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‘We’re locked in’: Spike agrees with housing freeze claims

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November 8, 2025

‘We’re locked in’: Spike agrees with housing freeze claims

Interest rates have fallen to 6.17%, the lowest since October 2024, but the rates remain considerably higher than post-pandemic levels, when they reached below 3%.

Jake Skorheim and Spike O’Neil, hosts of “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio, detailed the potential “housing freeze” on the market that is caused by raised interest rates and homeowners being less likely to move due to immediate monthly payment increases if they were to secure a current interest rate.

“Sometimes in life you just get lucky when you’re buying a house, and my wife and I were one of those people who bought at a time when interest rates were historically low,” Jake said. “Now you’re seeing basically a freeze in the housing market. Even though the rates are dropping slightly, people are not willing to sell their homes, get out of a favorable 3-or 4% interest rate, and basically double their monthly payment.”

Spike explained how he is inadvertently participating in the housing freeze, even though his family wishes to downsize to a new home, but higher interest rates have contributed to the decision to stay at home.

“To your point about being frozen, you know, we’d love to downsize because the maintenance is a lot on our 3,800-square-foot home, it’s a lot of space,” Spike said. “We’d love to downsize, but we’re locked in on a pretty great interest rate for our home. We’ve been there a little over 20 years now.”

Watch the full discussion in the video above.

Listen to “The Jake and Spike Show” weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the podcast here.

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Update: Jailed Man Charged with Murder for Recent Seattle Homicide – SPD Blotter

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January 5, 2026

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Update: Jailed Man Charged with Murder for Recent Seattle Homicide – SPD Blotter

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WEEK AHEAD: 2026’s first West Seattle Art Walk on Thursday

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January 5, 2026

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WEEK AHEAD: 2026’s first West Seattle Art Walk on Thursday

As the holiday season ends, a new week begins, and one of the biggest events this week will be 2026’s first West Seattle Art Walk. The second Thursday is as early as it can get this month – on the 8th – so set your calendar for this Thursday as a special night to get out and enjoy the work of local artists. A preview with this quarter’s map/list and Thursday highlights should appear early in the week on the West Seattle Art Walk website. As usual, neighborhood organizations are supporting clusters of venues in Alki, Admiral, The Junction, and Morgan Junction; places with artist receptions usually start them at 5 pm. No Art of Music performances this month; that feature is on hiatus until later in the year.

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Seattle Seahawks’ home, road opponents set for 2026 season

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January 4, 2026

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Seattle Seahawks’ home, road opponents set for 2026 season

Patrick Mahomes and 2025 MVP candidate Drake Maye are set to make trips to Lumen Field to face the Seattle Seahawks next season.

The Seahawks’ nine home and eight road opponents are now set for the 2026 campaign. They will face what on paper will be a tough slate after securing the NFC West title this year, which means they will take on the reigning division champions from the NFC North, NFC South and AFC East in addition to their home-and-home series with their NFC rivals and matchups against each team from the NFC East and AFC West.

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The full schedule with dates for games has yet to be released. The NFL typically unveils the following season’s schedule in May.

Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs and Maye’s New England Patriots coming to town are among the highlights of the Seahawks’ 2026 slate. They could also be in line for a reunion with former coach Pete Carroll, as a trip to Las Vegas to face the Raiders is on the docket. However, the Raiders are not expected to keep Carroll for a second season.

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald is in line to square off with one of his former mentors when Seattle hosts Jim Harbaugh’s Los Angeles Chargers. Harbaugh was the head coach at the University of Michigan when Macdonald was the defensive coordinator in 2021. Harbaugh is also the dad of Seahawks special teams coordinator Jay Harbaugh.

Seattle has three trips to the east coast next season where they will face the reigning NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles, reigning NFC South champion Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders. The Seahawks also faced the Panthers and Commanders on the road this season.

Here’s a full look at Seattle’s 2026 home and away opponents.

Home

• Arizona Cardinals
• Los Angeles Rams
• San Francisco 49ers
• Chicago Bears
• New England Patriots
• Los Angeles Chargers
• Kansas City Chiefs
• Dallas Cowboys
• New York Giants

Away

• Arizona Cardinals
• Los Angles Rams
• San Francisco 49ers
• Carolina Panthers
• Las Vegas Raiders
• Denver Broncos
• Philadelphia Eagles
• Washington Commanders

Find more info on how each team’s opponents are chosen here.

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