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The Best Moving Up Strategy for Timing Your Home Sale & Next Purchase in Seattle
If you already own a home and are ready to “move up,” figuring out the logistics of everything can be a challenge. Luckily for you, we help our clients do this all the time! In this post, we are sharing how to buy and sell a home at the same time, specifically for those who…
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Should I Wait for Interest Rates to Come Down Before I Buy a Home?
Should I Wait for Rates to Come Down? Who is this Jerome Powell fellow, and why is he making it impossible for me to buy a house?! Mortgage interest rates: it seems like all anyone can talk about these days in the Seattle real estate market. And with good reason. The basic equation of housing…
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First-Time Homebuyer in Seattle? Here Are Our Secrets To Buying a House
Our absolute favorite clients to work with are first-time home buyers! There’s nothing better than handing keys to someone who purchased their dream home and just accomplished a huge life milestone. There’s a lot to consider when it comes to buying a home for the first time and I’m here to walk you through every…
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Financing Options You Need to Know About as a First-Time Home Buyer in Seattle
The headlines we see about Seattle real estate can really make buying a house look scary and stressful. Or downright impossible. And these things are *especially* true if you’ve never bought a home before. If you don’t read the rest of this blog, this should be your #1 takeaway: Many people don’t realize that they…
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Is Your Home Not Selling Because of Seattle’s Market… Or Is It Your House?
Why are there some homes in Seattle that just aren’t selling right now? After all, the low inventory has been an issue for several months at this point. Despite higher rates, there are still buyers who are chomping at the bit to buy homes. So why are some homes continuing to sit on the market,…
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How to Fall in Love With a Home (With Confidence!)
You may have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your Prince Charming. The same is true for finding your dream house. All of our home buyer clients are looking for love. But how do you know when you’ve found true love? How can you be confident that you’re ready to make a…
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How to Time the 2023 Real Estate Market in Seattle
My team and I are always keeping a close eye on the market, but even more so this winter as Seattle’s market shifts. What will happen this spring and in the rest of 2023? How can savvy buyers and sellers time the market this year? Using the latest data, our work with buyers and seller…
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The Mortgage Strategy We Are Sharing With Our Seattle & Bellevue Clients Right Now
Many would-be home buyers in the Seattle and Bellevue areas have put their home searches on pause due to the recent rise in interest rates and inflation. I share more about this in our recent blog post “December 2022 Seattle Real Estate Market Update & My Predictions for 2023.” However, if you are thinking that…
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December 2022 Seattle Real Estate Market Update & My Predictions for 2023
Well, it’s December. Time for me to dust off the old crystal ball and make my predictions for next year, based on this year’s data and trajectories. First, a spot of good news, or at least a sign that the end of this “recession” could be sooner than we think: My Best Case Scenario for…
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Who You Get Your Real Estate Advice From *REALLY* Matters
This time of year, my Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook feeds light up with folks sharing Chief Economist for Windermere Real Estate Matthew Gardner’s predictions about the housing market for the following year. So one of my teammates, Ryan, decided to pull up Matthew Gardner’s 2021 prediction for 2022 and compare that to my prediction (also…
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