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SEATTLE ‘WALKING’ TOWARDS URBAN CONNECTEDNESS

Will Springer Realtor

New owners here spend an average of $232.5K on first-year costs, including a 20% down payment, closing costs, monthly mortgage, insurance and property taxes. topped the list. SEPTEMBER HOUSING UPDATE There is a feeling of Halloween in the real estate world because this housing market is a bit scary these days.

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Will Springer Realtor

years, according to recent data, when it was only about five years just before the housing market crash of 2007. Forget investing in a new home, you might want to look at kitchen and bath suppliers and remodelers as wise investments! I love the listing video ! Property taxes are steep at $60K a year.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

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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HOME BUYERS FACING ‘TRIPLE-WHAMMY’ EFFECT

Will Springer Realtor

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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IN DIRE NEED OF GENERATIONAL RESPONSE TO HOUSING SHORTFALL

Will Springer Realtor

POTENTIAL TAX SAVINGS. Skyrocketing property values in our area have their downsides. Owners face higher annual property taxes, and many are reporting difficulty paying, particularly older residents on fixed incomes. The county’s Assessors Office issues its updated property assessments between now and November.