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Potential Costs Tied to Selling a Seattle/King County House in 2022

Will Springer Realtor

Discerning buyers will know when a home has been left to, well, age gracefully. Surveys have shown that buyers tend to focus on the condition of the kitchen – including the age of appliances – and bathrooms (among other factors) to determine whether they wish to make an offer. Looking to change out the tub and tile in a full bathroom?

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

This year’s “cold down” is stark, with 36% fewer new listings and about 26% fewer homes under contract (Pendings) for all King County home types combined as well as single-family structures alone – and that’s simply from October to November. A little more than a third of inventory is under contract. 1, was about 17% lower than Nov.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

month backlogs of contract work, as of Q4 (latest data available), which is down from the peak of 4.8 In many cases, the long lag time to complete projects is no longer from dreaded supply-chain issues. such renovations to these homes (between 20 and 39 years old), with about 200,000 of those projects running north of $25K each.

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WILL WAR IN UKRAINE IMPACT OUR HOUSING MARKET?

Will Springer Realtor

The supply chain, already strained, may come under renewed pressure with threats to shipping lines and air travel. Similar fears exist for the energy supply, equity markets, currencies, electric and internet grids, and defense of nations aligned against Russia. Most home buyers focus on the direction of interest rates. “It’s