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Chicago Housing Styles

Rowe Appraisal Group

Real estate agents and appraisers alike often struggle to define the architectural style for unusual or unique properties. Have you ever gotten a new listing, took one look and started scratching your head and asking yourself how you are going to describe this to prospective clients? Really, I’m asking.

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Chicago Housing Styles

Rowe Appraisal Group

Real estate agents and appraisers alike often struggle to define the architectural style for unusual or unique properties. Have you ever gotten a new listing, took one look and started scratching your head and asking yourself how you are going to describe this to prospective clients? Really, I’m asking.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

just as Google opens another office building in Kirkland and Microsoft expands its 120-structure Redmond campus with plans for 17 new office buildings. All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A And what a thoughtful listing video. It’s modernism in Medina! List: $21.5M ($3107/sq.

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IS THE HOUSING MARKET HEADED FOR A CRASH?

Will Springer Realtor

The spring season is nearly over and the number of listings hitting the market has already started to decline, a few weeks earlier than most years. The average King County single-family listing sold in May 9.5% months’ inventory (or 17 days of supply if not replenished with new listings), and only 0.4 months (from 0.7)

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ROOTING HARD FOR LOWER MORTGAGE RATES

Will Springer Realtor

The 802 new listings last month were a low not seen since records were archived online from 1990. No other month has fallen below 1000 new listings in more than three decades of online record keeping. List price: $6.499M ($1161/sq. 2-story (with basement) is an architectural wonder in Medina.

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100+ YEARS IN, ZONING LAWS INCH TOWARD HOUSING EQUITY

Will Springer Realtor

First a look at September’s numbers: A wave of last-chance listings for the year hit the market after Labor Day. That increased new listings by 7.5% (2884 units) and available homes on the market by 12% (3602) from Sept. Seattle alone saw a 29% (1213) monthly increase in new listings. List: $3.175M ($1134/sq.

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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

Counties in and near Chicago and New York City were seen as the most vulnerable to today’s economic headwinds. New listings and housing supply are on the rise as buyer activity took a dive in September, based on the latest assessment of data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. List: $5.2M ($901/sq.