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Tamika Harrison Realtor

Dallas/Fort Worth and surrounding area Realtor. Helping you choose the perfect home by guiding you every step from start to finish.
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08/31/2026

Quick, low-effort check-in: if you're currently in the middle of house hunting — touring homes, scrolling listings at midnight, refreshing Zillow more than you'd like to admit — drop a 🏠 in the comments.

No explanation needed. Just the emoji. Let's see how many of us are in this together right now.

And if you want to share more — what's been the hardest part of your search so far? I'm genuinely curious, and I might turn some of these into future posts (anonymously, of course) so other house hunters feel less alone in it.

08/28/2026

During the frenzy years, waiving your inspection contingency felt like the price of admission to even compete for a home. That era is fading.

The most recent data shows only 17% of buyers waived their inspection contingency — down from 19% the month before, and down significantly from 25% a year ago.

Why the shift? More inventory means buyers don't have to take on as much risk to win. Sellers are facing more patient buyers, which means demanding a waived inspection is less realistic than it was at the peak of the frenzy.

What this means in practice:

For buyers: you have real room to protect yourself. An inspection isn't a sign of weakness in your offer anymore — it's simply smart.

For sellers: be prepared for inspection requests. The smart move is still getting a pre-listing inspection so nothing catches you off guard mid-negotiation.

Interestingly, appraisal contingency waivers are actually up to 24% — buyers seem more comfortable skipping that protection than skipping a home inspection. That tells you something about where people's real risk tolerance lies.

Questions about your specific offer or listing strategy? Let's talk.

08/27/2026

Eight institutions. Eight different predictions. Not one of them agrees on what home prices will do in 2026.
J.P. Morgan says 0% growth — flat. The Mortgage Bankers Association says 0.6%. Zillow lands around 1%. Redfin says 1%. Morgan Stanley says 2%. realtor.com says 2.2%. Fannie Mae's survey of more than 100 housing experts says 2.4%. And NAR's chief economist is the most bullish of all at 4%.
That's a 4-point spread among serious institutions using real data.
So what do you actually do with this?
Stop trying to time a decision around "what the market's going to do." If the people whose entire job is forecasting can't agree within 4 percentage points, the honest answer is that nobody knows exactly what's coming — and building your strategy around any single prediction is a shaky foundation.
What actually matters is your specific situation. Your timeline. Your budget. Your market. Those variables will tell a more accurate story than any national forecast on this list.
Save this next time someone tells you with total confidence what home prices are "definitely" going to do this year.

08/24/2026

You might hear 'the market always slows down in summer' — and seasonally, that's partly true. But 2026 is writing its own rules.

Nationally, existing-home sales rose 3.2% in May, the highest level since December. Inventory is sitting at 4.5 months — a healthier number than we've seen in years. Median home price hit a record $429,300, yet affordability is actually improving because wage growth is outpacing price growth in most of the country.

What that means in plain English: more homes to choose from, slightly more time to make decisions, and a market that's stabilizing rather than crashing or overheating.

If you've been waiting for 'the slowdown' to make your move — this might be it. Not a slowdown in opportunity. A slowdown in panic.

Save this and share it with someone who's been on the fence all summer.

08/21/2026

It always starts the same way. 'We're just looking, not actually buying yet, just curious what's out there.'

Three weeks later: you have a Pinterest board with 47 pins, you know the going rate per square foot in four different neighborhoods, you've mentally moved your furniture into a house you haven't even made an offer on, and you've started using the phrase 'when we buy' instead of 'if we buy.'

There is no shame in this. This is simply what happens. The house hunting brain cannot be stopped once it starts.

If this is you right now — comment 'GUILTY' below. Let's normalize the Pinterest spiral.

08/20/2026

Every homeowner has at least one 'I wish someone had told me this before I bought' moment. Maybe it was about closing costs. Maybe it was about how loud the street actually is at 7am. Maybe it was about how much a single home repair can cost.

I want to hear yours.

What's the one thing — big or small — you wish you'd known before you signed on your first home?

Drop it in the comments. I read every single one, and I promise you'll help someone else who's getting ready to buy their first place right now. Sometimes the most valuable advice doesn't come from an agent or a guide — it comes from someone who's actually lived it.

Let's build a real list together. 👇

08/17/2026

Every summer, the same question comes up: 'should we just buy our own vacation home instead of renting one every year?'

It's a fair question — and worth answering honestly, not just emotionally (even though summer is exactly when the emotional pull is strongest).

A few real things to know:

Financing is different. Lenders typically require a larger down payment for a second home — often 10–20% rather than the lower amounts available for primary residences — and interest rates can run slightly higher.

It's not 'free' once it's paid for. Property taxes, insurance, maintenance, HOA fees if applicable, and the cost of furnishing and maintaining a home you're not living in full time all add up.

Rental income isn't guaranteed. If your plan involves renting it out part of the year to offset costs, research the local short-term rental rules carefully — regulations vary widely and have been tightening in many markets.

The emotional math matters too. If a vacation home means your family actually uses it for years and creates real memories, that has a value spreadsheets don't capture.

If you're seriously considering this, the smartest first step isn't browsing listings — it's a real conversation about the numbers. DM me and let's talk through whether this makes sense for your situation.

08/14/2026

A public service translation guide for everyone in this industry:

'We don't need anything fancy' = they want a chef's kitchen and a spa bathroom.

'We're flexible on location' = they have already decided on one specific neighborhood and will not be discussing alternatives.

'Price isn't really an issue' = price is extremely an issue.

'We just want to see what's out there' = they have a Zillow saved search and a fully formed opinion on 40 homes already.

'We'll know it when we see it' = we will be touring homes for the next 8 months.

Agents — what would you add to this list? I know you have one. Drop it below.

08/13/2026

There's a genuine generational design divide happening in 2026, and it's a fun one to talk about.

'Color-maxxing' is the term for making color the entire main feature of a room — not an accent, the whole event. Think electric blue kitchen cabinets, hot pink dining rooms, full commitment to bold tones. It's a reaction against a decade of safe beige and gray that all started to look the same.

On the other side: warm neutrals — creamy tones, deeper caramels, soft sun-washed palettes — are still dominating in a lot of homes, especially among people who want their space to feel timeless rather than trendy.

So, which one are you?

🎨 Color-maxxing — give me bold, give me personality
🤍 Warm neutral — timeless, sophisticated, calm

Comment your pick. And if you're staging to sell, neutral is still generally the safer bet for resale — but a bold accent wall or piece can absolutely help a home feel memorable in a sea of similar listings.

08/10/2026

Moving day always has a story. Always.

Maybe the couch didn't fit through the door and had to go through a window. Maybe you realized the moving truck was booked for the wrong date. Maybe a houseplant didn't survive the trip and you're still grieving it.

I want to hear your best — or worst — moving day story. The chaotic ones. The funny ones. The ones that were a nightmare in the moment but make a great story now.

Drop it in the comments. I'll go first in the replies with one of mine. Let's make this a good one. 😂

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