Designing and Building the Midwest One Community at a Time
Oct 27, 2026 · 37 min · 16 segments
**Summary** In this episode, Chris hosts a discussion with mortgage broker Brooke Drum and realtors Lisa and Lydia about the current state of the mortgage market, including rising interest rates…
Hey, welcome back to another episode of Designing and Building the Midwest, one community at a time.
It is our realtor segment with our lovely 10x friends from First Choice Realty Pros, Lisa and Lydia.
And also with us today, we have a familiar name and guest with us, Brooke Drum.
Understanding what's happening with banks, interest rates, down payment assistance, HELOCs, and ways sellers can help buyers afford a home.
Because of the last couple weeks we were talking about, interest rates are on the rise for some reason.
But we know why, but we're going to find out a little bit more from Brooke Drummond today.
Why don't you give us a quick reminder for our listeners and followers of who you are and what you do?
So what that means basically is I can look and shop around for the best rate for you.
I know with the market the way it is right now, everybody's looking for the lowest rate possible or the best term.
Hey, welcome back to another episode of Designing and Building the Midwest, one community at a time.
It is our realtor segment with our lovely 10x friends from First Choice Realty Pros, Lisa and Lydia.
And also with us today, we have a familiar name and guest with us, Brooke Drum.
Understanding what's happening with banks, interest rates, down payment assistance, HELOCs, and ways sellers can help buyers afford a home.
Because of the last couple weeks we were talking about, interest rates are on the rise for some reason.
But we know why, but we're going to find out a little bit more from Brooke Drummond today.
Why don't you give us a quick reminder for our listeners and followers of who you are and what you do?
So what that means basically is I can look and shop around for the best rate for you.
I know with the market the way it is right now, everybody's looking for the lowest rate possible or the best term.
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