by Marti Reeder | Dec 9, 2020 | Community, Home Buying, Home Care & Maintenance, Home Decor, Home Exterior/Landscaping, Home Ownership, Listings, Misc., Neighborhood, Pricing a Home, Smart Homes, Staging
If our last post got you thinking about selling your home, consider this: The largest share of home buyers are millennials – those individuals born between 1981 and 1994. Today, a whopping 38% of buyers are millennials. And even though housing inventory is down, this...
by Marti Reeder | Sep 3, 2020 | Design, Home Ideas, Misc., News, Seasonal
Let’s face it – our lives have changed drastically in the last six months as a result of COVID-19. And there’s likely more changes to come. While many buyers and sellers are still in the market, others have decided to put house-hunting on hold for now. Many of our...
by Marti Reeder | Jun 10, 2020 | Community, Design, Home Buying, Home Care & Maintenance, Home Decor, Home Ideas, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Home Ownership, Home Remodeling, Home Search, Home Selling, Home Value, Real Estate, Smart Homes
So you’re thinking about selling your home? Congratulations! It’s a great time to sell. And it’s an even better time to sell if your home has the features today’s buyers want. We’ve been successfully assisting buyers and sellers for many years now, and although many...
by Marti Reeder | May 13, 2020 | Design, Energy, Entertaining, Home Buying, Home Care & Maintenance, Home Decor, Home Ideas, Home Improvement, Home Ownership, Home Remodeling, Home Selling, John L. Scott, King County, Listings, Real Estate
In past years there’s been a real movement toward “open concept” living. Historically, homes were built with rooms being specified for particular purposes, and there wasn’t much crossover. Kitchens were for cooking, not entertaining and gathering. Dining rooms were...
by Marti Reeder | Feb 5, 2020 | Design, Economy, Finance, Home Buying, Home Decor, Home Equity, Home Ideas, Home Improvement, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, Home Value, John L. Scott, King County, Listings, Making an Offer, Market Conditions, News, Pricing a Home, Real Estate, Renting vs. Buying
Did you know that we’re in the midst of an economic expansion – and it’s the longest expansion in our history? As we bustle through our daily lives, sometimes we lose sight of that fact. And economists think there may be even more growth ahead, as indicated in a...
by Marti Reeder | Jan 22, 2020 | Design, Home Care & Maintenance, Home Decor, Home Ideas, Home Improvement
Happy New Year Everyone! It’s not just a new year, of course. It’s a new decade! And many of you have reached out to ask our team what is ahead in terms of real estate. In the coming months we’ll talk about trends in the market, trends in financing, and trends in...
