How to Research an Omaha Neighborhood Before You Buy (Free, and From Anywhere)
Moving to Omaha · Chris Jamison, Nebraska Realty · 2026 If you're moving to Omaha from out of town, you might get one weekend here to pick a house. Maybe not even that. The good news: you can learn a surprising amount about a neighborhood before you ever set foot in it, and almost all of it is f
Omaha Housing Market, September 2026: Rates Went Up, Buyers Paused, Prices Held
Market Updates · Chris Jamison, Nebraska Realty · October 2026 The Omaha housing market had a quieter September than it's used to. Mortgage rates climbed back over 7%, and fewer buyers wrote offers. Accepted offers fell almost 19% from a year ago. Then you look at prices and they barely flinched
Why Omaha Isn't Building Starter Homes Anymore
Omaha Market · Chris Jamison, Nebraska Realty · 2026 A buyer with $280,000 to spend cannot buy a new house in Omaha. Not a small one, not a plain one, not out on the edge where the land is cheapest. I've gone looking. In 1960, a buyer in this same metro could get a brand-new two-bedroom house fo
Nebraska Property Tax Relief Needs a Scalpel, Not a Sledgehammer
Opinion · Chris Jamison, Nebraska Realty · 2026 A note before I start: this one's an opinion piece. These are my views as an Omaha homeowner and an independent voter, not my brokerage's. I should also tell you I'm a Realtor and I own rental property, which means I have money riding on some of wh
Your Omaha Property Tax Bill, Explained Line by Line
Homeowner Resources · Chris Jamison, Nebraska Realty · 2026 Your Douglas County property tax bill is one page with about ten line items on it, and if you're like most homeowners I talk to, you've never read past the number at the bottom. I don't blame you. It's got a "consolidated levy" printed
Is It Worth Hiring a Real Estate Agent in Omaha? (2026)
Buyers & Sellers · Chris Jamison, Nebraska Realty · 2026 If you've ever Googled "is it worth paying for a real estate agent," you're in good company. Between Zillow, Redfin, and a year of headlines about lawsuits and commission changes, it's fair to wonder whether hiring an agent still makes sen
How to Appeal Your Douglas County Property Tax Assessment (2026 Step-by-Step)
Home Ownership · Chris Jamison, Nebraska Realty · 2026 Every January, Douglas County mails out preliminary valuation postcards — and every year, some homeowners flip theirs over, see the assessed value jumped $30,000, and think: that can't be right. If that's you, you have options. There's an
Omaha Home Inspection Guide: What Every Buyer Needs to Know
Home Buying · Chris Jamison, Nebraska Realty · 2026 You’ve got an accepted offer and a 14-day clock ticking. The home inspection is the phase where buyers either gain confidence or start losing sleep — and in Omaha, there are a handful of local realities that make it unlike inspections anywhere
What Omaha Buyers Actually Pay at Closing in 2026
Buyer Resources · Chris Jamison, Nebraska Realty · 2026 Quick answer: Home buyers in the Omaha metro typically pay 2%–5% of the purchase price in closing costs — roughly $8,500–$21,250 on a $425,000 home. Most buyers using a conventional loan land closer to 2.5%–3.5% ($10,600–$14,900) once lende