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The Julia La Roche Show · Saturday, August 1, 2026

Whalen Predicts Housing Market Correction, Cites Higher Rates

Chris Whalen anticipates a correction in home prices, driven by higher interest rates impacting the mortgage industry. He specifically mentions that the mortgage industry is already showing signs of slowdown due to these rate increases and expects prices to drop.

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Uh, I still think we're heading for misery on the 8s in terms of home prices. I do think they're going to see a correction.
Chris Whalen
Simply if no other reason than exhaustion.
Chris Whalen
It's going to be very interesting because you're going to see the impact of higher rates on the bond market, on how it's slowed that whole industry.
Chris Whalen
Heard on The Julia La Roche Show — “#396 Chris Whalen: Warsh Has A Credibility Problem, Gold's Real Signal, & Your Annuity May Not Be Safe, published Saturday, August 1, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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