January 7th, 2026 7:24 PM by Eric Willner
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Friday Weekly Wrap-Up: Reviewing 2025 So You Can Win Bigger in Real Estate in 2026
By Eric Willner, Investor and Host of The Real Estate Show, America’s longest running daily radio show about real estate.
The Real Estate Show – Friday Weekly Wrap-Up Edition
Theme: Let’s Review the Year Behind Us and Make the Best of the Year Ahead of Us
Welcome to The Real Estate Show – South Florida’s #1 Real Estate Radio Show and America’s longest running daily radio show about real estate.
It’s a virtual mini seminar in every episode, and I’m your host, Eric Willner — The Voice of Real Estate, creator of The Automatic Landlord System for owning cash-flowing real estate profitably and hassle-free.
This week’s shows have all centered around one powerful, timely idea:
Let’s review the year behind us and make the best of the year ahead of us.
And today — Friday — is where we bring it all together.
Today we’ll summarize each day’s highlights, wrap up the week, and most importantly, set you up for success in real estate next week — and next year.
2. Engagement Hook – “Did You Know?”
Before we recap the week, let me hit you with three eye-opening “Did You Know?” questions tied directly to this week’s theme:
Did you know that people who intentionally review their finances once per year are more than twice as likely to reduce debt and invest within the next 12 months?
Did you know that the majority of first-time real estate investors who succeed don’t start with perfect credit or massive savings — they start with clarity, education, and a plan?
Did you know that most people don’t fail financially because they made bad decisions — they fail because they never reviewed the decisions they made?
That’s why this week mattered.
You don’t improve what you don’t inspect — and real estate rewards those who review, adjust, and act.
3. Workshop Announcements – What’s Next
Before we recap each day, let me remind you of next week’s FREE online workshops, because information without action is entertainment — and we don’t do entertainment here.
And don’t forget — if you want to jump-start momentum, join our 72-Hour Challenge by texting:
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Because momentum is built before the crowd moves — not after.
4. Weekly Theme Expansion – Why This Week Mattered
Why was this week’s theme so critical?
Because review creates direction, and direction creates results.
Here are five reasons why reviewing the year behind you is essential for real estate success:
Ultimately, the goal is financial freedom.
And to get there, you need:
The Real Estate Show can be your road map — but the key is, you must start NOW.
5. Why People Stay Stuck
Let’s talk honestly.
Most people stay stuck because they remain trapped in the employee mindset:
They don’t lack motivation — they lack structure.
Fear, confusion, and lack of knowledge keep people frozen.That’s why this show exists — to replace fear with clarity and confusion with strategy.
When you understand money, credit, and real estate, confidence follows.
Year in Review:
· Wealth is not earned, wealth is engineered (12/22/25)
· Your Biggest Expenses Are Trying to Tell You Something (12/15/25)
· Stop Trading Hours for Commission and Why the Need for 'Security' is the Most Expensive Habit You Own. (12/8/25)
· Time vs. Money - The Power of The Cashflow Quadrants (12/01/25) Wealth is not earned, wealth is engineered
· Celebrate this years blessings and recalibrate for next years goals (11/24/25)
· Countdown to 2026: Gratitude, Growth, and Getting Your Financial House in Order (11/17/25)
· Military to Real Estate Millionaire: Why Your Next Real Estate Partner Should Be a Veteran
· Zero Down, Infinite Impact: How the VA Loan is the Wealth Retirement Accelerator (11/03/25)
· 21 Day Challenge: In 21 Days Shift Your Income, Scale Your Mindset, and Learn How To Stop Trading Time for Money
· Clarity and a Plan is How You Overcome Fear in Real Estate
· The #1 reason people don’t buy real estate is fear not money
· Real Estate is a Team Activity – Don’t go it Alone
· Why now is the right time to Invest in New Construction for Better Returns
· New Homes, Bigger Returns: Why Investors Are Flocking to New Construction Now
· Monday On a Mission: Beat Debt and Build Wealth with New Construction Investing (9/22/25)
· Why now is the right time to Invest in New Construction for Better Returns (9/15/2025 + 9/22/25 + 9/29/25)
· Invest in New Contruction now for Better Returns
· It's Go Time! Start Small, But Start Now!
