Spring Shred! Spring is here! Following a long, dark and wet winter, the urge-to-purge can be a natural response. The questions of what to keep and what to toss can stifle the urge especially when it comes to our most important documents. Our annual SHREDDING Event is a great opportunity to securely eliminate the backlog […]
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Market update In his latest report Windermere Real Estate’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner presents an optimistic view of our economy and the real estate market. I believe that growth in the State will continue to outperform the U.S. as a whole and, with such robust expansion, I would not be surprised to see more people […]
As the real estate market continues its recovery I wanted to show you some useful statistics for our region. In short, housing prices remain under upward pressure due in part to a chronic shortage of homes available for sale. Builders in our area simply cannot build enough homes to keep up with demand. Demand is […]
Know your Stuff! Imagine the nightmare of having your home damaged, destroyed or burglarized. Then, to make matters worse, imagine trying to remember all of its contents for insurance and replacement purposes. Sadly thousands of Americans find themselves in this situation every year. Insurance companies will require proof of loss especially of more expensive items […]
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that home affordability is at its highest level in years; this degree of affordability becomes more apparent when compared to rent prices, which continue to rise across the country. Meanwhile, ADP’s National Employment Report showed another month of strong job growth. Accelerating job growth combined with a historically high […]
As I have been saying recently, “there has rarely been a better time to buy”. Not only are rates at their lowest but home prices are there too. From here, everything is looking up. Additionally, for the first-time buyer or someone with skills, gently bruised homes can turn into real money makers! With my many […]
Good news! No,wait – Great news! Our real estate market continues to show signs of real improvement. Homes are selling, selling in less time, pricing is firming up and foreclosures are declining! In addition Washington State legislators passed an exciting new law called the Mortgage Foreclosure Fairness Act. This law can help folks who are […]
Aside from artificial governmental inducements like tax credits, rebates and mortgage bail-outs, the raw underlying fundamentals of housing economics actually remain quite strong. For those seeking housing for old fashioned reasons and long term investment, home buying today appears to still be an incredible opportunity. Will home prices continue to fall? According to the Fiserv […]
[Don’t miss the chart at the bottom of this article!] Waiting for home prices to fall can be costly. The Federal Reserve has been keeping interest rates artificially low, hoping to stabilize the economy. Economists generally agree that as the deficit grows and the government finds it can no longer continue borrowing, interest rates must […]
