{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Audra Lambert Podcast","title":"2026 Housing Market Mid-Year Review with Economist Steven Thomas","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1784,"description":"We're halfway through 2026, so I sat back down with Steven Thomas, chief economist of Reports On Housing, to grade his January predictions and talk about what is actually happening in the housing market right now. Steven has been tracking Orange County data since 2004, and his team now covers all of Southern California, the Bay Area, Phoenix and Vegas. He is one of the few voices I trust to put numbers in context, and this is the kind of conversation every buyer, seller and homeowner in California should be listening to before they make a move this fall.\nIn this episode we cover:\nWhy mortgage rates are stuck above 6.5% right now, the role the Iran conflict and the March 6th jobs report played, and where Steven thinks rates land by year end\nWhy inventory flipped from rising to slightly below last year, and what \"hunkering down\" really means for sellers\nThe 3 ingredients a real housing crash needs, and why we only have one of them today\nWhat \"expected market time\" tells you that days on market does not, plus what a 34% national price reduction rate is really saying about how sellers are pricing\nWhy the spring market is officially over, why the fall is the smarter window for a major move, and where the actual deals are hiding right now\nConnect with Steven Thomas and Reports On Housing:\nWebsite: https://reportsonhousing.com\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7hVMNgI8gye3pBhAHeg_Zw\nX: https://x.com/HouseReports\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReportsOnHousing/\nEmail: Office@ReportsOnHousing.com\nConnect with me, Audra Lambert:\nWebsite: http://www.LambertGroupHomes.com\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AudraLambert\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lambertaudra\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/audra.lambert1\nLinktree: https://linktr.ee/audralambertgroup\nPhone: (949) 312-4541\nEmail: Audra@LambertGroupHomes.com\nIf you're thinking about buying or selling in Orange County, or you just want a referral to a top agent in your area, start here:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aFJpnUpVWv1-3uMs07cszSrxbnFo35fu4YBPx4jER2I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xOWE3/MTc0NTUyZDA1ZTBi/ODkzZjFmYTM1NzU5/ZGM3YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}