Home Buying, Home Selling
The Seattle area real estate market, like a lot of parts of the country, has been growing lately. A lot. Frankly, it’s pretty nuts. Bidding wars and waived contingencies are the norm these days, and it’s not healthy. (Unless you are downsizing or moving...
General Real Estate, Home Buying, Home Selling
You may have heard lately that the market in the Seattle area is hot. Real hot. And it’s true. So, you may wonder, just how hot is it? Is it true, all the bidding wars and low inventory. The Bad News It’s really, really hard for buyers right now. You need...
General Real Estate, Home Buying, Home Selling
Sometimes I get a little curious to see what things cost in various areas at any point in time. So today I took a look at what the average sold price is for a 3-bedroom house in several Seattle neighborhoods. The sweet spot these days (as of data released in early...
General Real Estate, Home Buying, Home Selling
Anyone who’s paying attention–even just a little–to the current Seattle-area real estate market knows that there’s just not enough inventory to go around. There are many, many people moving to the area who want to buy houses, but can’t...
General Real Estate, Home Selling
OK, you are probably thinking, “Wait, it’s a SELLER’S market! Don’t I just need to plunk a sign in the yard, post it on Zillow, and someone will roll up with a suitcase full of cash?” Yes, maybe. It does happen that way…sometimes....