Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 11, 2023

A patch of foul weather and persistent economic challenges chilled an already cold housing market. The Northwest MLS monthly housing report described it best: “December ends with a ‘whimper’”. Homes going under contract (Pending sales) dropped 25% from the previous month and 30% year-on-year (YoY) – staggering drop-offs.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 15, 2023

The season has been shaped by slumping new listings, a slowly climbing number of homes sitting on the market from previous months, fewer closed sales compared to last year and prices moving plus/minus five percentage points year-on-year (YoY). monthly decline in available Seattle listings (793). on the Eastside.

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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. The housing initiatives will take years to reap benefits for residents.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For the most part, we can celebrate the standards established by state and local governments as they evolve into the second century. The first successful zoning laws were established in 1916 to determine building heights in New York City, soon followed by the zoning of residential and business districts.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

The $180B kitchen and bath market is leading the home-improvement charge and, despite economic headwinds for many households, industry experts see no end in this modernization movement. month backlogs of contract work, as of Q4 (latest data available), which is down from the peak of 4.8 Kitchen and bath professionals are reporting 3.9-month

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 13, 2023

We’ll have new incentives, and quite frankly, this will inform our budget,” he said. We are charting new territory and success will be measured by creativity and collaboration. Local government, developers, architects and others will need to step up and take responsibility for the sake of our city.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

Let’s just hope government leaders and other influencers remember to bring everyone along for the ride. DID SOMEBODY SAY, ‘HOUSING BUBBLE?’. Are we in a housing bubble? The housing market has become bubbly,” said economist Enrique Martinez-Garcia of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. housing market is unrealistic.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2022

Many local governments permit at least one dwelling unit with the main residence and some locales accept an attached and detached unit on the same property. The cities of Seattle and Renton offer pre-approved ADU designs to help streamline the government-approval process which can often be onerous. I have written on this topic before.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Take this example, courtesy ListReports, based on a conservative $300,000 loan and when the interest-rate difference was a half percentage point: A typical mortgage in King County could easily be double the amount in the above example, and the Mortgage Bankers Association reported in late January the average new mortgage hit a record $441,100.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 12, 2021

Warns Danielle Hale, chief economist with realtor.com: “While younger Millennial and Gen Z buyers are expected to play a growing role in the housing market, fast-rising prices will create a bigger barrier to entry for the many first-time buyers in these generations who don’t have existing home equity to tap for down payment savings.”.

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