As we head into the final weeks of 2025, I wanted to give a quick update on life, business and where things stand as we wrap an absolutely unpredictable year. I filmed this while driving to the north side of Jacksonville for listing photos on a home I sold to the owners three years ago. Their family has grown, they are moving north, and now it is time for me to sell it again. Those repeat calls always mean a lot. It is a reminder that the work we put in actually matters to the people we serve.
This year has been unusual for the market and for me personally. Sales are down across Jacksonville. Inventory is split between good homes that sell fast and homes that sit. Even in a slower year, we are technically still in a seller’s market, which makes things feel strange. My personal production is down about fifty percent, and that has been an adjustment, especially while taking on bigger responsibilities at Someday Homes Realty. I moved into the role of broker and partner this year, which means I am not only thinking about my own clients but also the entire brokerage, our agents, compliance and the culture we are building. Recruiting and leadership have taken a large portion of my energy, but they are also things I am genuinely excited about.
The personal side of 2025 has been intense. A surgery early in the year slowed me down. A shoulder dislocation a month later put me right back in the ER. Recovery took longer than I wanted and came at the worst possible time, right when the spring and summer selling season hits its peak. Add in back to school chaos, a long cycle of sickness in our house and another health scare that sent me to the ER last week, and it feels like I spent months this year bouncing between beds, couches, hospitals and doctor appointments.
Even with all of that, the brokerage still performed. Our small team closed around seventy five units and thirty five million in sales, with another eight million in the pipeline. That number does not even include off market deals, investment purchases or construction projects. Given how far the market has fallen from its peak, those numbers are something I am proud of.
The one bright spot of the past few weeks is that the most recent ER visit, as frustrating as it was, came with an unexpected reset. Something about that moment forced me to shift out of the mental fog I had fallen into. For the first time in a long while, I feel clear and ready to finish the year strong. I am feeling healthy again, and my head is back where it needs to be.
All of this has pushed me back toward the content I enjoy making most. I let too many outside voices push me into projects and formats that were not me. The vlog is what I enjoy. It is what I am best at, and it is what people respond to. So I am returning to it without overthinking the rest.
I am excited about the future of Someday Homes Realty and the plans we have for 2026. I am excited about the work our team is doing. And I am grateful for the clients who continue to trust us. Five weeks left in the year, and I plan to make them count.
More updates coming soon.
