Posts Tagged ‘real estate market’
8 Steps for Ruining Your Future
8 Steps for Ruining Your Future Treat the current real estate market as the new status quo. Convince yourself things won’t ever change. Tell yourself prices will always be this high, and inventory will always be this low. Panic when you see a hundred people at an open house. Just freak out. Start worrying that…
Read MoreWhen Is Owning a Home Too Much?
When is owning a home too much? When you pay $50,000 more than it’s worth.
When is owning a home too much? When you give up years of equity.
When is owning a home too much? When you sacrifice your future.
Read MoreSeattle Condo Prices Climb
The August numbers are in, and condo numbers are up. The average price of a Seattle single-family-home was $575,000 last month (15 percent higher than last year), while the average price of a Seattle condo was $395,000 (32 percent higher than last year). In an already crazy-high real estate year, this is the biggest 12-month…
Read MoreState of the Real Estate Market: July Report
It’s a hot summer, and we don’t mean the weather. We aren’t seeing the usual summer slowdown this year, due to the high home prices and inventory shortage that have frustrated buyers all spring. This seller’s market continues to sizzle. But Seattle’s real estate market is barely cooling down. When July’s numbers rolled in, they showed…
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