by Marti Reeder | Jun 15, 2020 | Appraisal, Home Buying, Home Equity, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, Home Value, John L. Scott, King County, Listings, Pricing a Home, Real Estate
Whether or not you’re thinking of selling your home, having an accurate market analysis from a ‘human’ expert regularly is a better alternative than wondering if the online estimate is accurate. You may have questions about the value of your home....
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 | May 6, 2020 | Community, Economy, Home Buying, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, Home Value, Inspection, Interest Rates, John L. Scott, King County, Listings, Making an Offer, Market Conditions, Misc., Mortgage, Moving, News, Real Estate, Washington
Well, this is a post I can honestly say I never imagined myself writing! And I’m 100% sure you never imagined yourself reading it. Yet, here we are all are, trying to make sense of a world that has been turned upside down. Welcome to the temporary “new normal”....
by Marti Reeder | Feb 19, 2020 | Home Equity, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, Home Value, John L. Scott, Kent, King County, Listings, Market Conditions, News, Pricing a Home, Real Estate
In recent years there’s been the beginning of a shift in the real estate industry – and it’s called “iBuying”. The “i” stands for “instant”. Maybe you’ve heard of iBuying? Recently there’s been a lot of press around this topic (and a ton of ads on TV and online)! The...
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 | Mar 20, 2019 | Home Buying, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, Home Value, John L. Scott, King County, Listings
Last year, I wrote about the real estate industry’s love-hate relationship with Zillow. If you missed that post, you can catch it here. And now there’s even more to love … or hate … depending which side of the fence you’re on. As a publicly traded company, there’s a...
