Where homeowners stay put the longest? Seattle ranks #7
Lance Lambert | realtor.com Should I stay or should I go? For many homeowners, that’s the question. Conventional wisdom strongly dictates that homeowners should live...
Month : July 2018
What it costs to sell without a broker
NARS You’ve heard of buyer’s remorse; but without your market expertise and sales skills to back them up, sellers who choose to sell their home...
Portland housing market starts to cool
Elliot Njus | The Oregonian/OregonLive Doug Wicks put his Northeast Portland house on the market on Sunday and had a couple of offers by Tuesday....
Seattle continues to be crane capitol of U.S.
Sarah Anne Lloyd | curbed.com Seattle’s crane count—a semiannual report by Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) that literally just counts construction cranes currently erected in the...
Are millenials buying homes?
Jeremiah Jensen | housingwire.com People talk about how the American Dream of one day owning a house is still something that Millennials want and are actively pursuing, and...
Current Bellingham Housing Market
Dave Gallagher | Bellingham Herald The steady drumbeat in local real estate recently is that inventory is tight and home prices keep rising. It appears...
Homebuilders Encouraged by Steady Housing Market
Alycnna Lloyd | housingwire.com Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes remained unchanged at 68 points in July, according to the National Association of Home...
Average Time a Family Lives in a Home is Up
Keepingcurrentmatters.com Staff The National Association of Realtors (NAR) keeps historical data on many aspects of homeownership. One of their data points, which has changed dramatically, is the median tenure...
8 Reasons to Work with a Broker
Cara Ameer | Inman.com Let’s face it, selling a home without a real estate agent is just plain risky. FSBOs jeopardize time, money, and most importantly, an advantageous...