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The Zach Foust Show

The Zach Foust Show

Zachary Foust 83 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

We break down housing, growing wealth gaps, and the economy in a simple, meaningful way. Clear, honest, and structured for real people.

Episodes

“How do we FIX the HOUSING CRISIS?” Interview w/ Freddie Smith
“How do we FIX the HOUSING CRISIS?” Interview w/ Freddie Smith Oct 13, 2026 3912 Send us Fan MailFreddie Smith came back on for our second minisode and we spent the whole hour on one question. Can the housing market actually be fixed?We started with the grieving process. Freddie made the point that if inflation and home prices had taken fifteen years to get where they are, we would have slowly adjusted. Still been getting screwed, just in smaller pieces. Instead it happened al
Iran, Housing, & How to Prepare for 2028 | ZFS 110
Iran, Housing, & How to Prepare for 2028 | ZFS 110 Oct 12, 2026 5620 Send us Fan MailI want to start with my buddy Jared. I sold him a home in Kent County Delaware in the summer of 2022 for $267,000 when he was making $63,000 a year. Four years later he built a software company, works harder than almost anyone I know, and now makes $127,000. More than double. His home is now worth $410,000. If I tried to requalify him today, for his own house, he would not qualify.
Is the world a stage?  | ZFS 109
Is the world a stage? | ZFS 109 Oct 6, 2026 4862 Send us Fan MailFive things Trump said this week that are worth sitting with, an AI development that genuinely rattled me, and our full reaction to the FlyDubai story.We open with the numbers because the numbers do not spin. The August Monthly Treasury Statement is out and we are running a $167 billion deficit in a single month. Tariff revenue comes in fourth on the receipts sheet, below Miscellan
False Flag Breakdown & More w/ James Li
False Flag Breakdown & More w/ James Li Oct 5, 2026 3846 Send us Fan MailI got James Li on the stream and we covered a lot of ground. He is one of the best independent journalists working right now, 5149 on every platform, and he does it as a one man operation with no producers, no editors, and no researchers.We opened on Israel and the 9/11 overlap, the Greater Israel Project, the cyber bill that just merged the American and Israeli military intelligen
My 15 Reasons to Keep Talking About Epstein | ZFS 108
My 15 Reasons to Keep Talking About Epstein | ZFS 108 Sep 29, 2026 5383 Send us Fan MailHave you heard much about Epstein lately? Not really. Plenty about the war, plenty about inflation, plenty about everything else. So today I am giving you my 15 reasons why we need to keep talking about it, and I am laying every one of them out with sourcing on the corruption map.We start with the come up that makes no sense. Teaching math and physics at the elite Dalton School wit
Diesel ban, NEW Housing Bill Proposed, Bond Market's Cracking | ZFS 107
Diesel ban, NEW Housing Bill Proposed, Bond Market's Cracking | ZFS 107 Sep 25, 2026 4820 Send us Fan MailThree things on the table today. The bond market that keeps threatening to crack, a brand new Senate housing bill that would put $50,000 in first time homebuyers pockets, and a proposed 90 day ban on American diesel exports that would ripple across the entire globe.We start with a Bloomberg clip where an analyst says 7% rates are historically normal and consumers just do not want t
TIPS for Buying a Home in 2027 | ZFS 106
TIPS for Buying a Home in 2027 | ZFS 106 Sep 22, 2026 3635 Send us Fan MailWill home prices drop in 2027? Will mortgage rates come down? Is a crash coming? I am a full time real estate agent and I am going to give you the honest answers, including some advice you will not hear from any other realtor.We start by grading our 2026 predictions. We called max 2% price compression, mortgage rates not hitting 4%, and investors buying around 30% of homes. We are
This State has a HUGE problem w/ Michael Smith | ZFS 105
This State has a HUGE problem w/ Michael Smith | ZFS 105 Sep 19, 2026 5713 Send us Fan MailDelaware has a problem and it comes down to three things. Housing, jobs, and retirement. Today I break all three down and then sit with Michael Smith, Democrat candidate for Delaware State Treasurer, to ask him what he actually plans to do about it.Here is where we are. Bloomberg just named Delaware the rising number one retirement state in the country and nobody told the people wh
Gas & diesel prices just SOARED, what happens now??? | ZFS 104
Gas & diesel prices just SOARED, what happens now??? | ZFS 104 Sep 18, 2026 4832 Send us Fan MailGas is at $4.44 nationally, up nearly 50% since this war started in February. Diesel just hit a record $6.40, up 77 cents in the first two weeks of September alone. In California diesel is already at $8 a gallon. Sean, Joe and I break down exactly why this is happening and why I do not think it comes back down anytime soon.Here is what most coverage misses. Crude oil is not the sto
The Buyers are GONE...What Happens Next? | ZFS 103
The Buyers are GONE...What Happens Next? | ZFS 103 Sep 8, 2026 4507 Send us Fan MailThe buyers are gone. Not just in housing, not just in cars, everywhere, across every major purchase in this country and honestly across the globe. Sean, Joe and I dig into why, and it all comes back to the same place.We start with the August jobs report. 162,000 jobs created, way above expectations, with June and July both revised upward by a combined 55,000 jobs. Sounds great, rig
Will Housing Ever Become Affordable? | ZFS 102
Will Housing Ever Become Affordable? | ZFS 102 Sep 1, 2026 5336 Send us Fan MailWill housing ever become affordable? Sean, Joe and I dig into what it would actually take for home prices to come down, and why the answer is a lot more complicated than everyone screaming crash on TikTok wants it to be.We start with the number that should stop you cold. The qualifying income for a starter home in America right now is $103,584 a year. That is just to get your foot
They Are Buying Their Own Debt Now | ZFS 101
They Are Buying Their Own Debt Now | ZFS 101 Aug 28, 2026 4539 Send us Fan MailEpisode 101. Sean is back on the boards, healthy and happy, and we are digging into the trickery happening over at the Treasury and the impossible position the Federal Reserve has put itself in.Here is the setup. The July Treasury statement shows $334 billion came in and $766 billion went out. That is more than double. A $432 billion deficit in a single month. Scott Bessent's

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