.
You can refinance a rate. You cannot refinance the deal you missed.
The market exposed something. A lot of people weren’t running businesses… they were riding momentum.
Now skill matters again.
Inventory is up. Buyers have options. Sellers have competition.
This is a normal market. It just feels different because we forgot what normal looks like.
This isn’t permanent. It’s a window.
The people moving now? They’re being strategic while others wait.
The market didn’t break.
It just stopped handing out free wins.
Wait… or get intentional.
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