Episode 89: The Spring Shift in Housing, Fuel, and Food Right Now

After 8 weeks off the mic, we’re back and a lot has changed.This episode was recorded just a week and a half ago and already the landscape is shifting again. Mortgage rates have started to improve. The Strait of Hormuz opened, then closed again. Fuel prices, fertilizer, and food systems are all moving fast.In this conversation, we break down what we are seeing in real time across real estate, lending, and on the ground with families making moves across the country.We talk about:What is actually happening in the housing market right now and why this spring feels differentWhy global events like the Strait of Hormuz matter more than people realizeThe ripple effect on fertilizer, food supply, and what that means later this yearWhat we have been doing on our own homestead after stepping back for the past 8 weeksWhat you should be doing right now if you are buying, holding, or preparingWe are not sharing this from theory. We are seeing it play out across clients in all 50 states and on our own land.If you have been waiting, this episode will give you clarity on what is changing and what to pay attention to next.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Be sure to join us at our April Home Buying Webinar on Thursday, April 30th at 4pm PT / 7pm ET - Register for Free Here!Join our One Day in-person KNF intensive Kitchen course being held on Sunday, May 31st in Johnson City, TN where we will discover Korean Natural Farming together! Click here for more info.Secure your copy of our forthcoming book, The Nourishing Asian Homestead.Want some more resources to jumpstart your homestead? Join our Call to Farms Community.Have questions on buying or selling real estate? ⁠⁠Reach out to Tim directly here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠ to the Prairie Roots Homesteading Summit held on May 15-16 in Watford City, ND.⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Your Early Bird Tickets ⁠⁠⁠⁠to the Modern Homesteading Conference in Coeur d'Alene, ID on June 26-27.Join Tim and Sophia at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chelsea Green Food & Farming Convergence⁠⁠⁠⁠ at Polyface Farms on September 25-26, 2026.Join our waitlist for our 2026 Homesteaders United Conference, which will be hosted on our property in East Tennessee. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign Up Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tune in now and join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Call to Farms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our weekly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay up to date with the latest happenings!