Guide To Seattle Real Estate

After my last post here is a comment I received from a Realtor.
I like to think that it’s less about the area that I know but the fact that I know negotiation and contracts very well. On top of it, my clients are usually tech savvy and want someone that communicates in the way that [...]

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Well we are two weeks into the new year. What has been going on in our market in the last 13 days?
In West Seattle (MLS area 140)
Single Family Residential Homes
459 Active Listings with a Median Price of $450,000
76 Average Days on Market(DOM)
55 Homes under 300k for First-Time Buyers
20 Pending Listings with an average DOM of [...]

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I just finished a Competitive Market Analysis for a client.  They live next to a large construction project.  By large I mean a 6 story retail/condo complex.  The noise starts promptly at 7am and doesn’t end until 5pm.  How does this affect the price we set on their home?
Well it isn’t good.  Most often people [...]

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Are you planning on Selling your Seattle Home this spring?  If you are then there are a few things that you should begin, before you put your home on the market.  Preparing a home for sale during the winter in Seattle can be a test of will as you are forced to brave the elements.  [...]

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So we have talked about what a BATNA is and how it relates to Real Estate from the buyers perspective, what about the seller.  This can be a touchy subject for many sellers, “Full price or nothing!” I have heard many say.  Well that would be great but it doesn’t always work that way.  Neither [...]

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Pricing a home, the key to a sale.  If pricing isn’t right the first time ,we all know that the home may not sell.  In this market, pricing is key.  Here is situation were the comparable pricing that was initially presented was the correct price to set the home at, not what the seller wanted. [...]

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