It seems to reason that when you see a house that is somewhat on the edge of being overpriced, is in a less then preferable location and doesn’t have a great floor-plan, that it should sit on the market for awhile. Well, that is what I would assume, however you never know what is going […]

[Read more →]

When compared nationally, Seattle is still one of the strongest markets in the nation for housing. While the inventory of houses has increased and sales slowed, home prices in Seattle are still rising. The Real Estate Journal for the Wall Street Journal reported that Seattle had a 45% increase in inventory and a 6.9% increase […]

[Read more →]

The link below (to article) was just posted on Forbes.com, regarding the country’s most stable real estate markets. Seattle was #1 for stability. We seem to hit a sweet spot between lack of housing units (still) & low # of non-conforming loans and job growth.

Seattle, Wash.

Median home price: $395,000
Annual price […]

[Read more →]

According to the Washington Association of REALTORS
Washington home prices continue to increase, bucking national trends

OLYMPIA - Washington State continues to defy national trends trends in home prices, lending, and sales. Nationally home prices are down; sub-prime mortgages and foreclosures are up. But in Washington State, foreclosures and sub-prime lending occurred at lower rates than […]

[Read more →]

Across the nation we keep hearing details about how the real estate market is cooling and homes are not selling. In the Seattle metro area we’ve been fortunate to have a fairly strong real estate market throughout many of the nation’s slowdowns. It looks like Seattle is now seeing a small increase in the inventory […]

[Read more →]