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DFW Market Brief, Episode 10 — Thursday, October 8, 2026
Most agents say don't tour a single house until you're pre-approved. Kyler disagrees. Why touring first and pre-approving second is the better order, how touring calibrates your taste before a lender calibrates your capacity, and the Forney example that makes it concrete.
The numbers from this episode:
30-year fixed averaged 7.28% as of October 1 (Freddie Mac), up about a full point from a year ago
Illustrative budgets in the episode: $380,000 vs $440,000 houses; a $400,000 Forney shopping example
Sources:
Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, October 1, 2026…
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