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Two Markets Are Emerging—And Only One Is Moving
The Week: Market Intelligence for February 15-21, 2026Listen in the AppThis week’s housing data reveals a market frozen in contradiction.Mortgage rates fell again—now at 6.01%, the lowest since September 2022. Refinance applications more than doubled. The rental market officially tipped in favor of

When Markets Get Complicated, the Numbers Matter Most
The Week: Market Intelligence for February 8-14, 2026Listen in the AppThis week’s housing data tells a story of contradiction.Home sales are falling. Vacancy rates are climbing. Landlords are offering concessions at levels we haven’t seen in years. But at the same time, mortgage applications are ris

🎧 Women + Real Estate™ Podcast is live!
Perfect timing for your Monday commute.Listen in AppEpisode 5: Sarah’s Story→ She offered $410K and lost to $380K cash→ Then won at $398K against $405K→ How she changed her strategy and wonPlus Episodes 1-4→ Welcome! Real estate has gatekeepers. We help you get past them.→ Meet the 5 Women of The Of

Sarah's Story
How a 28-Year-Old Lost the Bidding War—Then Won the HouseListen in AppI couldn’t help but wonder: When did we start believing that the highest bid always wins?Sarah learned this lesson the hard way. At 28, she’d saved $15,000—which everyone told her wasn’t enough. She needed $80,000, they said. Twen

Does it Matter Where You Grow Up?
What Maya's Sec. 8 Voucher Taught Her About Her Daughters' FuturesListen in AppI couldn’t help but wonder: When Maya negotiated to keep her rent at $1,275 instead of accepting $1,500, was she just saving $225 a month? Or was she negotiating her daughters’ futures?Three weeks before Maya started the

Maya's Story
The Section 8 Negotiation Everyone Said Was ImpossibleListen in AppLast Tuesday, Maya stared at an email on her phone for the third time that day. The subject line: “Lease Renewal Notice.” The message was polite. Professional. And it was going to cost her $3,600 a year she didn’t have.In Philadelphi

Meet the 5 Women of "The Offer"
5 Women. 5 Stories. 1 Framework.Listen in AppI want to introduce you to five women.Five women who were told “that’s just how it works” in real estate.Five women who learned: Everything’s Negotiable™.Their stories might sound familiar. Because one of them is probably you.1. Meet MayaAge 32. Single Mo

Welcome!
Real estate has gatekeepers. We help you get past them.Listen in AppI still remember the first time I realized real estate wasn’t built for people like me.I was sitting in a mortgage broker’s office, watching him explain loan options while barely making eye contact. The terms were confusing. The pro