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Andrea Thomas Real Estate Expert Realtor 24 Years🤩, $200 Million Sold, ❤️300 Positive Client Reviews, 🤝Expert Negotiator

10/19/2026

POV: you gave up a 3% rate... and would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

Everyone talks about the rate you left behind. Nobody talks about what you left it for — the extra bedroom, the yard your dog actually runs in, the commute that stopped eating your evenings, the space that finally fits your life instead of the one you were making work.

A rate is a number on a piece of paper. A house is where you actually live.

If you're holding onto a low rate out of fear instead of holding onto a home that fits you — that's worth a real conversation, not just a gut reaction.

Sometimes the math on paper isn't the whole math.

Buyers, you have more leverage right now than you've had in a decade. Most of you don't know it yet.Inventory just hit i...
10/16/2026

Buyers, you have more leverage right now than you've had in a decade. Most of you don't know it yet.

Inventory just hit its highest level in more than 10 years. Sales slowed to their weakest pace in over a year. That combination doesn't happen often — and when it does, it means sellers are more willing to negotiate than they've been in a long time.

Most buyers are still shopping like it's 2022 — bracing for bidding wars, waiving inspections, offering over asking before anyone even asks them to. That market isn't the one you're in right now.

You can negotiate price. You can ask for repairs. You can take your time on a decision instead of making one in 24 hours out of fear.

The leverage is real. It just won't last forever, and most people won't realize it was there until it's gone.

If you're buying soon, let's use this while it's actually working in your favor.

Prices have now risen for 38 straight months. 📈"Waiting for a crash" isn't a strategy — it's just waiting.The median exi...
10/15/2026

Prices have now risen for 38 straight months. 📈

"Waiting for a crash" isn't a strategy — it's just waiting.

The median existing-home price hit $429,100 in August, up 1.6% from a year earlier — the 38th consecutive month of year-over-year price increases. It's not a spike. It's slow, steady appreciation that's been adding up for over three years straight.

Every month you wait for prices to drop is a month you're more likely buying at a higher price than the one before. Inventory just hit a decade-plus high and sales slowed to their weakest pace in over a year — that's real leverage on negotiation. It hasn't been enough to reverse price direction.

The question isn't "will prices ever come down." It's "can you afford to keep waiting while they don't."

📲 DM "NOW" and let's run your numbers.

Source: National Association of Realtors, via The Center Square, Sept 10, 2026

Let’s talk about what home actually feels like. 🏡It’s painting the walls whatever color you want. It’s hanging pictures ...
10/14/2026

Let’s talk about what home actually feels like. 🏡

It’s painting the walls whatever color you want. It’s hanging pictures without counting nail holes. It’s planting a garden you’ll get to watch grow, and making the kitchen yours, one Sunday morning at a time.

Renting gives you a place to live, and that matters. But there’s something different about walking through a front door that’s yours.

Everyone’s path looks different, so let’s talk about what yours could look like. Send me a DM. 📩

10/12/2026

POV: another buyer just told me they're "gonna wait it out for rates to drop." Let's talk about it.

I get the instinct — a lower rate sounds like the obvious win. But here's what I've seen happen in past rate cycles: when rates ease, more buyers tend to come back into the market, which can mean more competition and upward pressure on prices. That's not guaranteed every time, but it's a real pattern worth thinking through.

Meanwhile, home prices have already risen for 38 straight months, according to NAR data — that trend doesn't pause while rates are being watched.

I'm not able to tell you what rates will do — that's a conversation for your lender. But I can help you think through timing, what's actually available right now, and what waiting might cost you in terms of competition and price.

If you're on the fence, let's talk through it together — and loop in your lender so you've got the full picture.

If your house has sat on the market for 3+ weeks, here's what's actually going on.It's rarely just "bad luck." Usually i...
10/09/2026

If your house has sat on the market for 3+ weeks, here's what's actually going on.

It's rarely just "bad luck." Usually it's one of these:

The price was set to test the market, not to match it. Buyers do the math fast, and if the number doesn't line up with what they're seeing, they scroll past.

The photos aren't doing the house justice. In a market with more inventory to compete against, weak photos get skipped before anyone even reads the description.

It's priced right for last month, not this one. Inventory has been climbing, which means the competition your house is up against today isn't the same as when you listed it.

None of this means something's wrong with your home. It usually means something needs to shift — and the earlier you catch it, the less it costs you in the long run.

If your listing's been sitting, let's actually look at why — not just tell you to "wait it out."

Sales just hit their slowest pace in over a year. 📉My buyers are about to have some real leverage.Existing home sales fe...
10/08/2026

Sales just hit their slowest pace in over a year. 📉

My buyers are about to have some real leverage.

Existing home sales fell 2.0% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98 million — the first time in over a year the pace dropped below 4 million. The reason isn't a mystery: the 30-year mortgage rate averaged 6.67% in August and climbed even higher the following week, its highest level in over a year. Rates went up. Buyers pulled back.

But here's the shift — housing supply just hit its highest level since 2019, pushing months of supply to a decade-plus high. NAR's chief economist put it plainly: the extra inventory is giving buyers better opportunities to negotiate.

Slower market. More leverage. That combination doesn't last forever.

📲 DM "LEVERAGE" and let's get you pre-approved.

Sources: National Association of Realtors, Freddie Mac, via Bloomberg and Mortgage Professional America, Sept 10, 2026

I've watched buying and selling at the same time almost fall apart more than once — and it's rarely the big stuff. It's ...
10/07/2026

I've watched buying and selling at the same time almost fall apart more than once — and it's rarely the big stuff. It's the small gap nobody thinks to plan for until they're already mid-move.

If you're thinking about doing both at once, let's talk before you list, not after.

📲 DM "PLAN" and let's map it out together.

10/05/2026

POV: you're done with beige everything houses... and then you walk into one like this. 🎥

I don't know when every house turned into the same shade of "greige," but I've noticed it on almost every showing this year — same paint, same counters, same builder-grade everything, like every seller got the same memo.

So when a house actually has personality — color, character, a little risk in the design — it stands out immediately. Buyers notice it. I notice it. It's honestly become one of my favorite parts of showings lately, catching the ones that broke the mold.

If you're house hunting and you're tired of walking into the same beige box on repeat, let's find you one that actually feels like something.

"Sorry, I have one more question..." 🙋‍♀️I hear this all the time — usually right after someone's already asked three ot...
10/02/2026

"Sorry, I have one more question..." 🙋‍♀️

I hear this all the time — usually right after someone's already asked three others and feels bad about it.

Please don't. You're spending $600,000. That's not a decision you should feel rushed through, and it's definitely not one you should navigate with unanswered questions in the back of your mind.

I'd rather explain the same thing five different ways than have you sign something you weren't sure about. If a question is on your mind, it's worth asking — every time.

So ask me everything.

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