7806 Wapiti Lane SE | Tenino WA | Home for Sale

If you are done with cookie-cutter homes, check out this custom-designed, H-style rambler located in Tenino, WA in the gated community of McIntosh Ridge. The home was designed around the sweeping views of Mt. Rainier. The front and patio doors are glass and flanked by large windows to see through the home to Mt. Rainier. …

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April 2023 Real Estate Market Update | Olympia WA

Everyone wants to know if this is a good time to buy or if it’s a good time to sell. Real estate markets are not good nor bad. The problem buyers and sellers face is they don’t want to operate within the parameters of the current market. The market is like your fenced backyard – …

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Top 5 Worst Pests to Look Out for When Buying a Home in Olympia WA

We are fortunate that Western Washington doesn’t have a lot of pests that cause damage to homes but we do have a few that are problematic. Here are the top five worst pests you may encounter when buying a home in Olympia, Washington. Termites are rare in our area but there are pockets of subterranean …

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March 2023 Real Estate Market Update for Olympia WA

The Spring 2023 real estate market is off to a sluggish start but it’s not because buyers have hit the pause button – it is the lack of sellers coming to the market. This is creating a steep seller’s market. The good news for buyers is right now we have a unique window of opportunity …

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3027 Harrison Ave | Centralia WA | Home for Sale

3027 Harrison Avenue in Centralia, Washington is now for sale. Check out all the details here: https://www.francineviola.com/ListingDetails/3027-Harrison-Avenue-Centralia-WA-98531/2051763 Just south of the Great Wolf Lodge in Lewis County, this impeccable 4-bedroom rambler with an Accessory Dwelling Unit, shop, outbuildings, sports court and RV parking sits on an idyllic 2.19 acres. The main house has 4 bedrooms …

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4129 Capri Ct NE | Lacey WA | 4 Bedroom Home for Sale

This smartly designed, flexible floor plan will impress! This is a 2011 Rob Rice Home in the desirable golf course neighborhood of Campus Highlands. To see what it’s like to live in Campus Highlands, check out this post here. Immaculate, updated and move-in ready! Here are just a few of the features of this home: …

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Driving Tour of Jubilee and Ovation at Oak Tree | Two 55+ neighborhoods in Lacey, WA

We are going on a field trip today to check out two 55+ neighborhoods in Lacey, WA! Be sure to watch the video listed at the bottom of this post. If you are aged 55 and over and are looking specifically for 55+ neighborhoods, Olympia has many options for you – from single family homes, …

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February 2023 Olympia WA Real Estate Market Update

Last week had a lot of rough financial news from the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell saying rate hikes are coming higher than predicted and more often, the stock market reacting to that news, Silicon Valley Bank and other banks collapsing, and interest rising. You’d think the Olympia real estate market would have come to …

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Interest Rates or Home Prices? How Buyers can Crunch the Numbers

Which is more important for buyers – the interest rate or the home price? Experts project that interest rates will go down as 2023 progresses but home prices are anticipated to continue rising. How will this affect buyers’ monthly mortgage payments? And should buyers buy now or wait? What are the Interest Rates Today? Interest …

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Caveat Emptor | Buyer Beware | What Inspections Buyers Should Do

I work with buyers moving here from all over the country and real estate practices vary from area to area. Many of my out-of-state buyers ask what inspections sellers do for buyers and the list is extremely short. The one inspection sellers do for buyers is if the property has a septic system, it’s the …

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