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5 Housing Markets Most Vulnerable to a Price Crash: CoreLogic Report

Marco Santarelli

While these 5 markets have a higher risk of decline, most economists aren't forecasting a 2008-style crash across the board. The lending standards today are much stricter than they were back then. It's About Probability: This list identifies markets where the chances of prices falling are higher than elsewhere.

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Will the Cape Coral Housing Market Repeat the Crash of 2008?

Marco Santarelli

Risky lending practices: Banks were handing out subprime mortgages – loans to people with poor credit histories – with little regard for their ability to repay. A Buyer's Market: The power has shifted from sellers to buyers, making it easier for buyers to negotiate better deals. This indicates decreasing buyer confidence and demand.

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Why is Cape Coral Housing Market in Florida Doomed to Crash in 2025?

Marco Santarelli

Subprime Lending Gone Wild: Banks handed out mortgages like candy without enough due diligence. Lack of Regulation and Oversight: The system failed to protect homeowners and the wider economy from predatory lending practices. Many were naive. People were offered money at every turn. Redfin Homes Sold 608 Down 5.7%

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Cape Coral Housing Market Crash: Boom, Bust, and Echoes in 2025

Marco Santarelli

The subprime mortgage crisis hit, and Cape Coral, sadly, became known as “ground zero” for the housing market collapse. Risky lending practices. Redfin Days on Market 76 days Up from 59 days Redfin Decoding the Signs Falling Prices: This is the beginning of a shift in supply and demand.

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Housing inventory falls under 1M again as sales collapse

Housing Wire

However, in 2020 new listing data came back, and we don’t want to see the new listings continue to decline this year — that would be a double negative for the housing market. Days on market growing One of the reasons I called the housing market savagely unhealthy in 2022 was that houses flew off the shelves once they were listed.

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Housing market hinges on mortgage rates and supply, not commission structures

Housing Wire

That gets rolled into their debt-to-income ratio, which means they look like a riskier buyer, which means their mortgage loan gets priced higher, which means they have an additional disadvantage because the cost of lending goes up for them. So, this is a further challenge for them to even enter the housing market.”

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Fed’s Beige Book shows recent moderation in mortgage rates propped up demand for homes

Housing Wire

Contacts cited modest declines in mortgage rates since last fall as a likely reason for buyers’ increased willingness to enter the market. Although inventory levels remained low, listings increased by modest to significant margins around the First District in recent months, lending increased optimism for sales moving forward.