Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 14, 2021

What did we see in 2021 Seattle/King County homeowners that were on the ball likely timed their sales at one of the highest temperatures of market hotness in recent years. What did we see in 2021 Seattle/King County homeowners that were on the ball likely timed their sales at one of the highest temperatures of market hotness in recent years.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The region’s real estate scene in 2023 will be remembered for rising home prices and scant new listings. As the year dims, all eyes fixate on 2024’s potential: a hopeful dance fueled by dreams of lower rates and a wave of new homes for sale. Buyers and sellers tiptoed through caution. Um, bye-bye!

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 9, 2024

Perhaps too late in the year to make a difference to many, at least the Fed’s upbeat forecast offers renewed hope for the pent-up pool of prospective buyers – possibly sellers, too – to seek out a new home in the coming 12 months. across King County ($775,000) since November for all homes sold and are up a moderate 5.4%

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Here we are venturing through a half-dozen weeks of the new year and in anticipation of a busy residential sales season when a series of tremors hit. Seattle office vacancy rates have risen in 10 of the last 12 quarters, according to commercial broker Kidder Mathews, with the city having an 11% vacancy rate today, up from about 5.8%

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 11, 2023

Home prices continued to confound buyers by climbing toward record highs as summer began. Meantime, unsold listings rose a solid 12% for the month to 3013, including 11% (1344) higher in Seattle and 10% (815) stronger on the Eastside. New single-family-home listings rose 3.8% New single-family-home listings rose 3.8%

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Will Springer Realtor

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The housing market in and around King County was moving along swimmingly at the start of 2022, with homes selling briskly and buyers taking advantage of interest rates in the 3s. Among all home types in King, new listings have fallen 26% in the past month and existing homes for sale at the start of November were down 8.1%

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 24, 2022

” I have lived in my island city for 42 years and had two waterfront homes, with docks, during the first 30 years. Over time many homes along the waterfront, including mine, had non-permitted structures built over the water. The other home, built in 1946, faced a small bay off an outlet to a large part of San Francisco Bay.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

We have covered over and over the scarcity of homes available for sale. It’s particularly true among homes priced at or below $500,000 in King County, where only 737 of those properties sold in August (36% fewer than in August 2019). in the last 12 months. in the last 12 months. and another 10% boost in 2022.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 11, 2022

But shouldn’t we incentivize us all to separate the need for parking in urban areas when other options exist? Plus, there is the prospect for completion of the First Avenue streetcar that will connect downtown/Belltown with existing service in South Lake Union, Pioneer Square, International District and Capitol Hill.

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Will Springer Realtor

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In this monthly newsletter, we have called for a generational response to the housing shortage, particularly to address the near-absence of affordable homes. Constraints on housing creation, especially among so-called starter homes, arguably limit the number of workers who can access high-producing jobs.

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MAY 5, 2023

For instance, answering ‘yes’ to a question about noted deficiencies will create a new section where details are needed regarding the deficiency which include further questions about whether or not repair is required and if so, the estimated costs of those repairs and section to provide a photo of the deficiency. The home sits on about 8.5

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