Second Look
"Second Look" is a thought-provoking real estate podcast that dives deep into the hidden layers of the property market, encouraging listeners to reconsider assumptions, uncover overlooked opportunities, and make smarter decisions.
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$832,750 Is the New Mortgage Limit — What It Means for Homebuyers (opens the original)
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The 2026 mortgage limits just changed — and for many homebuyers, that means more room to finance a home without immediately crossing into jumbo-loan territory. The Federal Housing Finance Agency set the baseline conforming loan limit at $832,750 for most of the country, while the ceiling in designated high-cost areas rose to $1,249,125 . This episode breaks down what those numbers actually mean and why they matter when you're figuring out how much home you can afford. We explain how conforming l
How Bend’s Micro-Districts Are Changing the City (opens the original)
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While Bend is often discussed through population growth, housing pressure and rising development, a quieter transformation is happening at the scale of individual blocks and neighborhood-scale hubs. In this episode, two hosts examine how compact micro-districts —clusters of housing, retail, services and employment—are gradually changing how people live, work and move through Bend. The discussion looks at older commercial corridors being redeveloped, new infill projects, adaptive reuse of underus
2026’s Federal Real Estate Shake-Up Explained (opens the original)
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In 2026, a cluster of federal decisions is reshaping both the government’s own property holdings and the broader rules governing housing and commercial real estate. In this episode, two hosts examine the major developments from the perspective of real-estate policy, government property management and market economics, separating enacted measures and formal proposals from agency announcements and broader interpretations. The discussion begins with the General Services Administration’s accelerated
2026 Homebuying: New FHA, Credit and Tax Changes Explained (opens the original)
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Several federal housing and tax-policy changes taking effect or consolidating in 2026 are altering the costs, eligibility rules and competitive landscape facing homebuyers. In this episode, two hosts break down the major confirmed developments affecting FHA, USDA and conventional mortgages, separating enacted rules and official agency guidance from proposals and broader market interpretations. For FHA borrowers, 2026 brought higher nationwide loan limits. The one-unit FHA floor increased to $541
Oregon Housing in 2026: The Market Has Finally Changed (opens the original)
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By August 2026, Oregon’s housing market has moved into a more balanced phase. Typical home values remain around the low-to-mid $500,000s, price growth is modest, inventory has improved, and conditions vary significantly between Portland, Central Oregon and southern markets. Two hosts examine the latest statewide data, separating closed-sale statistics from index-based estimates and forecasts. They look at prices, days to pending, listings, inventory and months of supply, including the growing sh
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