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The Compression Effect: Where Buyers Are Still Competing Despite Higher Rates

The Compression Effect: Where Buyers Are Still Competing Despite Higher RatesRyan Cook Published on: 05/01/2026

Buyer demand hasn’t disappeared — it’s compressed. Learn where homes still sell fast and how agents can explain risk with clarity.

Mortgage Rate Volatility vs. Direction: Why Predicting Rates Has Become Useless

Mortgage Rate Volatility vs. Direction: Why Predicting Rates Has Become Useless

Mortgage Rate Volatility vs. Direction: Why Predicting Rates Has Become UselessRyan Cook
Published on: 01/09/2026

Mortgage rates aren’t just high — they’re volatile. A data-driven look at why predicting direction no longer works and what buyers should focus on instead.

Market UpdatesBuying a HomeSelling a Home
The Compression Effect: Where Buyers Are Still Competing Despite Higher Rates

The Compression Effect: Where Buyers Are Still Competing Despite Higher Rates

The Compression Effect: Where Buyers Are Still Competing Despite Higher RatesRyan Cook
Published on: 01/05/2026

Buyer demand hasn’t disappeared — it’s compressed. Learn where homes still sell fast and how agents can explain risk with clarity.

Market UpdatesBuying a HomeSelling a Home
Price Bands That Move vs. Price Bands That Stall: What Real Market Behavior Is Telling Us in Massachusetts & Rhode Island

Price Bands That Move vs. Price Bands That Stall: What Real Market Behavior Is Telling Us in Massachusetts & Rhode Island

Price Bands That Move vs. Price Bands That Stall: What Real Market Behavior Is Telling Us in Massachusetts & Rhode IslandRyan Cook
Published on: 12/22/2025

A data-driven look at how different price bands behave in the Massachusetts and Rhode Island housing markets, and how agents can reframe risk to guide smarter buyer and seller decisions.

Market UpdatesBuying a HomeSelling a Home
 Listening Is the New Listing — What MA & RI Consumers Are Actually Telling Us

Listening Is the New Listing — What MA & RI Consumers Are Actually Telling Us

 Listening Is the New Listing — What MA & RI Consumers Are Actually Telling UsRyan Cook
Published on: 12/15/2025

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