Uncategorized Shred Event & Food Drive! On April 9th, our office had our annual Shred Event and Food Drive. In 4 hours, we filled two shredding trucks and helped hundreds of clients carefully destroy documents and do some spring cleaning. We bill this event as one of our annual food drives and we are happy to report that our clients were […]
Uncategorized High Equity & Looking to make a move? Did you know that over 50% of homeowners in Washington State have over 50% home equity? We have had 10 years of price appreciation, and the last 3 years have been record-breaking. The chart below shows complete year-over-year (the last 12 months over the previous 12 months) price appreciation for the six main market areas in […]
Uncategorized North King County Quarterly Report The 2022 real estate market started with a bang! We started the year with the lowest amount of available inventory we’ve ever seen coupled with interest rates a point lower than they are now, along with a plentiful buyer pool due to a strong job market and work-from-home influenced moves. The combination of supply and […]
Uncategorized South Snohomish County Quarterly Market Report The 2022 real estate market started with a bang! We started the year with the lowest amount of available inventory we’ve ever seen coupled with interest rates a point lower than they are now, along with a plentiful buyer pool due to a strong job market and work-from-home influenced moves. The combination of supply and […]
Uncategorized Spring Market in Bloom     As we round out the first quarter of 2022 and head into the notorious Spring Market there are a handful of factors that should be considered whether you are a buyer or a seller. Paying attention to the anticipated increase in housing supply, monitoring buyer demand, and assessing the effects of rising interest rates […]
Uncategorized You’re invited to our annual Paper Shredding Event & Food Drive! You’re invited to our annual Paper Shredding Event & Food Drive. We partner with Confidential Data Disposal to provide a safe, eco-friendly way to reduce your paper trail and help prevent identity theft.   Saturday, April 9th, 10AM to 2PM* 4211 Alderwood Mall Blvd, Lynnwood Bring your sensitive documents to be professionally destroyed on-site. Limit 10 file boxes per […]
Uncategorized Global influences on the housing market & interest rates. A lot has happened in our world since the first of the year, specifically the rise in inflation and the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine. These factors can influence consumers and affect the housing and financial markets. Additionally, global unrest has had a clear influence on interest rates, driving them back down after a 1-point […]
Uncategorized Cheers to 50 Years! Cheers to 50 Years! Fifty years of relationships, 50 years of giving back to our communities, and 50 years of growth. In 1972, Windermere Real Estate was founded by John Jacobi in the Sand Point neighborhood of Seattle, WA. Since then, Windermere has expanded to 10 states including Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, California, Arizona, Nevada, […]
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Uncategorized Seller Equity is at an all-time high 2022 has had an incredibly eventful start in our local real estate market. In January, the average list-to-sale price ratio (the percentage a house sells for in comparison to the list price) in King County was 105% and in Snohomish County it was 106%. This is in conjunction with complete year-over-year median price appreciation (the […]
Uncategorized 2022 Predictions Last week, my office hosted our 14th annual Economic Forecast Event with Matthew Gardner, Windermere’s Chief Economist. It was an hour-long presentation followed by lively Q & A that was packed with useful information to help guide us as we start the new year. Matthew journeyed the audience through a macro to micro approach, reflecting on […]
Uncategorized Holiday Giving! Every holiday season, the brokers in my office come together to sponsor local teenage foster boys for Christmas gifts, and several families in need for grocery gift cards. It’s such a privilege to give back in a small way, and I always love seeing the gifts under our office Christmas tree before they are sent […]
Uncategorized You’re Invited! 2021 was a wildly eventful year in the real estate market! Price appreciation was the highest we have ever seen, interest rates remained historically low, and demand for housing was elevated by the ever-changing shifts in our lifestyles due to the pandemic. Further, our overall economy in Washington State and the Greater Seattle area had […]
Uncategorized Healthcare Worker Donation Drive! This holiday season, I invite you to join me in this tangible way of showing gratitude and support to our healthcare workers, who have worked so long and hard under the most difficult circumstances. In tandem with The Windermere Foundation and local non-profit We Got This Seattle, my office is collecting donations that will be used to purchase meals from […]
Uncategorized You’re Invited! Please join me for a very special virtual live event: AN ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR 2022 & BEYOND with Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist for Windermere Real Estate Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:30pm – 8pm Presentation from 6:30-7:30pm, Q&A to follow Please RSVP by phone/text or email by January 14th, 2022 to receive an emailed event link […]
Uncategorized Is Your Home Windermere Ready? How a home is prepared for the market has a direct economic effect on the results a seller will have in the marketplace. Making home updates to match today’s trends, repairing deferred maintenance items, deep cleaning, and home staging all help contribute to a higher return for home sellers and less time on the market. […]
Uncategorized Donation Drive This holiday season, I invite you to join me in this tangible way of showing gratitude and support to our healthcare workers, who have worked so long and hard under the most difficult circumstances.In tandem with The Windermere Foundation and local non-profit We Got This Seattle, my office is collecting donations that will be used to purchase meals from local […]
Uncategorized Thanksgiving Food Drive Success! Thank you to everyone who donated to our Thanksgiving food drive! Because of your generosity, we were able to give The Volunteers of America Food Banks a check for $3,075 and 2,169 pounds of food! That will provide a total of 3,498 meals for our community. Food insecurity is one of the most prevalent social […]
Uncategorized 2022 Predictions for the Real Estate Market At Windermere, we have the benefit of being expertly guided by our Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner. Every year he shares his predictions for the US Economy and Housing Market. I have included a list of highlights below along with a link to a video where he spells it all out. Matthew’s Forecast for the US […]
Uncategorized THE Q3 2021 – Western Washington Gardner Report Matthew Gardner is the Chief Economist at Windermere and a sought-after expert on real estate, both locally and across the country. Every quarter, Matthew breaks down the real estate market by region and provides the Gardner Report; you can read this quarter’s full report here.   If you have any questions or curiosity about the current real estate […]
Uncategorized The Zillow Algorithm vs The Human Algorithm The recent news of Zillow’s plan to shut down their iBuyer program due to a $328 million loss in the third quarter has heads spinning in the real estate world and on Wall Street.  Sadly, Zillow plans to eliminate 25% of its workforce because of its decision to move away from the practice of purchasing and re-selling homes due […]