· Secure Pre-Approval or Funding Now
· Analyze 3-5 Deals Daily
· Assemble a Power Team
· Identify Your Real Estate Strategy
· Set Clear Investment Goals (S.M.A.R.T Goals)
· Create a Personal Financial Statement
· Know Your Credit and Fix It
· Create a Solid Foudation For Real Estate Investing By Creating a Financial Snapshot of Today
· What I Would Do If I was Starting Or Restarting in Real Estate Investing
· Did you know that the retirement plan you’ve been sold your whole life may be the very thing keeping you from financial freedom?
· How To Deal With Today’s Real Estate Market and the 3 main factors impacting buyers and sellers: 1. High Mortgage and Insurance Premium Rates, 2. Increased Inventory, 3. Softening Home Prices
· Own real estate the Automatic Landlord way: Buy smart, profit predictably, and enjoy truly passive income with zero management headaches.
· If I was just starting out as a real estate investor or if I decided to start over as a real estate investor, what are the steps I should take to build a property portfolio that could eventually replace my current income
· Unlock Financial Freedom Using Real Estate Investing & Kiyosaki's Cashflow Quadrant
· Unlocking Capital: Strategies for Funding Your Real Estate or Business Dreams
· There Are 3 Ways to Have a Business (Inherit One, Start One, or Buy One)
· Learn The Secret Weapon for Tax Savings: How Owning a Business Can Give You a Financial Edge!
· How To Attack Tax Season 2025: Great tips and insights on how to prepare for the upcoming tax season, including deductions and credits related to real estate transactions
· Preparing for Tax Season 2025: Great tips and insights on how to prepare for the upcoming tax season, including deductions and credits related to real estate transaction
· Get Great Credit and Secure a Great Lender and Maximize Your Real Estate Success
· A great Lender can make all the difference in Real Estates.
· Preparing for Tax Season 2025: Offer tips and insights on how to prepare for the upcoming tax season, including deductions and credits related to real estate transaction
· Even More Reasons Why NOW is a Great Time to Buy and Own Real Estate
· 99 reasons why now is a great time to buy and own real estate
· Lack of Financial Literacy Increases Vulnerability to Foreclosure(25.02.10)
· A Real Estate Business is Just A Simple System (25.02.03)
· SYSTEMS Save Your Self Time Energy & Money (25.01.27)
· 8 Steps to Real Estate Wealth: A Modern Approach to Financial Freedom (25.01.20)
· You Can retire in 5 Years, not 40 with Real estate (25.01.13)
· Real Estate is Not Perfect, It’s Just Better (25.01.06)
· Your Credit Score Will Determine How Many Great Opportunities You Get in 2025 (24.12.30)
6. Mid-Show Sponsorship Call
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7. Daily Summaries – The Week in Review
Monday – On a Mission
Monday was about setting the tone.
We launched the week by pressing the reset button and reminding everyone that reviewing the past year isn’t about regret — it’s about leverage.
We talked about why Mondays are about momentum, and how reviewing your finances, credit, and decisions gives you control over the year ahead.
Key Monday Takeaways:
If you don’t decide where you’re going, the calendar (and Others) decides for you.
If you missed Monday’s “On A Mission” launch, here’s what you need to know:We set the tone for the week with a mission-driven theme — “Let’s review the year behind us and make the best of the year ahead of us.” Why? Because wealth isn’t random — it’s the result of reflection, planning, direction, and execution.
On Monday we broke down why most people stay stuck financially — not because real estate is unavailable, not because money is impossible to find — but because they never look backward long enough to move forward intentionally.We shared 10 powerful reasons that reviewing your financial year is the gateway to growth: from uncovering hidden money leaks, to recalibrating goals, to revealing old habits that block progress, to realigning your investment plan with market timing. The key takeaway — knowledge without reflection becomes noise. But reflection converts knowledge into power.
We then unpacked how real estate positions you to fight inflation, reduce taxes, and convert debt to equity — if and only if you engineer your next steps.The four major roadblocks — taxes, interest, uncontrolled monthly bills, and inflation — don’t disappear by ignoring them.But when you review the past year, adjust your plan, and use real estate intentionally, those same roadblocks become steppingstones.
