by Marti Reeder | Oct 13, 2021 | Home Buying, Home Improvement, Home Ownership, Home Selling, John L. Scott, Listings, Misc.
If you’ve been watching our real estate market over the past several years, you’ll know that it’s been a wild ride. More buyers than available homes. Rumors of buyers lined up outside homes, waiting for their turn to view. Bidding wars. And crazy price escalations....
by Marti Reeder | Sep 29, 2021 | Energy, Green Living, Home Buying, Home Care & Maintenance, Home Exterior/Landscaping, Home Ideas, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Home Ownership, John L. Scott, Misc., News, Newsletter, Real Estate, Smart Homes, Washington
“Sustainability” is a buzzword in the real estate industry these days. It seems like everyone from buyers to builders to happy homeowners are interested in a more sustainable home. Moving toward a more sustainable, or “green” home is pretty straightforward when you’re...
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 | Nov 25, 2020 | Finance, Home Ownership, Home Selling, Home Value, John L. Scott, Misc., Pricing a Home, Real Estate, Seasonal
If I had a dime every time I’ve been asked if now is the right time to sell my home … well, let’s just say I would be a very wealthy woman! Timing the market right, whether you’re buying or selling, is at the top of everybody’s wish list. In the first quarter of 2020...