Matthew Gardner, Windermere’s Chief Economist, has just released his latest quarterly report for the real estate market in Western Washington. He breaks down the economic overview of the region as well as what happened in the housing market over the last […]

The supply of available homes remains at critical levels, with both King and Snohomish counties showing less than a month’s supply of inventory. With demand far outstripping supply, home prices increased by double-digits over last year throughout the Puget Sound […]

We probably don’t need to tell you that 2015 was a crazy year in real estate, especially in our area. Bidding wars and listings lasting mere days on the market is something we’ve all grown accustomed to. But it turns […]

Happy New Year! The Seattle Times has just released the January 2016 issue of the Seattle Market Digest that is full of current market information for our area. These areas include the Labor Market, Retail Market, Regional Development, Travel Market, Economy, and of course, […]

Sales Over List Price and Multiple Offers Did you know that 44 percent of home sales involve sales over list price and multiple offer situations? In fact, buyers working with a Windermere Real Estate broker are 18.4 percent more likely […]

Economic Overview After a period of above-average growth, Washington State has seen a modest slowing in employment growth, but we continue to add jobs at a respectable rate. The State unemployment rate was measured at 5.3%, marginally above the national […]