Posts tagged Real Estate
The Housing Market's Inflection Point is Apparent

We’ve been calling the “inflection point” for many months, and we can see that clearly illustrated when the trends reversed course in 2023. According to Trendraphix’s recently released (month-to-date) March data, there was a 23.4% year-over-year increase in pending sales in the four-county (King, Snohomish, Pierce, and Kitsap County) region. The spring sales season has kicked off early this year, promising more activity and indicating pent-up demand.

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2024 Market Predictions That Will Set You Up for Success

As we look forward to 2024 and prepare ourselves to navigate a new year’s market, we’re covering some of our predictions for trends and shifts to look out for and how our buyers and sellers can prepare. With over six decades of combined experience, we’ve seen countless markets come and go. Throughout the years, we’ve proven that it is possible to exceed our clients’ expectations, even amid challenging markets.

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2024 Housing Market Forecast: A Turnaround in Affordability for Seattle and the Eastside

As Seattle and Eastside real estate brokers with decades of experience, we closely monitor market trends to provide our clients with the most up-to-date information. The 2024 housing market forecast, drawing on data from Realtor.com and other reputable sources, presents a mix of continuity and change, offering insights for both homebuyers and sellers in our area.

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Seattle Housing Market Sees Record High Prices and Inventory Increase

The record high housing prices in Seattle have been in the news for over a year and a half now. "Seattle's median home price of $830,000 is up 14 percent from a year ago and sets a record after holding steady at the previous high of $819,000 in March and April" states The Seattle Times. Despite new and increased inventory in May, single-family home prices continued to increase further, still - arriving at the current $830,000 median. 

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Sotheby's Collector's Edition | Wine Cellars

Those who know Kimberleigh King (one half of the WinninghamKing team) know her love of wine and passion for wine collecting; and recently, a special feature popped up on the Sotheby's Realty blog that we just had to share. They curated a special post dedicated to six homes across the globe that boast unique, and well-stocked, wine cellars. 

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Winter Tips for Home Buyers

Winter in real estate is notorious for lower inventory, and often lower prices, but it may just be one of the better times of year to buy. Most real estate news during the winter is akin to lowering median prices, a slow in construction, and a dip in overall housing inventory. However, even with all of these things popping up in news headlines across the nation; Seattle's housing market continues to come out on top

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Seattle's "Condo Conundrum"

It's no secret that the Seattle-Metro area housing market has been at, or near, the top of the nation's list for some time now (13 months to be exact). However, as typical with the winter months, that trend seems to be slipping just a bit

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Realogics Sotheby's Intl Realty Quarterly Reports

Released late last month, the RSIR Quarterly Reports show an in-depth look at the housing market and real estate trends from the first two quarters of 2017. The reports focused on Seattle, the Eastside and Bainbridge markets; but another recent semi-annual report pulled details from several neighborhoods and areas around the sound. The numbers from both reports show an increase in median home prices in every studied area. 

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