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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Real Estate Market Update and Advice for Olympia WA Sellers April 2020 During COVID-19

Sellers Market Olympia WA

This real estate market update is going to be a little different as we are in unprecedented times, dealing with COVID-19 and its impacts on all of us.  It has left many struggling emotionally, physically and financially.  For this report, I wanted to share with you the questions I have been receiving from my clients. …

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Thurston County Real Estate Tax Assessments – How Taxes are Calculated and New 2020 Exemptions for Tax Relief

Every February, right around Valentine’s Day, Thurston County homeowners will receive in the mail a small postcard from the Assessor’s office with your new property tax assessment for the year. Most homeowners have their mortgage set up where the mortgage company collects property taxes in each monthly payment and then makes the twice-annual tax payments …

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2019 Real Estate Recap for Olympia WA

Here is the market at a glance for Thurston County WA, including the major cities of Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater. 2019 was a strong year for our local housing market. Why was 2019 such a strong year for the Olympia area housing market?  1. Strong Regional Job Market and Low Unemployment 2. Relative Affordability of our Area …

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Thurston County WA real estate market update for June 2015

Here is the Thurston County WA real estate market update for June 2015. Is this positive trend sustainable? With all the good real estate news, I’m frequently asked whether this run is sustainable.  While I wish I could predict the future, what I can say is there are fundamental differences between this current trend and the …

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Thurston County WA real estate market update for January 2015

The trends are positive for Thurston County!  Here is the Thurston County WA real estate market update for January 2015. Thinking about selling?  You can! In 2005 and 2006, the Thurston County real estate market was saturated with new construction that was meant to supply the demand in 2003 and 2004.  This overhang of supply …

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Thurston County WA real estate market update for Fall 2014

The Thurston County WA real estate market for Fall 2014 has continued on a positive trend of increasing home sale prices and strong buyer activity. The Thurston County real estate market has been through its trials since the downturn in the summer of 2008 to the summer of 2013.  Sixty months of decline was going …

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