Francine Viola, Realtor

October 2020 Real Estate Market Update for Olympia, WA and how it affects Buyers and Sellers

November 11, 2020 by Francine Viola

October 2020 real estate market update olympia wa

Wondering how the current October 2020 real estate market update for Olympia, Washington affects you? Click here to see the video (and see my partially decorated Christmas tree!). Buyers and sellers right now have questions and I have some options and answers for you. Here are the common questions I’m getting from my buyers and …

What’s your Olympia WA home worth – January 2020 real estate market update

June 4, 2020February 11, 2020 by Francine Viola

January 2020 in the Olympia WA (Thurston County) real estate market started off very strong with lots of buyer activity and positive equity gains for most sellers. The median home sales price in Thurston County is $342,787. The gains sellers are achieving are quite remarkable. Our historic average gains are 5.4% annually. In just looking …

Helped military buyers buy their first home in Shelton WA

May 14, 2020January 9, 2018 by Francine Viola

I was happy to be able to assist in the first-time home purchase for my military buyers in Shelton WA! And the lender was able to close the transaction 10 days ahead of schedule. Buyers and sellers were very happy with the faster close. Although Shelton is a bit of a drive from Joint-Base Lewis …

How to be smart buyers in a sellers’ market – a lesson from my first-time home buyers

May 14, 2020March 28, 2017 by Francine Viola

Just sold a great house in Lacey, WA to a great family this past month! These first-time home buyers learned lessons that are good for ALL buyers in this busy sellers’ market. When the perfect home came up, it was also the perfect home for about 10 other buyers. My first-time home buyers were nervous …

How savvy homebuyers can negotiate successfully in a seller’s market

May 14, 2020March 23, 2015 by Francine Viola

Most of the country is in a seller’s real estate market now, which means demand is higher than supply and home prices are on the rise. Competition for housing is getting fierce and buyers are finding themselves bidding against other buyers, but all is not lost for buyers. Savvy home buyers still have leverage to negotiate …

Confessions of an Open House Agent

May 14, 2020September 6, 2011 by Francine Viola

If you are a weekend open house warrior and go to several open houses in one day, you may grow tired of the routine at every house – take off your shoes, take a flyer and then get asked the same questions. As a weekend open house warrior agent, I hope to shed some light on why open house agents do what they do.