Eric Makowski - Root Mortgage NMLS 669220

12/01/2025

🚨 BREAKING NEWS for Homebuyers & Homeowners!

The new 2026 conforming loan limits have officially been announced! 🎉🏡

This means buyers can now qualify for more home with the same down payment options, and homeowners may have new opportunities to refinance under the new loan limits.

In certain cases, higher limits = more flexibility, more options, and expanded affordability. 📈✨

If you’re thinking about buying, refinancing, or strategizing, now is the perfect time to check in and plan ahead! 🤔

04/12/2025

Whether we're talking about mortgage rates or a quintessential yard stick of the rate world like the 10yr Treasury yield, it was the roughest week in quite a while.

01/02/2025

🎉✨ Happy New Year✨🎉

Wishing you a year filled with joy, laughter, and endless possibilities. May 2025 bring you success, love, and all the happiness your heart desires! 🥂💫

Here’s to new beginnings, unforgettable moments, and finding the perfect place to call home. Whether you’re buying, selling, or simply exploring, 2025 could be the perfect time to make your next big move. 🏠🔑

Cheers to a prosperous and exciting year ahead! 🥂🏡🎆

11/23/2024

I’ll be at this amazing West Linn home today from 1-3 with Breea w/Pippa Homes Team giving out free Pies for thanksgiving and answering all your mortgage related questions! Come say Hi 👋 and take a look. Mulit generational living, lots of storage, oversized garage. Pictures don’t do it justice.

(RMLS) For Sale: 5 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 3453 sq. ft. ∙ 4243 Spring Rock Cir, West Linn, OR 97068 ∙ $998,500 ∙ MLS # 24577093 ∙ Nestled in the hills of West Linn, this stunning home offers an exceptional blend...

11/22/2024

We are back with our favorite tradition! We are full of gratitude in this season of thanks and ready to give out FREE PIES again! Just in time for Thanksgiving! You are all invited to our open house this Saturday, November 23rd, from 1:00-3:00 pm at 4243 Spring Rock Cir in West Linn! Come by, say hi and leave WITH A PIE!

This is a great chance to chat with an experienced realtor and lender and get to tour a stunning home currently for sale. 🥧

Our market experts hosting will be Breea Hawker and Eric Makowski - Root Mortgage NMLS 669220

11/11/2024

Thank You to all that have served 🙏

11/09/2024

Over the past month, the dominant narrative was that rates were moving higher in concert with the odds of a Trump victory. Election night proved that narrative and also proved that rates were already largely in position for the outcome.

08/02/2024

BIG movement in the markets today. Rates are improving! If you’ve bought in the last few years, refinancing may already make sense. If you’re curious if you can save money shoot me a message, I’d be happy to take a look 🙂

A big shift is underway, both for the economy and financial markets. It has undergone several false starts, but as of this week, investors are ready to believe again.

06/22/2024

After a rocky start to the year, things began to improve for rates and the inflation outlook in May. June took the improvement to the next level, but this week didn't affect the bigger picture.

06/07/2024

Interest rates came into the current week with a bit of a bias, but the data pushed back... eventually.