by Marti Reeder | Feb 10, 2021 | Home Care & Maintenance, Misc., Neighborhood, Seasonal, Washington
The first cold snap of the season is here, and Team Marti – John L. Scott wants to remind you (that in addition to your people,) to protect your pets, plants, and pipes from low temperatures. Our weather needs to take a page out of the red-hot housing market and warm...
by Marti Reeder | Jan 6, 2021 | Home Care & Maintenance, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Home Ownership, Misc.
BREATHE EASIER: SIMPLE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO IMPROVE THE AIR QUALITY OF YOUR HOME Let’s face it – this time of year we spend more time indoors. As the weather cools and becomes wetter, our enthusiasm for the great outdoors is dampened. If you’re spending more time...
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...
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 | 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...
by Marti Reeder | Nov 4, 2020 | Heating/Cooling, Home Care & Maintenance, Home Maintenance, Lawns & Landscaping, Misc., Real Estate, Roofing
It’s hard to believe that we’re deep into autumn with the holidays soon upon us! It seems just last week I was watching bulbs push up through the ground, and the trees were beginning to leaf and so hopeful for warm weather. But one look at the calendar (and with...