In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
If you are considering making Olympia, WA your home, here is a walking tour to get you acquainted with the area. I’m a Realtor and a Seattle native who moved to Olympia in 2005. There is a lot of things I love about Olympia and here are just a few of my favorites. Olympia Quick …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Get your slip-on shoes on and head out this weekend to visit open houses in the Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater areas in Thurston County, WA! Click here for the open houses this weekend, August 24-25, 2019. There are some great choices this weekend from cute little bungalows to homes on acreage to waterfront properties. And …
The University of Washington Center for Real Estate Research in Seattle, WA publishes reports about the economy and the real estate sector in Washington State. One of their reports is the housing affordability index. The Index tracks affordability in all Washington counties. We are tracking King (where Seattle is located), Pierce (Tacoma) and Thurston (Olympia) …
This year in real estate in the Thurston County, WA area, including the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater, are bound to be a very successful year both for sellers and buyers. Here is the 2018 recap with the 2019 projections. Record Number of Sellers A record number of resale homes came to the market …
How are my Thurston County, WA Real Estate Property Taxes determined? Every year, Thurston County, WA homeowners get a notice of their assessed value and how much their property taxes will be for the year. If you track your property tax values, you’ll see that they go up and down every year, and don’t seem …
It wasn’t a surprise that 4110 Michael Court NE in Lacey WA went under contract quickly. It is a new home with upgrades like all hardwood floors on the main level, air conditioning, a large fully fenced yard and in a cul de sac. Click here for the quick video. Built by Rob Rice Homes …
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to attend the Imagine That! luncheon to raise money to fund free and reduced admission to the Hands On Children’s Museum in Olympia WA. This was the first time I was invited, and I was overwhelmed by the community support. I counted about 300 people in attendance. …