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January Newsletter

Happy 2019! As we head into the New Year, it’s a great time to look ahead to what the real estate market has in store. Just last week, I had the pleasure of hosting an Economic Forecast Event with Windermere’s Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, and soaked up his knowledge and predictions. Below are his general […]
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South King County Quarterly Market Trends–Q4 2018

2018 was a year of change and growth.The market shifted from an extreme seller’s market, but still had strong gains. Year-over-year, median price is up 9% and since 2012 has increased 89%! Over the last 19 years, the average year-over-year price increase has been 6%. This puts into perspective the growth we have experienced, resulting […]
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2019 Economic & Housing Forecast Takeaways

Windermere Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, delivered key economic & housing predictions for 2019 and beyond. There is no housing bubble folks! We are in fact moving into a more balanced market. Check out my video below for key takeaways you won’t want to miss
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Eastside Quarterly Market Trends–Q4 2018

2018 was a year of change and growth.The market shifted from an extreme seller’s market, but still had strong gains.Year-over-year, median price is up 8% and since 2012 has increased 87%!Over the last 19 years, the average year-over-year price increase has been 6%. This puts into perspective the growth we have experienced, resulting in well-established […]

Community Info January Newsletter Happy 2019! As we head into the New Year, it’s a great time to look ahead to what the real estate market has in store. Just last week, I had the pleasure of hosting an Economic Forecast Event with Windermere’s Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, and soaked up his knowledge and predictions. Below are his general […]

Community Info South King County Quarterly Market Trends–Q4 2018 2018 was a year of change and growth.The market shifted from an extreme seller’s market, but still had strong gains. Year-over-year, median price is up 9% and since 2012 has increased 89%! Over the last 19 years, the average year-over-year price increase has been 6%. This puts into perspective the growth we have experienced, resulting […]

Community Info 2019 Economic & Housing Forecast Takeaways Windermere Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, delivered key economic & housing predictions for 2019 and beyond. There is no housing bubble folks! We are in fact moving into a more balanced market. Check out my video below for key takeaways you won’t want to miss

Community Info Eastside Quarterly Market Trends–Q4 2018 2018 was a year of change and growth.The market shifted from an extreme seller’s market, but still had strong gains.Year-over-year, median price is up 8% and since 2012 has increased 87%!Over the last 19 years, the average year-over-year price increase has been 6%. This puts into perspective the growth we have experienced, resulting in well-established […]

Community Info Seattle Metro Quarterly Market Trends–Q4 2018 2018 was a year of change and growth.The market shifted from an extreme seller’s market, but still had strong gains. Year-over-year, median price is up 9% and since 2012 has increased 93%!Over the last 19 years, the average year-over-year price increase has been 6%. This puts into perspective the growth we have experienced, resulting in […]

Community Info North King County Quarterly Market Trends–Q4 2018 2018 was a year of change and growth. The market shifted from an extreme seller’s market, but still had strong gains. Year-over-year, median price is up 9% and since 2012 has increased 92%!Over the last 19 years, the average year-over-year price increase has been 6%. This puts into perspective the growth we have experienced, resulting […]

Community Info South Snohomish County Quarterly Market Trends–Q4 2018 2018 was a year of change and growth.The market shifted from an extreme seller’s market, but still had strong gains. Year-over-year, median price is up 9% and since 2012 has increased 85%!Over the last 19 years, the average year-over-year price increase has been 6%. This puts into perspective the growth we have experienced, resulting in […]

Community Info North Snohomish County Quarterly Market Trends–Q4 2018 2018 was a year of change and growth.The market shifted from an extreme seller’s market, but still had strong gains. Year-over-year, median price is up 9% and since 2012 has increased 88%!Over the last 19 years, the average year-over-year price increase has been 6%. This puts into perspective the growth we have experienced, resulting in […]

Community Info Conserving Water Why Conserve Water? There are several compelling reasons to take measures at home to conserve water. Not only will you save money on your utility bill, but conserving water will also help to protect our environment. Reducing how much water we use (and waste) also reduces the energy required to process and deliver it to […]

Community Info Year 2018 In Review 2018 was a year of growth and change. The dynamic greater Seattle area and hottest real estate market in the country started to head toward some balance. After six years of expansion resulting in an extreme seller’s market, we encountered a market shift in the late spring. Where it is tricky, is the media paints a somewhat scary […]

Community Info Helping Students Realize Their Dreams Through Scholarship Programs The Windermere Foundation has raised $1,611,802 so far this year, bringing the total amount raised by the Foundation to over $37 million since 1989. Through the third quarter of 2018, $1,214,576 has been donated to local non-profits and charity organizations that provide services to low-income and homeless families. Through donations from Windermere agents, staff, franchise owners, and the community, […]

Community Info Where to Celebrate New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve 2018 is almost upon us, and if you are still looking for something to do, read on! There are lots of options in the greater Seattle area, whether you are looking for the biggest blow-out bash or an earlier, family-friendly event. New Year’s Eve Celebration at Seattle Center There are actually two […]

Community Info 5 Alternatives to a New Year’s Resolution The pressure to come up with resolutions and improvements always mounts near the end of the year, but everyone knows that statistically speaking, most of us won’t stick to our New Year’s resolutions much past February. So rather than give in to societal pressure, guilt, and feelings of hopelessness, I propose a shift in perspective […]

Community Info Winter Activities & Christmas Tree Farms Click Here For Winter and Holiday Activities For The Whole Family! Click Here For Ways to Give During This Holiday Season! CHRISTMAS TREE FARMS Remember to always call the farm before you go to confirm their supply, hours, if they are allowing choose-and-cut or just pre-cut trees, and which attractions or winter activities are available. […]

Community Info #tacklehomelessness Update Consider this house protected. In our last home game win against the Packers, the Seattle Seahawks also brought home $2,800 to be donated to YouthCare to #TackleHomelessness. With that, we’re up to $15,000 raised this season and $81,800 in total! Great work and #GoHawks!

Community Info Windermere Foundation Providing Services to Low-Income & Homeless Families At the close of the third quarter, the Windermere Foundation had donated (year-to-date) over $1.2 million to non-profit organizations in communities throughout the Western U.S. that provide services to low-income and homeless families. During the third quarter alone, the Windermere Foundation collected over $742,226 in donations; 70 percent of which came from individual contributions and […]

Community Info November Newsletter We are so fortunate here at Windermere to have Matthew Gardner, Windermere’s Chief Economist to help keep us informed on our economy and the real estate market. Each quarter Matthew compiles in-depth research on counties from across Western Washington. Click here to download Matthew’s full Q3 2018 report and check out the latest on the area you […]

Community Info Snohomish County Market update: November 2018 Inventory in Snohomish County soared 65 percent in October as compared to a year ago. The area now has 2.4 months of inventory, about the same relative supply as King County. As with most of the Puget Sound area, the increase in inventory was due to a higher number of sellers listing their homes and […]

Community Info Buyer Traffic Buyer traffic is still strong in our state according to the National Association of Realtors📈 While the market has softened due to an increase in inventory, buyers are still pounding the pavement looking to secure a home before interest rates have another increase.

Community Info Seattle Seahawks #TackleHomlesness Every play matters in the fight against homelessness! Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks for helping us raise $4,600 to #TackleHomelessness in their last home game against Los Angeles. That brings our season total to $9,200 and our cumulative money raised to $76,000! Good luck to the Hawks this weekend in Detroit!