To every real estate seller, there are common questions. The answers to these questions can often be determined by the data history leaves behind. Let’s examine a few answers. Best month to sell a […]

For you newcomers, here is a primer to the Olympic Peninsula or the west side of Puget Sound in the State of Washington. It is made up of four counties.  Beginning in the south […]

The main reason for the speed: Lack of inventory. It’s a good time for sellers. The number of homes for sale in Tacoma was down nearly 24 percent year over year in January which […]

There are a variety of reasons people have for purchasing a second home—as a family getaway, as a transition into retirement, or as an investment property for added financial security. Whatever your reasons, it’s […]

Every January, I download from the MLS, all the previous year’s sales data from every beach from Olympia the Port Ludlow and chart its performance.  Every waterfront property sale is accounted for to calculate […]

As we get deeper into this out-of-the-blue situation, we are seeing further over the horizon.  It’s becoming evident how the government will react, what economic effect it will bring and gives us an idea […]

Every January is the time to download the year’s waterfront sales results from the MLS. From Olympia to Port Ludlow, 2019 was a busy year for the Olympic Peninsula. The download took some time. […]

Ty Wright/Bloomberg via Getty Images; realtor.com It seems that whenever you pick up a newspaper or turn on the news these days, a scary word hits you in the face: “recession.” Germany is already […]

The waterfront and view markets are robust these days in the South Sound, no different I’m sure from the rest of Puget Sound.  The entire region is going crazy, just the beginning in my […]

The following analysis of the Western Washington real estate market is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. I hope this information may assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. ECONOMIC […]