A small, but monumental change is going into effect on October 1, 2019: Real estate firms representing sellers will now be publishing the commission the…
Today by a unanimous vote the King County Council passed legislation that allows King County to directly access approximately $100 million in funding for affordable…
The big news the past couple weeks was that the yield curve inverted. First of all, a normal yield curve looks like this: As you…
It’s been a long time coming, but mortgage interest rates have finally returned to their 2016 Election Day LOWS. Here’s the quick and dirty on…
As recently as 2018, just over 70% of listings in Seattle were experiencing multiple offers and bidding wars. This helped lead Seattle to the second-longest…
The general rule of thumb is that a balanced market is somewhere between 4 and 6 months of inventory. However, we all know every city…
Have you ever wondered about the difference between an FHA appraisal and a conventional appraisal? Here’s a case study for ya: We recently had a…
A few months ago it was reported that King County actually lost a net of 4,868 residents to other US Counties. To be clear, after…
Just as quickly as the data can show that the Puget Sound housing market is showing some signs of resiliency with median house price rising…
Mortgage interest rates just hit below 4% for the first time in 22 months. Just eight months ago they were above 5%. What does this…
Jeff McMorris, Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska discussed Region X and the…
A few weeks ago Gene Balk reported in the Seattle Times that King County Population Growth Hit is Decade Low. That said, King County still…
At the beginning of every month, the NWMLS releases their data for the month prior. After crunching some numbers, things are looking pretty darn strong!…