By Melanie Kershaw

Let’s face it, Seattle isn’t about to land itself on any hottest lists of affordable places to invest any time soon. But a lack of bargains doesn’t mean that there aren’t opportunities to be had. For those who own Seattle property or find a suitable investment in ...

By Chelsea Shapiro, Sr. Broker

Seller Solutions: "I've sold my property... what now??"

We are frequently asked about post disposition investing and tax strategies, and the answers have become more complicated recently. Here's a few strategies that we've been diving into lately and have compiled resources for ...

State of the Market: 

We’re sifting through the data for 2022 and looking ahead at 2023 and wanted to bring you the stats, takeaways and predictions of the multifamily market in the Puget Sound Region.

Our Team: had a great 2022 with lots of highlights:

• Ranked #1 in ...

By Taylor Marr

By Chelsea Shapiro, Senior Broker

We live in a 24/7 real time, instantaneous kind of world, but in the real estate industry most things operate on a 90 day cadence.  Why?  That’s often the timeframe it takes to get a property ready for market, under ...

By: Dave Meyer

This week, the Federal Reserve hiked the federal funds interest rate 75 basis points, which was widely expected. But there is more to Fed meetings than the headline rate hikes, and this particular meeting provided us with new data and insights that show the clearest picture yet ...

Source: https://www.nahb.org/blog/2022/08/housing-recession-deepens

In the bi-weekly newsletter Eye on the Economy, NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz provided the following overview of the nation’s economy and its impact on the housing market.

Rising mortgage rates, high inflation, low existing inventory and elevated home prices ...

Half-full glasses and optimism are hard to come by lately and so often cynicism rules the day when it comes to economic forecasts for our country. Despite all that, I am choosing a set of rose-colored glasses for our outlook on the housing industry, and believe there is ample ...

For 2020, here are our latest top 10 misconceptions we’ve found that the public has about 1031 Exchanges.

1. 1. COVID-19 pandemic 1031 Extensions 
   2. Replacing Debt
   3. The Term Like-Kind
   4. Vacation and Second Homes Qualify
   5. Reverse Exchange
   6. Partial Exchange
   7. Qualified Intermediary Advice
   8. Identification Rules
   9. Timing Deadlines
   10. Loans, Equity & Tax Basis

1. COVID-19 ...

Update August 2020: Governor Inslee announced on 7/24/2020 an extension of the evictions ban in place across the state through October 15, 2020.

Gov. Jay Inslee extended protections for renters today as COVID-19 continues to impact the finances of Washingtonians statewide.

The governor first proclaimed a moratorium ...