Purchasing a home for the first time can seem like a major life event full of unknown requirements and new considerations. It is not always immediately clear what your financing options are when making a home purchase
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What’s in store for Seattle Real Estate? 2024 is your year for strategic movies.
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As the winter winds sweep through Seattle, we invite you to immerse yourself in the warmth of the extraordinary views our high-end properties offer. After the holidays come to a close and winter settles in, we always take a bit of joy in looking ahead to the beauty of the Pacific Northwest through the spring and summer seasons.
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Like the seasons, the real estate market is cyclical. Additionally, winter is usually a time in real estate to hunker down and wait for the spring thaw. For instance, five-year trends will show the casual observer that active and new listings peak in May/June and recede through the summer before reaching low points in November/December. However, these cycles can be invigorated or hampered depending on conditions either directly or indirectly related to the housing market.
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Data for median home prices across the U.S. were released Tuesday morning for July 2023. We can see the overall index is posting new highs for median home values, with recent growth since the beginning of the year replacing price corrections experienced during 2022 when the market was initially reacting to the dramatic rise in mortgage rates.
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It won’t be long before we start to see changing leaves and feel the crisp air of the autumn breeze sweeping through our neighborhoods. September can be an important month for getting your home prepped for cooler weather. Below I’ve outlined five things you can do this month to keep your house in tip top shape.
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In today’s real estate market, finding a home that meets all of your clients’ criteria can be difficult. A home may check some of their must-have boxes, but not all. If they, however, have a vision and the energy to embark on renovations, there are financing options that can help them achieve their dream home.
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With so much competition out there, how are real estate brokers making it past the finish line?
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Buyers entering this market should prepare to compete with offers well over asking price, earnest money and waived inspections
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Thiry is known for modern architecture, but for this provincial revival home, he got busy.
After a relatively slow start to the 2019 real estate market, S&P Case-Shiller reported a strong finish to the year, with year-over-year gains of 4.1% reported for the Seattle metro area.
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Local markets were finally beginning to see a glimpse of what could have resulted in more buying power, yet this was overshadowed by a November surprise that resulted in decreased inventory.
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The Urban Land Institute recently published their annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate Report, and Seattle has returned to the top ten, after slipping from first in 2017 to sixteenth in 2018.
Read MoreExecutives of RSIR released their first in a series of short films that profile brokers through micro-branding, which focuses on the story of each individual in order to tell the story of the greater company.
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