Many have speculated that we’re in a bubble and it’s about to burst. This has been going on since last May, when the market roared back to life after a couple months of lockdown. Probably safe to say at this point that this market is here to last. At least...
You know it’s been too long when you look at the blog and realize it’s been SIX MONTHS since the last post. Ooops. What can I say? It’s been a wild ride. STILL GOING STRONG Just when we thought that there could not possibly be fewer homes for sale,...
It’s encouraging to see new listings are now popping onto the market. Spring may be coming after an extra-long winter market. The impacts of COVID-19 were not seen all at once. It took a little while for things to really slow down. There were a few weeks in...
Still Hanging On In the greater Seattle region, home prices are still holding firm. Though there was a 38% drop in new listings for April in Kitsap and King Counties (28% in Pierce County), the median price increased as inventory became more limited: Price Increases...
It’s pretty shocking, really. How many people have no clue what it takes to qualify for a home loan these days. Especially in hot areas, like the greater Seattle market. (For those out of this area, we’re talking about Seattle, the Eastside, and locations...
There has been a lot of discussion about “affordable housing” lately, in the Greater Seattle/Western Washington area and really, the entire country. (OK, really in the last 5 or so years, after the market returned and surpassed bubble-bust prices). But...
