The following analysis of the Western Washington real estate market is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. We hope that this information may assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about the housing […]

We’ve seen some unexpected shifts this year as the prices started to dip and mortgage rates dropped to unexpected lows. Matthew Gardner, Windermere’s chief economist gave his early prediction of a “balanced market,” something we hadn’t seen since the late […]

The market in our region appears to be moderating. Inventory is up, prices are relatively stable and homes are taking a bit longer to sell. However, with less than two months of available inventory, supply is still far short of […]

Few topics cause more division among economists than the age-old debate of whether you’re better off paying off your mortgage earlier, or investing that money instead. And there’s a good reason why that debate continues; both sides make compelling arguments. […]

  Geopolitical uncertainty is causing mortgage rates to drop. Windermere Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, explains why this is and what you can expect to see mortgage rates do in the coming year.     Over the past few months we’ve […]

This week Apple announced plans to bring over 2,000 jobs to the Seattle area over the next five years. The company chose this region due to the “tremendous work that local leaders have done here over the past several decades […]