Alex Drake, Mortgage Loan Officer, NMLS #1325483

04/04/2026

The Iran war is adding economic uncertainty, but buyers are still moving. Homes are selling faster than recent weeks, with the median home spending 54 days on market, just two days longer than a year ago. Inventory is up 5.7% year over year, giving buyers more options, and asking prices continue to fall. Fed Chair Powell said the oil price shock from the war will likely be temporary, but acknowledged it's too early to know the full impact.

04/01/2026

I don’t need perfect clients. I need motivated clients. If you want to buy a house and you’ve been told “no” or are afraid for whatever reason, give me a call today or shoot me. DM. I’d love to help you.

03/31/2026

03/31/2026

“The housing bubble is about to burst!”

I find that incredibly hard to believe when you look at housing data back to 1942, or when you look at mortgage applications week over week against the last couple of years, or even pending sales. The housing industry has ups and downs, but keeps moving.

Another “positive” on the housing front is that rates are already quietly coming back down slowly but surely over the last week or so as the volatility is quieting down. There’s obviously still a lot that has to happen over coming days, but this is a positive sign.

03/30/2026

The universe doesn’t stutter. 👀 You’ve refreshed that Zillow listing 47 times — that’s not curiosity, that’s a calling. And yet here you are, still taking life advice from Dave in accounting who orders the same sandwich every day, won’t try sushi, and has a 14-point argument for why “now isn’t the right time.”
Dave is always wrong.
The world doesn’t pause for uncertainty — it moves right through it. Rates shift, markets evolve, and brighter days are already on the way. The families who win aren’t the ones who waited for perfect conditions. They’re the ones who saw the vision and made the move.
Picture it: a backyard pool for summer, a kitchen big enough for holiday chaos, and space for a growing family to actually grow. That house isn’t just square footage — it’s the next chapter.
Stop letting fear dressed up as logic hold you back. That house you keep stalking on Zillow deserves more than a saved search. 📲 Call me and let’s make it yours. 🏡

PS: no Dave’s were harmed in the making of this video. Sorry Dave

03/30/2026

Oil is up, rates are getting better after their strong finish Friday. Totally opposite of how oil and bonds normally move together. Going to be an interesting week

03/25/2026

OFFICIAL LISTING website. 4110 N 191 Street , Elkhorn, NE 68022, 2804 square foot, 4 bedrooms bathrooms, asking price of $650,000, MLS ID 22605839

03/25/2026

I’m not just a mortgage lender, I’m a dealmaker

03/25/2026

Move up buyers, this is the year!

03/25/2026

Even with all the uncertainty, and all the doom and gloom headlines, we still are seeing more purchase applications every week than we saw last year in the industry.

The market is going to keep moving, it always does. Are you going to move with it or stay on the sidelines?

03/24/2026

Look, all jokes aside the volatility is high. If it was 2023, 2024, or 2025 we’d already have 7% rates again because the spread between the 10 year treasury and the 30 year mortgage rates was so out of whack. Today national average is around 6.5%.
Yesterday we had signs of life, today was a roller coaster up and down. Bottom line is that if you’re in the market, you’re going to have to be strategic, and block out the rate conversation. Not because rate isn’t important, but because just 3 weeks ago we were below 6% for the first time in years. We’ll get back to that sooner, and you’ll have the chance to refinance. But just like the last few times rates were right around 6% it didn’t last long. Lots of people missed their opportunity, so when your lender tells you it’s time to get ready, they mean it. It doesn’t always last.