Seeley on the far right and Wiley 2nd from the right at Cedar Bark Park in 2014.

It’s been a year since our 14-year-old Golden Retriever, Seeley, crossed the rainbow bridge. Seeley was truly a special dog and he knew it. This is my favorite picture of him. What a goofball! We should all try to live with the joy of a Golden Retriever running with a pack in the park.

When he died, I was especially worried about his brother, Wiley, who is now 15. Fortunately, Wiley has thrived as an only dog which was not what I expected.

Seeley had been having problems for the last 6 months but overall was very happy. Towards the end his back legs began to get weak and he stumbled a couple times.

When I took him in to see the vet, I was hoping she would be able to give us advice about how to keep him from being in pain and perhaps make…

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Zillow is currently facing a class-action lawsuit alleging it operates an illegal kickback scheme by coercing its affiliated real estate agents to steer homebuyers toward Zillow Home Loans (ZHL) in exchange for valuable customer leads. The lawsuit claims this practice violates federal and state laws and harms consumers by denying them impartial advice. 

Allegations of the Lawsuit

The class-action complaint, initially filed in November 2025 and expanded with insider information from 12 current and former Zillow employees, makes several serious claims: 

  • Illegal Kickbacks/Steering: The central allegation is that Zillow rewards agents in its "Premier Agent" and "Flex" programs with high-quality leads only if they meet quotas for referring clients…

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2025 was challenging in the real estate market. Thanks to your support we had a great year and have momentum going into 2026 with some beautiful listings hitting the market in January and we are optimistic for the rest of the year. 

Eric holding up a crystal ball with a graph inside the orb.

It’s always fun to make predictions. Last year I nailed it when I recommended anyone planning on selling to get your home on the market early in the year. That turned out to be good advice as sellers who delayed saw increased competition and a softer market in the summer. 

What’s going to happen in 2026? Let’s fire up my crystal ball and make some forecasts/guesses. The best way to do this is I will give you my opinion about the forecasts made by some of the national housing forecasters. 

Keep in mind…

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