eNewsletter

eNewsletter Monthly Newsletter – 2019 I am pleased to present the first-quarter 2019 edition of the Gardner Report, which provides insights into select counties of the Western Washington housing market. This analysis is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. I hope that this information will assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about […]
eNewsletter Monthly Newsletter – March 2019: Consulting Your Trusted Advisor vs Following the Media Spring is in the air! The bulbs are starting to poke out of the ground and we recently hit 70 degrees in the Greater Seattle area. This is the time of year, due to weather and the end of the school year approaching, that the local real estate market starts to take off with activity. Not only […]
eNewsletter December eNewsletter What Does Median Price Buy You in Each Area? Most recently, the Seattle Times published an article about Seattle being the hottest real estate market in the country. This phenomenon has been taking place for over a year and experts don’t see this slowing down. According to the Case-Schiller Index, over the last 5 years […]
eNewsletter November 2017 eNewsletter What Does Median Price Buy you in Each Area? Most recently, the Seattle Times published an article about Seattle being the hottest real estate market in the country. This phenomenon has been taking place for over a year and experts don’t see this slowing down. According to the Case-Schiller Index, over the last 5 years since the market started […]
eNewsletter October 2017 eNewsletter As a member of Windermere Real Estate, the leading real estate company in the Western U.S., I have access to a vast array of resources and services that are designed to help you make well-informed decisions regarding your real estate needs. This includes access to the most relevant housing and economic data from Windermere’s Chief […]
eNewsletter September 2017 eNewsletter Knowing the value of your home is helpful in many ways. It can help determine one’s net worth, help one decide if a home sale or purchase is a financially feasible move, determine the ability to get a loan – and it’s just nice to know where your largest investment stands. Consumers have the option […]
eNewsletter August 2017 eNewsletter I get asked this question often, and I can understand why. With the 2008 Great Recession not too far back in our rear-view mirror it is understandable that folks don’t want history to repeat itself, as that was a very painful time for many. Also, price appreciation has been rapid across the country, but especially […]
eNewsletter July 2017 eNewsletter What you need to know about the Condo Market Over the last two years, the affordability of Greater Seattle area real estate has become a rising concern. Many buyers have decided to move a bit more north or south of major job centers to find the price point that works for them, or have foregone […]
Don't Miss Our Next Post
Subscribe Now
eNewsletter June 2017 eNewsletter Buyers: Keep Your Head Down, This May be Your Time The first five months of 2017 have been a grind for buyers in our area. Inventory has been quite limited and demand has been off the charts. However, in the month of May we started to see things loosen up, with the highest rate of […]
eNewsletter May 2017 eNewsletter You’d Like to Sell Your Home, but Where to Next, and How? Homeowners across our region are enjoying very healthy equity levels due to an upswing in the real estate market over the last five years. In fact, the median price in King County is up 50% over the last five years and up 47% in Snohomish County. […]
eNewsletter April 2017 eNewsletter Seattle, What’s the Big Deal? The headlines are everywhere proclaiming Seattle as the hottest housing market in the nation. Our humble city built on aerospace, trade, and influenced by a software engineer who donates millions, has found itself on the national map as the new darling of the tech world. Of course, this proclamation cannot go without mentioning the […]
eNewsletter February 2017 eNewsletter Demand is High, Inventory Low, Here we Go! The two graphs above illustrate the amount of homes for sale, the amount of homes that sold, pending sales and new listings over the past two years in King and Snohomish Counties. This gives us a good look at the simple principle of supply and demand. We […]
eNewsletter January 2017 eNewsletter Defining the Drive-to-Qualify Market Flickr Photo/SounderBruce (CC BY SA 2.0)/http://flic.kr/p/MzGznr When I ask buyers to name the most important features of a home, commute time is often near the top of the list. 2016 cemented the fact that commute times to major job centers defines the price divide between key market areas in the Greater Seattle […]