We reminded listeners that everyone is in real estate — you either own it, or you pay those who do.And we emphasized that if you want to make the year ahead your best financial year ever, you must actively engineer it — beginning with a clear-eyed review of the year behind you.
Want to get started? Don’t just listen — take action.Text CREDIT to 561-861-2366 to begin repairing or optimizing your financial picture.And text EDGE to join our free weekly workshops — the pathway to skill, clarity, and financial momentum.
That was Monday — and it set the arc for the entire week.
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Tuesday – Tools, Tips & Techniques
Tuesday was all about execution.
We took Monday’s reflection and turned it into actionable tools, including:
? Past-Year Takeaways: The strongest investors weren’t the ones who guessed right — they were the ones who tracked, reviewed, and adjusted.
? Key Market Insight: Homeownership continues to be the #1 tool for stability; renters face rising costs without equivalent upside.
? Behavioral Finding: Most financial pain came not from bad investments—but from no investments, no plan, or no review.
? Action Focus: Clean up debt, fix credit, write a plan, choose a strategy, and get in motion before the new year resets the scoreboard.
? Real Estate Advantage: Ownership converts living expenses into wealth, tax advantages, and leverage—rent never will.
? Workshops: Weekly “Path to Home Ownership” and “Financial Edge Academy” sessions prepare buyers and investors to act early.
? CTA: Text EDGE to 561-861-2366 — the fastest step to financial clarity and strategy.
We reminded listeners that there are three types of income:
And real estate lives in Passive, where freedom is built.
Tuesday Tools & Strategies:
Tuesday was the bridge between thinking and doing.
Wednesday – Midweek Mortgage & Market Report
Wednesday grounded us in market reality.
We reviewed:
· On Wednesday, December 31, 2025, the current average interest rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.20%. If you're in the market for a mortgage refinance, today's average 30-year refinance interest rate is 6.62%. - another flat week.
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· Essentially flat .
· Since mortgage rates hit a 2025 low of 6.25% in late October, they haven’t changed much.
· In the days leading up to Christmas, all eyes in the mortgage market were on the delayed release of third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) numbers. That report, which came from the Commerce Department on Tuesday, said the U.S. economy expanded at a surprisingly strong 4.3% in the summer months.
· What does that mean for mortgage rates? The old saw is that good economic news boosts mortgage rates, while bad economic news pushes them down.
· “As good economic news is released — such as the 4.3% GDP numbers prior to the government shutdown — money will flow back into the stock market and away from bonds,” says Derek Egeberg, senior loan officer at MortgageOne in Yuma, Ariz. “Watch for rates to increase over this entire holiday season as investors still see opportunities and gains in the stock market and less of a need to shelter money in bonds, aka mortgages.”
Home prices are getting slightly more affordable, but down payments are still holding buyers back”
Then reword the list of 3 key points. Then using the article below write a 15 minute summary in my voice explaining why it relates to the theme of today.
Reword in my voice these Key Points:
The big takeaway?Waiting for perfect conditions costs more than preparing early.
Mortgage rates remain historically reasonable, inventory is shifting, and buyers who prepare now will benefit when competition heats up.
Wednesday Market Insights:
The market doesn’t reward hesitation — it rewards readiness.
Thursday – ATM: About The Money
Thursday we talked money — real money.
We addressed the hard truth:
Wealth is not accidental. It’s engineered.
We broke down why “get rich quick” schemes fail most people and why real estate continues to outperform hype-driven strategies.
We discussed:
And we reinforced my three deep beliefs:
Thursday Takeaways:
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9. Conclusion – TGIF Wrap-Up
Alright — let’s wrap this up Friday-style.
TGIF = Thank Goodness It’s FridayTGIF = Thank Goodness I’m Financially PreparedTGIF = Thank Goodness It’s Florida — the best market in America!
This week wasn’t about hype.It was about reflection, strategy, and action.
And as we head into next week, remember:
You don’t need a new year to start — you need a decision.
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