MORTGAGE RATES JUMPED. GOOD!?

Schedule

Wed Sep 30 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00
Location

919 NE 19th Ave ste 100, Portland, OR, USA | Portland, OR

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What MOST Buyers Are Missing About Today’s Market-all about leverage & negotiations- Plus tacos and a chance to win $450 of inspections!
About this Event

🌮 Tacos are on us.

🍺 Beer and other refreshments will be available.

🎉 And every attendee will be entered to win a FREE sewer scope + radon inspection from Details Home Inspections — a $450 value.


Mortgage Rates Jumped. GOOD! is not a generic “How to Buy a House” seminar.

We’re going to talk about how prepared buyers can use today’s market to their advantage — even while everyone else is focused on rates.


We’ll break down:
  • Why higher rates can sometimes create more buyer leverage
  • How to recognize a motivated seller
  • What buyers can negotiate besides price
  • Seller-paid closing costs
  • Rate buydowns
  • Repairs and credits
  • Possession and other terms
  • Why a lower interest rate does not automatically mean a better deal
  • How to determine your personal Buy Number
  • How to recognize the kind of deal that would actually make buying make sense for you

Because the real question isn’t only:


“What’s the rate?” It’s:

“What’s the entire deal?”

You do not need to be pre-approved.

You do not need to be ready to buy.

And we are definitely not going to spend 90 minutes telling you that everyone needs to buy a house right now.

Our goal is to help you understand where buyers may have power in this market — and what would have to be true for you to want to use it.

Come hungry.

Come curious.

Bring your questions — including the ones you think you “should” already know the answers to.


Don’t just shop the rate. Shop the deal.



Agenda

🕑: 06:00 PM
Welcome + Tacos

Info: Welcome + Tacos. Grab some food, settle in, and meet the team.


🕑: 06:10 PM
Mortgage Rates Jumped- Now What?!

Info: No pressure to buy, get pre-approved, or make a decision that night. Why the same thing hurting affordability may also be changing buyer competition and seller motivation.


🕑: 06:20 PM
Where Buyer Leverage Comes From

Info: How competition, days on market, seller motivation, and market timing can create negotiating opportunities.


🕑: 06:40 PM
Don’t Just Shop the Rate. Shop the Deal.

Info: We’ll break down what buyers can negotiate besides price, including concessions, closing costs, repairs, credits, terms, and rate buydowns.


🕑: 06:50 PM
What Makes a Seller More Negotiable?

Info: How to recognize the homes and situations where buyers may have more leverage.


🕑: 07:00 PM
Find Your Buy Number

Info: Work through the payment, cash-to-close, purchase range, and terms that would make buying actually make sense for you.


🕑: 07:15 PM - 07:30 PM
Q &A + Giveaway
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Where is it happening?

919 NE 19th Ave ste 100, Portland, OR, USA, United States

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