The Market According To Stranger Things
The Market According To Stranger Things: Making Sense of Real Estate’s Upside Down
The North Texas housing market can feel as confusing as the Upside Down, but it doesn’t have to be. In this educational content series, North Texas Market Insider Bobby Franklin breaks down complex real estate concepts using everyone’s favorite Netflix series as a guide.
From understanding how Federal Reserve policy controls the market (The Mind Flayer’s Web) to Navigating the mortgage rate lock-in effect (Vecna’s Curse), these articles transform intimidating market analysis into engaging, accessible insights.
Whether you’re a Stranger Things fan, a confused homebuyer trying to understand how the housing market really works, or someone who just wants real estate education that doesn’t put you to sleep, this series delivers market intelligence wrapped in nostalgia.
Because understanding today’s real estate market shouldn’t require a PhD in economics, just a willingness to explore the Upside Down.
Which Hawkins Character Are You?
Discover Your Home Buyer/Seller Personality
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What Stranger Things Gets Right (And Dead Wrong) About Small Town Real Estate
Explore the show's eerily accurate nostalgia and how today's small towns stand a better chance
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The Real Monsters Lurking in North Texas Homes
How home inspections can save you time, money and heartbreak while revealing the frightful repairs hidden beneath the surface
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The Hawkins Housing Market
[Episode 1]
A Stranger Things Journey Through Real Estate’s Upside Down
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Vecna’s Curse
[Episode 2]
How the Mortgage Lock-In Effect Trapped North Texas Homeowners (And How to Break Free in 2026)
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The Mind Flayer’s Web
[Episode 3]
How Fed Policy Controls the Housing Market (And What Their 2026 Pivot Means for You)
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Hawkins Lab Experiments
[Episode 4]
How New Construction Experiments Will Help Determine The Future Trajectory of DFW Real Estate
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Closing the Gate and Ending the Terror
[Episode 5]
How 2026 Could Hold The Keys To Closing The Gate
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Gallery - Explore The Artwork of the Upside Down
Bobby Franklin
Realtor®
Serving DFW | Ellis County
16 Northgate Dr. Ste 100
Waxahachie, TX 75165
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