Wherever I go, everyone has an opinion on the Seattle real estate market. There are those who think it’s been way too good and the crash is coming and are frightened into inaction. Then you find the ones who think it’s still okay, but we’ve moved into a ...
Despite what you may have read or heard, the Seattle real estate market isn’t crashing. The sky isn’t falling.
It is, however, a market in transition beyond the usual seasonal slowdown. It’s not the bubble bursting; there’s no need to panic. But...
While this spring was insane in the Seattle real estate market, we’re coming into a temporary slowdown. Independence Day marks the beginning of a traditional lull for a few weeks every summer, even in the hot home-sales climate we’ve experienced.
There ...
There’s only one way to describe the Seattle real estate market at this moment.
It’s completely crazy. Not just the pace, where we’re seeing homes sell in hours of hitting the multiple listing service with several offers. Not just the prices, ...
Whether I am talking with clients or catching up with neighbors at the grocery store, it seems that every day someone asks me, “How’s the market?” or I’m asked, “What do you think is going to happen in a year or two?”
My answer to the first ...
Last year closed out with a bang — December 2017’s real estate market continued to thrive. By end of month, we saw 31 homes sold, up from 21 in 2016. To put that in better context, some say April’s traditionally the height of the market — and April...
We’ve left a busy September, and heading into the last stretch of the year for home sales. Whether a home sells quickly for above its asking price is still highly dependent on whether it’s over or under the $1 million mark.
As the data shows us again for ...
Rather than “A Tale of Two Cities,” this is the tale of two markets. In one, it’s the best of times. In the other, it’s not even close to the worst of times, if you look closely — and you can make it the best if you’re strategic.
Last June conti...
Spring has sprung in the world of real estate. In particular, the Seattle housing market is starting to become active again, especially in that sweet spot of houses priced between $450,000 and $1 million. The sky is brighter in the market for homes more th...
All real estate is local, goes the saying. The number of sales, inventory, days on market, price per square foot, and a host of other factors function to create even hyper-local hot or cold spots.
Then this last presidential election happens, and that rule ...
