Previous Posts

We’ve all read the headlines and know interest rates and inventory are up. In fact, rates are up by 1% from a year ago, and inventory is up year-to-date (YTD) 2026 over 2025 in King and Snohomish counties by 39%. These two factors have led to more price and credit negotiations for buyers and further […]

  Real estate is always evolving, and today’s market is no exception. After years of rapid appreciation and intense competition, we’re seeing a return to more balanced conditions due to interest rates. Inventory is up, prices have adjusted, and homes are spending more time on the market. For sellers, years of strong appreciation have established […]

You may be reading the headlines and heard that the real estate market across our country and locally is shifting. In King and Snohomish counties, for both single-family residential (SFR) homes and condos, I can confidently say that inventory has increased across the board, and it is taking longer to sell a property due to […]

The NWMLS (Northwest Multiple Listing Service), the shared database where broker members input their listings for sale to make them available to all the other broker members and where broker members search for listing inventory, made a big change on September 4th. As a result of the recently settled lawsuit with Compass, the new First Look status was […]

  As summer winds down and we head into fall, some major developments are taking shape in our local housing market, and buyers should take note. Inventory is the highest it has been in a decade, providing buyers more choices after a long haul of limited selection, resulting in a balanced market. This has caused prices […]

Every real estate market is different. Some move at lightning speed, while others require patience, strategy, and precision. Today’s market demands more than simply putting a home on the MLS or writing an offer, it requires being rooted in the data and understanding buyer behavior, pricing strategically, knowing when to negotiate, and positioning a home […]