Using data to dispel housing bubble myths and shape consumer perception
Shaping consumer perception can be done using relevant data, which can show the “big picture” when it comes to the housing market. Chief NAR economist...
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Bellevue School District announces partnership to help teachers with down payments
John L. Scott broker Frank Ceteznik was quoted in this Seattle Times article about a partnership between the Bellevue School District and Landed. The aim...
Price cuts in Seattle homes becoming more common
Sarah Anne Lloyd | Curbed Seattle The Seattle market is seeing a price slowdown, and price cuts are becoming increasingly common in the area. Inventory...
Nationally Seattle Tied for 2nd Longest Home Price Streak Increase
Mike Rosenberg | Seattle Times Greater Seattle has now led the nation in home price increases for 20 months in a row, tied for the...
Seattle Leads Nation in Average Home Price Increase
Alcynna Lloyd | Housingwire.com Today, S&P Dow Jones Indices and CoreLogic released results for the Case-Shiller Home Prices Indices, which showed an annual increase of 6.4% in April 2018...
First Time Homebuyers Account For Almost Half of Mortgages
Prashant Gopal | Bloomberg News Young Americans are hitting more and more homeownership roadblocks: crippling student debt, escalating home prices, surging mortgage rates and...
Job Growth Strongest in West, South
Daily Real Estate News | NAR Employment numbers are on the rise across most of the country, but job growth is strongest in the West...
Oregon Jobs 2018: Here are the industries adding the most workers
Andy Giegerich | Portland Business Journal Metro, the regional government serving Portland that tracks growth trends (used to help plan the area’s future land use...
Use this article as a Client Conversation Starter: “King County property taxes rising between 9 and 31% — depending on your city”
Consider using the article below as a conversation starter with your clients and soon-t0-be clients. Offer to help them get a true assessment of what...
Owners Get Real About Home Values
National Association of REALTORS | REALTOR Mag The gap between homeowners’ and appraisers’ perceptions on the value of properties is continuing to close. Homeowners, in...