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By Seth Murphy Get out with the old and on with the rest of your life with these tips on how to sell your home quickly, easily and without dipping into your savings. Declutter every room. Yes, every room. When you have a horde of potential buyers turning your entry into revolving door, your best ...

July 5, 2018  Brokers seeing “simple economic recipe for a softening housing market” KIRKLAND, Washington (July 5, 2018) – Home buyers around many parts of Washington state had more choices and less competition during June, prompting some industry leaders to comment on “a feeling of change in the...

By Seth Murphy The New York Times published an article in 2017 with a profile of today’s first-time home buyer. Here’s that person’s census rundown: 32, white, earning $72,000, and married without kids. The median price of the home he paid for was $182,500, and his down-payment was probably 6 per...

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June 5, 2018 KIRKLAND, Washington (June 5, 2018) – Member-brokers of Northwest Multiple Listing Service added 14,524 new listings during May, the first time that volume topped 14,000 since May 2008. “With eyes peeled for potential shifts in a market that’s felt like ‘more of the same,’ the recent...

May 7, 2018 KIRKLAND, Washington (May 7, 2018) – Home buyers may be cheered by an uptick in inventory, but the improving supply is unlikely to reverse rising prices, suggest industry leaders from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Commenting on just-released figures for April, which showed the h...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                          April 5, 2018  KIRKLAND, Washington (April 5, 2018) – Job growth and a recent run-up in mortgage rates has created an “extremely intense market for each new listing,” stated J. Lennox Sc...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                        March 6, 2018Home buyers, sellers feel “looming pressure” but Western Washington market stays strong KIRKLAND, Washington (March 6, 2018) – Interest rates are creeping up, inventory is sti...

 By Seth Murphy Having an empty nest can be bittersweet.  With your children on their own, they leave a tangible void, but it’s a great time for rethinking your lifestyle.  A smaller home means less maintenance and can save you money.  Here are some helpful tips for making wise decisions with you...