McCabe Sees Return Of South Florida Condo Bulk Deals At 'Greatly Reduced Prices' In 2026

In this episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™, veteran real estate consultant Jack McCabe of McCabeResearch.com offered a glimpse of his 2026 base case outlook for the South Florida condo market.The weekly podcast The Peter Zalewski Show™ features interviews with South Florida business leaders focused on real estate, finance and the economy.The program - hosted by Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ - is broadcast live every Wednesday at 4 pm (Miami time) at MiamiCondo.Club and on Peter Zalewski’s social media accounts to watch the free live broadcasts.The objective of the show is to deliver straight talk, share institutional knowledge and provide data-driven analysis on the macro and micro economic forces shaping the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.Episode OverviewIn the Dec. 17, 2025, episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski sits down with veteran real estate consultant Jack McCabe of McCabe Research & Consulting to dissect a South Florida condo market grappling with rising inventory, falling sales and uncertainty heading into 2026.During the 70-minute podcast, McCabe discussed how demographic shifts and economic headwinds are paving the way for hedge funds and institutional investors to enter the tricounty region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.McCabe—who famously warned of the crash during the Great South Florida Condo Boom and Bust of 2002-2011—recounted the fierce resistance he faced from the sellside industry at the time and drew parallels to the current landscape of inflated real estate prices.The conversation shifted toward the implications of U.S. immigration policies on future construction schedules and the high probability of price reductions as buyers hit a wall of affordability.McCabe concluded the discussion with a cautionary forecast for 2026, predicting imminent price reductions and detailing the hurdles facing both retail buyers and institutional investors in a correcting market.