In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Over the years, I’ve seen many real estate companies offer consumers alternatives to the traditional methods of buying and selling real estate. Some of these alternative business models are far from being consumer-centric and this latest one falls into that category, in my opinion. There is a Florida-based real estate firm that now has an …
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. …
The 2022 real estate market in Olympia has shifted. As we go into the fall and winter months, you might be questioning if now is a good time to buy or if you should wait until next year. The two biggest issues for buyers right now in deciding if now is the time are home …
The real estate market is continuing to keep us on our toes. Earlier this year, buyer demand for homes was extremely high and supply was extremely low. Now demand and supply are both down. Typically, when demand for homes goes down, home prices follow but that’s not happening because supply is still low. Home prices …
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 …
The salmon are migrating up the Deschutes River at Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls, Washington! It’s that time of year when between the end of August to almost the end of October, you can see Coho and Chinook salmon making their annual trip up the Deschutes River. The salmon use the fish ladders to get …