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Planning ahead: how tax reform will impact your home deductions next year

While you may still be busy filing your 2017 taxes, it’s important to look ahead and be aware of how the new 2018 tax reform laws will affect next year’s return–especially if you’re a homeowner. Those who itemize will need to note some big changes in what they can and cannot deduct. Many will […]
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5 things buyers should never compromise on

When buying a home, there are some things you should never compromise on-or you’ll likely regret your home purchase, according to Realtor.com The floor plan. It is difficult and expensive to reconfigure a home’s floor plan. If a home doesn’t have the minimum number of rooms or the flow of the main living areas you […]
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Eye on the Market_May 2017

Our market has no shortage of qualified buyers and properly priced, listings in most area are selling quickly. In some neighborhoods, homes are selling, on average, in less than 30 days. Our strong regional economy includes global companies that are attracting workers to our region. These companies impact our local market simply by where they […]
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Amazon Now Hiring 100,000

The South Lake Union-based e-commerce giant announced the plans in January to add more than 100,000 full-time employees in the U.S by 2018. Most of them will be in fulfillment centers, though some will be headquarters jobs in Seattle. There are 9,700 job positions in Seattle listed on Amazon’s job page. Amazon has about 40,000 […]

Real Estate Planning ahead: how tax reform will impact your home deductions next year While you may still be busy filing your 2017 taxes, it’s important to look ahead and be aware of how the new 2018 tax reform laws will affect next year’s return–especially if you’re a homeowner. Those who itemize will need to note some big changes in what they can and cannot deduct. Many will […]

Buying 5 things buyers should never compromise on When buying a home, there are some things you should never compromise on-or you’ll likely regret your home purchase, according to Realtor.com The floor plan. It is difficult and expensive to reconfigure a home’s floor plan. If a home doesn’t have the minimum number of rooms or the flow of the main living areas you […]

Archive Eye on the Market_May 2017 Our market has no shortage of qualified buyers and properly priced, listings in most area are selling quickly. In some neighborhoods, homes are selling, on average, in less than 30 days. Our strong regional economy includes global companies that are attracting workers to our region. These companies impact our local market simply by where they […]

Archive Amazon Now Hiring 100,000 The South Lake Union-based e-commerce giant announced the plans in January to add more than 100,000 full-time employees in the U.S by 2018. Most of them will be in fulfillment centers, though some will be headquarters jobs in Seattle. There are 9,700 job positions in Seattle listed on Amazon’s job page. Amazon has about 40,000 […]

Archive One month after Brexit, its impact on US housing market When Britons voted to leave the European Union on July 23, 2016, in a referendum commonly known as Brexit, the impact on the British economy — and on Europe’s too — was immediate. Here across the pond, though, it’s not been totally clear how Brexit would affect the U.S. economy, and in particular interest rates […]

Archive How will the 2016 Election Impact the Housing Market? "Absolutely will!" " Depending upon who occupies the Whitel house in 2017. Historically speaking home prices continue to go up through an election year and indeed the year thereafter. However the rate of growth certainly slows. We can see a very robust price growth in 2016, however 2017 will be another matter entirely." "Wall Street is […]

Buying Shopping for green Today's buyers are more concerned than ever about living green, and that means finding an eco-friendly home. How do you know the home you want is truly green? Green means different things to different people. Buyers focused on energy cost savings prefer homes that have basic energy-efficient features, such as Energy […]

Archive Multiple offers and motivated buyers are heating up the early spring market in Seattle. Favorable weather and restored confidence are propelling home buying activity aournd Western Washington to the highest level in nearly a decade, according to NWMLS report released on Mar. 5th, 2015. Pending sales surged 18.7% in February compared to the same month a year ago. The number might be even higher given the ample supply of […]

Real Estate Fast and Easy But is it Accurate? websites answer your question?[/caption]~~Fast and Easy But is it Accurate? – 3/2/2015 There are sites all over the web that offer to tell you what your home is worth. Simply plug in your address and email and you’ll get a value. It’s fast; it’s easy but is it accurate? The value is determined by what […]

Archive NWMLS Report_Feb2015 2月5日， NWMLS推出一月份房地产报告，数据显示目前的可卖房源库存量降到了22年内的新低。同比去年同期的库存量降低了11%。在King County, 目前只有两个月的库存。一般来讲，四个月至六个月的库存标志着房地产市场的健康供需平衡。相比偏低的市场库存，成交的房屋数量却比去年同比增长了3.7%。一个房屋收到多个买家报价的情况非常普遍。房屋成交的均价（Meidan Price)相比去年同期增长了9.4%， King County 上个月的房屋成交均价(Median Price) 比去年同期增长了6.9%，达到 $390,000. 目前的市场对于卖家来讲非常有利，因为我们已经看到非常多的买家开始行动。如果你想要卖房子，目前是卖家的机会。如果你想要买房子，你需要一个有经验的专业的买方经纪代理的协助。 http://www.nwmls.com/index.cfm?/News–Stats/Press-Releases

Archive NWMLS October 2014 Market Activity Summary Brokers say home buyers are back, but they're choosy KIRKLAND, Washington (Nov. 5, 2014) – Home buyers are back, and they're savvy and selective, according to officials who commented on the latest statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. For sellers, that means pricing a home correctly at the start is vital, said industry veteran Kathy […]