9088 Viola St SE | Tumwater WA | Home for Sale

9088 Viola Street SE located in The Preserve in Tumwater is now available for sale! For all the details, please visit www.FrancineViola.com/1920382. 3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,124 square feet Built in 2019 Backs to neighborhood trail and green space Listed for $539,950 Welcome to this 2019 home in The Preserve! This Craftsman is the perfect …

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Should I sell my home in the winter or wait until spring? Olympia WA Real Estate Market 2021

Once Halloween hits, many sellers will wait until the following year to sell because they think, why list in November and December when the holidays are in full swing? What may be surprising is that our winter sellers do almost better than our spring/summer sellers.   To follow up on my last video and post about misleading real estate news, …

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How to hire a real estate agent to sell your house in Olympia WA

How to interview an agent

If you are planning on selling your home, you might want to interview a few agents. Asking the right TYPE of questions is key.  Some of the questions I have received during an interview have been good – others not so good! Watch the video at the end to hear some of the funny questions …

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What are the best schools in Olympia, WA – resources and why I can’t answer that!

The question I get all the time from buyers is, “What are the best schools in Olympia, Washington?” This is certainly a question to make your REALTOR nervous and here’s why. As a REALTOR, I can’t ethically nor legally answer this question.  Because if I said this house is in a good school district or …

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Home Seller’s Guide: The Step by Step Process for Olympia WA Sellers

Selling your home isn’t easy as there are a lot of decisions to be made, a lot of work to get your home show-ready, negotiations, inspections, and then the final punch of packing and moving! It’s a lot to take on. This Home Seller’s Guide that I have prepared for Olympia, Washington and greater Thurston …

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Olympia WA – How Much Does it Cost to Sell a House?

How much does it really cost to sell your Olympia, Washington home? Seller’s costs are unique to each seller as there are many things that can affect the final fees to sell a home but in very general and broad terms, sellers in the Olympia area can expect their closings costs to be about eight …

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This One Easy Tip can get Sellers More Money from their Home Sale

For home sellers in 2020, this one easy tip can get more money in your pocket from your home sale in Olympia, Washington. Click here to watch the video. Most home sellers know the drill in how to prepare their homes to get the maximum sales price: Create great curb appeal Clean and declutter the …

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August 2020 Olympia WA Real Estate Market Update for Buyers and Sellers

August 2020 housing market olympia wa

The Olympia real estate market continued breaking records for August 2020.  This month saw the lowest absorption rate on record at 0.45 months of supply.  In other words, if the market did not add any new listings, it would take just 13 days to sell everything! Are you a prospective buyer or seller?  Keep reading …

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Behind the Scenes: Signing in the Parking Lot

Drive Thru Closings

Drive-Thru Closings Here is a behind-the-scenes look at signing your closing documents for your home sale in Olympia WA. The coronavirus certainly has changed how we sell houses, and signing your closing documents with the escrow company is on that list of changes! Here is a behind-the-scenes look at how I now attend signing appointments …

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