Special trusts like this [1] can save ones' assets.
[1] https://www.sjslawpc.com/practice-areas/what-is-a-medicaid-a...
[1] https://www.sjslawpc.com/practice-areas/what-is-a-medicaid-a...
The houses themselves will for the most part exist - flippers have become adept at putting new builder-grade beige lipstick on the pigs. But they will most likely be corporate rentals, and businesses have become quite proficient at deniable price fixing through the use of software. So even if there is an ultimate lack of demand, I don't expect that the move the needle much.