Real Estate Refresh

I want to start somewhere different today. Not with rates. Not with the jobs report that dropped this morning at 8:30am. Not even with the housing data that came out this week showing home prices are up 0.4% nationally - a number so flaccid it barely registers until you understand what it's hiding. I want to start with your brain. Thirteen years in this industry and a master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy have taught me something special. People make the most expen

We may flirt with interest rates near 7% again if this war doesn’t end soon. And the conversation in most real estate circles sounds like a five-alarm fire. Not just because of rates but because we are also still seeing a lot of demand. So between both factors, it’s expensive out there. I want to slow that down. Because history has something important to say about what actually happens in a 7% rate environment – and it’s probably not what you’re thinking. What History Actuall

Rates Are Up 75 Basis Points Since The War Started. And Buyers Are Still Showing Up. I want to start with a number this week. That is how many basis points mortgage rates have climbed since the day before the United States went to war with Iran on February 28th. That equates to three quarters of a percentage increase on mortgage rates which hit 6.75% Tuesday - the highest since July 2025 - representing the fastest rate spike since late 2024. For a buyer putting 20% down