September 2020

Sold in 1 Day! Truly Stunning Remodel! 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms on a Cul-de-sac lot on English Hill in Redmond

Sold for $1,000,000 Click Here For Full Details Beautifully updated two story in Coventry on English Hill. The light filled 2,163 s.f. floorplan features 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths on a serene 8,080 s.f. lot. Updates include: new carpet, hardwood floors, tile floors, white millwork, six panel doors, remodeled kitchen and bathrooms. The spacious entry welcomes you in with gleaming hardwoods and large coat...

Why Pricing Your Home Right Matters This Fall

Some Highlights As a seller today, you may think pricing your home on the high end will result in a higher final sale price, but the opposite is actually true. To sell your home quickly and for the best possible price, you should eliminate buyer concerns by pricing your home competitively right from the start. Let’s connect today to make sure you have the guidance you need to price your home...

Home Equity Give Sellers Options in Today’s Market

Homeownership is one of the best ways to invest in your financial future, especially as your home equity grows. Home equity is a form of forced savings that can work to your advantage as the value of your home appreciates. Across the country, home equity was increasing before the health crisis swept our nation, and it continues to grow throughout the year, giving sellers powerful options in this...

How Low Inventory May Impact the Housing Market This Fall

Real estate continues to be called the ‘bright spot’ in the current economy, but there’s one thing that may hold the housing market back from achieving its full potential this year: the lack of homes for sale. Buyers are actively searching for and purchasing homes, looking to capitalize on today’s historically low interest rates, but there just aren’t enough houses for sale to meet...

The Cost of a Home Is Far More Important than the Price

Housing inventory is at an all-time low. There are 39% fewer homes for sale today than at this time last year, and buyer demand continues to set records. Zillow recently reported: “Newly pending sales are up 25.5% compared to the same week last year, the highest year-over-year increase in the weekly Zillow database.” Whenever there is a shortage in supply of an item...

Is Now a Good Time to Move?

How long have you lived in your current home? If it’s been a while, you may be thinking about moving. According to the latest Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), in 2019, homeowners were living in their homes for an average of 10 years. That’s a long time to time to be in one place, considering the average length of time homeowners...

Homebuyer Traffic Is on the Rise

One of the biggest surprises of 2020 is the resilience of the residential real estate market. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), is now forecasting that more homes will sell this year than last year. He’s also predicting home sales to increase by 8-12% next year. There’s strong evidence that he will be...

“Tony, Wendi and Alise were a pleasure to work with and made the home-selling experience much less stressful, especially in these bizarre covid-19 times.”

Tony, Wendi and Alise were a pleasure to work with and made the home-selling experience much less stressful, especially in these bizarre covid-19 times.  When I imagined the time would come to sell my home of 17+ years, I never thought that I would have to consider the impact of a global pandemic at the same time!  This made the process really stressful, but Tony was very optimistic throughout and made...

NWMLS August 2020 Real Estate Market Report – Would-be homebuyers have more buying power, but also more competition for meager inventory

KIRKLAND, Washington (September 4, 2020) – Extremely low interest rates mean would-be home buyers have more buying power, but sparse inventory and increasing home prices in many parts of Washington state are leaving many buyers unable to take advantage of these attractive rates, reported broker Frank Wilson upon reviewing the latest statistical report from Northwest Multiple Listing...

Have You Ever Seen a Housing Market Like This?

The year 2020 will certainly be one to remember, with new realities and norms that changed the way we live. This year’s real estate market is certainly no exception to that shift, with historic highlights continuing to break records and challenge what many thought possible in the housing market. Here’s a look at four key areas that are fundamentally defining the market this year. Housing Market...

It’s Not Just About the Price of the Home

When most of us begin searching for a home, we naturally start by looking at the price. It’s important, however, to closely consider what else impacts the purchase. It’s not just the price of the house that matters, but the overall cost in the long run. Today, that’s largely impacted by low mortgage rates. Low rates are actually making homes more affordable now than at any time since 2016,...