In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
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 – …
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 …
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 …
About sixty miles south of Seattle, Olympia is a small town that packs a lot of amenities and activities in a small footprint. And there are just more than five great things about living here. Olympia has a beautiful nature scene with parks and trails, beaches, lots of trees, and views of both the Olympic …
Our local meteorologist, Abby Acone, had a great quote this morning when she reported this week’s temperatures are much colder than normal. She said, “there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing choices”, and that’s true with real estate, too. There’s no such thing as a good or a bad real estate market. …
Even with a slowdown in the number of sales, the Thurston County real estate market is still a seller’s market. However, there are many opportunities for both buyers and sellers. Here’s what the August market delivered for buyers and sellers: Home Prices Home prices are still going up. What has changed is the steep angle …
Yes, I discovered bats accidentally, which is always a bad way to discover bats. I had just bought a patio umbrella for our deck. I had closed up the umbrella for the evening. The next day when I opened it up, these fuzzy brown things flopped out of it and clumsily flew away. I screamed. …
Here are the quick stats of what happened in July 2022 in the Olympia, Washington real estate market: Interest rates – interest rates are moderating; down from the highest at 5.81% in June to 5.22%. Double the listings – the number of homes for sale doubled from last July to 645 listings. Seller’s market – …
This post is an addendum to my previous Weird Things About Olympia (check it out here: https://www.intunerealestate.com/weird-things-about-olympia/) but this is truly strange. On a specific section of Rainier Road in Southeast Olympia, just south of Spurgeon Creek Road, the time jumps ahead one hour. I have been driving on this road for years, and this …
What is happening in the real estate market? The first half of 2022 in the Thurston County real estate market broke impressive records but the question on everyone’s mind is what is in store for the second half of the year? As inflation and rising interest rates are at the top of buyers’ minds, sellers …