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A Treat For Buyers: Oct. 18 to Oct. 24 Is The Best Time to Buy a Home in The Seattle Area

Across the United States, the week of Sept. 27 to Oct. 3 is the best time to buy a house this year. In Seattle, though, buyers will have to wait until the week of Oct. 18 to Oct. 24 for the most favorable homebuying conditions, according to a new report from Realtor.com. Nationwide, homebuyers could

The Game of Chicken Is Over: Who Blinks First? Home Buyers or Sellers?

‘The Game of Chicken Is Over’: Sellers Are Facing Reality on Pricing and Backing Off Unrealistic Demands Home sales in 2025, there was a game of chicken. Sellers kept being stubborn, holding onto the phantom equity of pandemic profits, waiting for the bids to come—and they never came. This year, the

Seattle Leads Nation with sharpest Pending Home Sales Drop

Seattle Leads Nation with sharpest Pending Home Sales Drop among all major U.S. metros in July 2026 Seattle’s housing market posted the steepest year-over-year decline in pending home sales in July 2026, falling 15.6% — the sharpest drop among all major U.S. metropolitan areas GeekWire+1. This outpa

Under Contract: MOTIVATED SELLER IN TROSSACHS!

After a significant price drop and a “Must Be Under Contract By Labor Day” marketing push we had an extremely busy weekend that resulted in two (2) offers. Over the four days between price drop and accepted offer we had nine (9) agent showings and eleven (11) groups through the Open House. Neither o