Windermere’s chief economist, Matthew Gardner, looked into his crystal ball, as he put it, and gave us good news about what’s in store for the housing market in 2013. One of the reasons why housing is looking so good, he explains, is that several buyer groups are expected to be more active in the market. […]

We are the place to sell! Zillow has just ranked the Seattle area as the 9th best market for homeowners selling their home. This is no surprise, as we’re seeing homes here stay on the market for a much shorter time and sell at prices very close (or greater than) their last listing price. If […]

In housing, the new “cliff” has become the height at which we’re going to take advantage of the seller’s market. Real-estate tax benefits, including mortgage interest and other write-offs, combined with increasing house values, low interest rates, rising rents, and growing confidence, is bringing a record number of buyers out. While we know that “location, […]

While the rest of the country thinks that it rains here all the time, we do get cold in the winter and hot in the summer. I can tell that it’s winter now because my heat is running all the time! For eight months of the year in our rainy city, our low temperatures don’t […]