The Cost of Waiting to Buy is defined as the additional funds it would take to buy a home if prices & interest rates were to increase over a period of time. Freddie Mac predicts interest rates to rise to 4.4% by next year. CoreLogic predicts home prices to appreciate by 5.0% over the next 12 months. […]

Is your home ready for fall? Fall is an ideal time to tackle maintenance projects both inside and outside. Here are a few ideas to get you started: Gutters top to bottom Water in the wrong spots can do a lot of damage. Start by ensuring that gutters and downspouts are doing their job. (Don’t […]

KIRKLAND, Washington (Sept. 6, 2017) – As smoke and ash blanketed parts of Washington state, one real estate broker noted, “Even in a fire there are some cooler spots, and seasonally, the housing market is in a cooler spot.” The latest numbers from Northwest Multiple Listing Service show there are both cooler spots and hot […]

When the State of the Nation’s Housing report is published each year, the researchers are invariably asked “What surprised you?” according to Daniel McCue, senior research associate at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. “Little surprises us by the time of publication,” he confessed, but went on to list 10 findings that “were new […]