by Marti Reeder | Nov 9, 2015 | Economy, Finance, Home Buying, Home Ownership, Interest Rates, Mortgage, News
Last week the Federal Reserve left November interest rates alone, but economists like Harm Bandholz of UniCredit in New York are anticipating a possible rate increase in December. “The Fed is seriously considering a December rate hike,” said Bandholz in a Reuters...
by Marti Reeder | Oct 16, 2015 | Community, Misc., News
We love Facebook, but we wanted to make it a bit more festive with a super fun contest we’re calling “Where’s Marti?” Simply take a selfie (or have someone else take your photo) in front of one of my Kent Reporter ads, For Sale or Sold signs, Directional Signs in the...
by Marti Reeder | Aug 12, 2015 | Appraisal, Community, Home Ownership, Home Value, King County, Neighborhood, News, Real Estate, Reporter
Wonder what your King County, Washington property is worth? I can help. Well, actually, the King County Assessor’s Office can help. They’ve created this cool LocalScape website to tell you all kinds of useful things about King County, including: Area overview...
by Marti Reeder | May 11, 2015 | Economy, Home Ownership, Home Selling, Market Conditions, News, Pricing a Home, Real Estate, Reporter
The National Association of Realtors® reports that existing home sales are way above this time last month and this time last year. That’s good news if you’re thinking of selling your home this year. For specifics on how this affects you and your home, contact your...
by Marti Reeder | Oct 27, 2014 | Awards & Honors, Community, John L. Scott, Kent, News
Marti Reeder, Realtor®, Broker, CRS for John L. Scott in Kent-Covington celebrated 10 years as a Realtor® on October 16. Reeder also recently learned that she has been named a “Five Star Real Estate Agent” by Seattle Magazine in 2014 for the fourth time, and she is on...
by Marti Reeder | Aug 17, 2014 | Economy, Home Ownership, News, Real Estate, Reporter
Check out this great infographic from House Logic on the benefits of home ownership. It has some great statistics. For example, did you know that a homeowner’s net worth is 34 times that of a renter’s? Wow! It also provides tax benefits to the homeowner...