How is the Coronavirus affecting the Thurston County, WA real estate market?

It’s no doubt it has been a tough couple of weeks.  I’m hoping this soothing photo can help. Our daily lives have been impacted and disrupted, and these times are certainly unnerving.  But as history has proved to us, we will bounce back.  We made it through many crises before and we will make it …

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Olympia WA Thanksgiving Real Estate Stats that will Astound your Know-It-All Aunt Trish

This Thanksgiving as we are sharing a meal with our relatives, sometimes heated discussions come up as the mashed potatoes and bean casserole are being passed around, including the popular topic of real estate.  Like me, you may have your own Aunt Trish who is an expert in ALL conversation topics.  She has a cure …

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The REAL real estate market report for Olympia, WA

The REAL real estate market report for Olympia, WA I emphasize the word, “real” because I’m weary of these sensational headlines about the end of the real estate market. And then I have clients who quote these sources and believe them to be true. The analysis of statistics can always be manipulated to get the …

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Olympia WA Real Estate Market Update Summer 2018

What’s Driving this Hot Market? The South Sound continues to set records in the housing market.  I’m often asked, “what’s next in store?”  (How long will this last?  What is the longer-term impact on our market?) Forecasting is a tricky business, but we focus on many trends to anticipate things to come.  One of those …

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July 2016 Quarterly Report for the Olympia WA real estate market

Rio isn’t the only place where Olympic records will broken; our “Olympian,” WA real estate market continues to deliver a gold medal performance!  Here’s a quick summary of the real estate market activity, and be sure to scroll to the bottom to see the recap of the market for several counties in Western Washington. The …

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Olympia WA real estate update for July 2016

Rio isn’t the only place where Olympic records will broken; our “Olympian,” WA real estate market continues to deliver a gold medal performance! The Gold goes to……..Pending Sales.  Pending home sales in April through June achieved levels never before seen in our market.  Each month had more than 600 sales with an average of 618.  …

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Thurston County WA real estate market update for March 2015.

Here is the Thurston County WA real estate market update for March 2015. Thurston County WA has had an unseasonably mild winter and our spring is almost like our typical summers!  But the real estate market has snowballed this spring. In March 2015, the local housing market continued to show phenomenal growth with pending and closed …

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