Eric's August 2025 update describes a possible opportunity to compare more Illinois listings before autumn. Use that idea to investigate the choices actually available, without treating one season...
This July 2025 video separates two housing statistics that are easy to confuse: how many homes sell and what those homes sell for. Limited supply can keep pressure on prices even when borrowing cos...
Eric's July 2025 update highlights jobs, inflation and Federal Reserve news arriving close together. A busy release calendar can justify checking your plan, but one week does not determine every mo...
Eric describes July 2025 transactions in which buyers negotiated different kinds of terms. Use those examples as a menu of questions for a particular listing, without assuming the same leverage exi...
The video describes a summer combination of more listings, improved rates and less competition. Each condition needs its own check before it can support a decision about your particular purchase.
In the June 25, 2025 recording, Eric warns that mortgage markets may move before an expected Fed decision. That observation supports preparing early. It does not establish that July, August or the...
Eric’s June 17, 2025 video questions a national buyers-versus-sellers chart. The useful habit is to read the definitions, method and geography behind the headline. The written explanation below als...
This June 2025 video describes a market that felt different from one location to another. Its useful advice is to connect local information with a specific purchase strategy, including comparing a...
More homes for sale than last year can coexist with fewer homes than before the pandemic. That is a useful comparison, but neither number tells you what one house will be worth next year.
A noisy market makes personal preparation more valuable. Separate the economic story from the decision you can make: whether the payment, cash needed and expected time in the home fit your household.