Eaker Law Firm, PC

04/08/2026

I am thrilled to announce that you can now schedule mediation directly online -- at your convenience — no calls, no back-and-forth emails required at this link: https://www.bookmediation.com/mediator/2443

With just a few clicks, you can:

• Browse my available dates in real time
• Choose your preferred format (in-person, virtual, or hybrid)
• Schedule live mediation in the Allen or the Rockwall Office
• Receive instant confirmation for your booking

Whether your matter involves divorce, property division, child custody, support, or other family law issues, I am here to help facilitate resolution.

As always, if you need a specific date or have a deadline you are working against a deadline and do not see the available date you need, call Charlya at the office, as our calendar does move around and new availabilities may arise or we can put you on a waitlist.

04/03/2026

Thoughts?

The housing market just hit a level nobody wanted to see.

Home sales in February 2026 came in at 4.09 million annualized. That's the lowest reading since February 2009. The absolute bottom of the 2008 financial crisis.

Not since the worst housing collapse in modern American history have we seen numbers this low.

And unlike 2009 this isn't because of a financial system implosion. It's because of a standoff nobody can figure out how to end.

Sellers won't sell. They locked in 3% mortgage rates and moving means financing at 7%. The math doesn't work so they stay. And the inventory younger buyers desperately need never hits the market.

Buyers can't buy. Prices never corrected after rates rose because inventory never came. So you have 7% rates AND elevated prices simultaneously. The monthly payment on a median priced home today is roughly double what it was in 2020.

Both sides are frozen. And the volume chart shows exactly what that looks like.

The last time sales were this low the entire financial system was collapsing. This time the system is technically fine. It's just completely inaccessible for a huge portion of the population that wants to participate in it.

There's no easy fix here. Rates coming down helps but doesn't solve it entirely. More inventory helps but takes years to build. Price corrections require economic pain most people don't want.

The housing market isn't broken in the same way it was in 2009. It's broken in a different way that's arguably harder to fix because there's no single villain and no obvious solution.

Just millions of people on both sides of the transaction waiting for conditions that may not arrive anytime soon.

03/31/2026

The expectation of falling rates now looks beyond reach for 2026 and beyond for the foreseeable future.

Financial markets now expect the Federal Reserve to make no rate cuts in 2026, as the Iran war's oil price shock complicates the inflation outlook. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Monday the energy shock would likely be temporary, but cautioned that it follows years of elevated inflation.

03/20/2026

Professor Dorsaneo was one of those rare teachers who stays with you. He shaped how I think and argue as a lawyer, and I still draw on his lessons regularly. A true loss for the legal community and for everyone fortunate enough to have learned from him at SMU Law.

View William Valerio Dorsaneo III's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

03/20/2026

Says a lot about Collin and Denton counties doing something right.

Thinking of saying goodbye to big-city life? In these smaller U.S. metros, job opportunities abound and a higher quality of life awaits, according to a new study. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/realestate/the-best-small-cities-for-big-careers.html

03/13/2026

Great news for Allen!

ALLEN APPROVES FIRST PHASE OF $17M DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION

Allen City Council has approved Phase 1-A of the Downtown Catalyst Project — the first step in a long-planned transformation of downtown. Plans include restaurants, retail, a central stage and a pocket park for events and community gatherings.

• 💰 $17M project
• 🍽 ~5 food & beverage concepts
• 🏗 Construction expected this fall
• 🗓 Opening targeted for 2028

📍 Allen Dr. & McDermott Dr.

Photo: City of Allen
Read more at localprofile.com

03/08/2026

Wild….

03/02/2026

02/27/2026

Personally, I always love to see statistics and this report of the Collin County Courts' dispositions is interesting. Courts are not standardized across Texas.

02/25/2026

For all of us with kids in Allen Independent School District!

Winter Weather Update: No bad weather make-up days are planned following the Jan. 26-29 winter storm. The waiver was approved for Jan. 28 and 29, and built-in minutes cover Jan. 26 and 27. April 20 remains a student holiday and staff PD day.