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

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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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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Buyer FAQ – How to find a home in Olympia WA when there is low-inventory?

The Olympia WA real estate market (in Thurston County) is in a solid seller’s market.  Currently, the standing inventory of homes listed for sale in the NWMLS is about 300 homes.  (A balanced market in our area has about 1,200 to 1,500 homes listed for sale.) These statistics and constant headlines of “low inventory” and …

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What’s your Olympia WA home worth – January 2020 real estate market update

January 2020 in the Olympia WA (Thurston County) real estate market started off very strong with lots of buyer activity and positive equity gains for most sellers. The median home sales price in Thurston County is $342,787. The gains sellers are achieving are quite remarkable.  Our historic average gains are 5.4% annually.  In just looking …

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FAQ for Olympia WA Sellers – Is the First Offer the Best Offer?

The Olympia WA (in Thurston County) January 2020 real estate marketplace is deep in a seller’s market.  With the low inventory and fewer choices for buyers, many sellers are seeing multiple offers and are receiving offers within hours of listing.  Most offers are over the asking price when buyers are bidding on a property.  But …

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Olympia WA Home Sellers See Relief in Sales Tax in 2020

RATES have been REVISED effective January 1, 2023 Original post follows below: Starting January 1, 2020, many home sellers in Thurston County, WA will see relief in their Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) that they pay to the state of Washington when they sell their home. In the past, most areas in Thurston County were …

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Open Houses in Thurston County WA November 9-10, 2019

Open houses November 9 10 2019

There are currently 101 open houses scheduled just this weekend of November 9-10, 2019 throughout Thurston County, WA including Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm and Rochester WA. Click here for all the scheduled open houses this weekend. Come check them out or contact me to schedule a showing on any of these homes. Be sure to …

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Why listing your Olympia WA home in November 2019 could be a big payday for you.

If you are considering selling your Olympia WA home but think you should wait until the spring of 2020, you may be missing out on a lucrative winter real estate market here in the Olympia WA area.  You may be thinking you just want to “get through” the holidays before even thinking about selling and …

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Housing in 2019 is more affordable than last year in Olympia WA

Buyers in Thurston County, WA (which include Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and Yelm) are seeing higher home prices but are enjoying near-historic low interest rates, making homes more affordable now than last year at this time. The average home price in Thurston County, WA is $371,323, up 4 percent from last year. But because interest rates …

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