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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

Government planners in our four-county region have until the end of this year to revise and then implement by mid-2025 their Comprehensive Plans for growth management to provide adequate space for housing, transportation and services (among many other aspects) to all its residents for the next 20 years. Prices rose, too, to near-record highs.

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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 Except for the pandemic year of 2020, last month was the slowest April since at least 2008 when easy access to Northwest Multiple Listing Service data became available. Kitchen and bath professionals are reporting 3.9-month

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

ADUs also help local economies by providing housing to people on the lower-to-middle economic scale to live within typically pricy urban areas that are closer to job centers and greater public transportation options. The number of new homes for sale fell 19% (4009) across the county from June to July and 9.5% year-on-year (YoY).

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JUST IN TIME: THE 15-MINUTE COMMUNITY

Will Springer Realtor

Create options for multiple modes of transport – bikes, cars and transit should all be factored in. David Goldberg, chair of the Land Use & Transportation Committee of the Seattle Planning Commission, is helping to lead the city’s own 15-minute neighborhood. On to new listings, and we start far away. below the $7.2M

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IS THE REAL ESTATE WINDOW CLOSING SHUT?

Will Springer Realtor

Buyers will likely snap up any home to be within walking distance of the new transportation hubs. Coincidentally, one of my listings currently is in the UDistrict, three blocks from the rail station. New listings are up 6.3% Condo sales are in a similar boat, with new listings higher – by 4.3%

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Inventory needs to increase to balance housing market: Fed Beige Book

Housing Wire

Elsewhere, rents have generally been steady, though one contact in upstate New York noted that already high rents have continued to trend up. Philadelphia – Homebuilders continued to report weak demand and a modest decline in contract signings for new homes. Rental vacancy rates, while still quite low, have risen modestly.

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Millennials Expected To Maintain Real Estate Buying Intensity

Will Springer Realtor

The county saw new listings and end-month Active listings rise but Pending sales slip, suggesting buyers are no longer snatching every listing on the Northwest MLS as they become available. Update: The home is now under contract after 18 days on the market. Then the pandemic hit, quickly followed by the recession.