by Marti Reeder | Sep 15, 2021 | Budgeting, Equity, Finance, Home Buying, Home Equity, Home Selling, Home Value, Interest Rates, Listings, Mortgage, News, Newsletter, Pricing a Home, Real Estate, Refinancing, Taxes, Washington
Often when I meet with sellers who are considering a future move, one of the issues that comes up is their current mortgage balance aka what they own on their home. A seller’s focus is always what they will walk away with when their home is sold – their net...
by Marti Reeder | Aug 18, 2021 | Finance, Home Buying, Home Ownership, Home Selling, Home Value
I’m writing this as we find ourselves in the middle of one of the wildest real estate markets I can remember. Homes are selling quickly, often for more than asking price. Buyers are lined up around the block, ready to engage in all-out battle to buy their dream home....
by Marti Reeder | Jun 23, 2021 | Finance, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, John L. Scott, Neighborhood, News, Real Estate
There’s no question about it – today’s real estate market is one of the most seller-advantageous in recent memory. Record-low inventory, coupled with historically low interest rates, is leading to multiple offers – and often bidding wars! – for homes in the most...
by Marti Reeder | Jun 2, 2021 | Finance, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, John L. Scott, Neighborhood, News, Real Estate
Though across the nation this past year, much of our economy contracted, the housing market remains remarkably strong. But what does the future hold? Will this good news continue, or are we headed for a fall? When COVID shutdowns began in March of 2020, real estate...
by Marti Reeder | Mar 9, 2021 | Finance, Home Search, Home Value, John L. Scott, Kent, Listings, Making an Offer, Misc.
THE LATEST AND GREATEST PITCH TO HOMEOWNERS (AND WHY IT MAY BE THE WORST DECISION YOU COULD MAKE WHEN SELLING YOUR HOME) Real estate is a cyclical business. And right now, one of the cycles we’re in seems to involve a number of companies claiming to make the...
by Marti Reeder | Dec 16, 2020 | Home Buying, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, Listings, Making an Offer, Market Conditions, Misc., Moving, Neighborhood, Offer
If so, you’re not alone! The recent Housing Trends Report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) confirmed what my team and I have known for months. The simple fact is this: the search time for most buyers is continuing to grow. Nationally, the time...