Posts from June 2026

Rates fell this week. Here is what that means for buyers in Omaha right now.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.48 percent for the week ending June 5, 2026, per Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. That is down from 6.53 percent the week before and 37 basis points below where the 30-year sat at this same point last year. If you have been watching and waiting, this is the kind of move that is worth acting on.

Why the Direction Matters as Much as the Number

Earlier this spring, small rate moves kept creeping upward week by week. This week ran the other direction. A 5-basis-point drop may not sound dramatic, but after a stretch of increases, direction matters as much as distance. The 15-year fixed also fell, to 5.79 percent from 5.87 percent the week before.

For buyers who have been calculating monthly payments and wondering when to come in, a rate dropping back toward the lower end of its recent range is a different...

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Photo day is decided before the photographer shows up.

We see the same pattern every spring and summer in Omaha. Two listings hit the market on the same Thursday, similar price, similar layout, similar neighborhood. One gets six showings the first weekend and the other gets one. The difference is almost always what the photos make a buyer feel in the first three seconds.

Staging is the cheapest way to load those three seconds in your favor. None of this needs a designer. It needs a checklist and a willingness to live a little lighter for two weeks.

Light is the first staging move

Every shade goes up. Every blind opens flat. Every drape pulls fully open, not bunched. If a bulb is burned out, swap it. If a room only has overhead, add one lamp on a side table. Photographers will balance for what they see, and what they see is what your future buyer scrolls past at 10 PM.

We always walk the home with the seller a day before ph...

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