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Uncategorized OVERVIEW OF SKAMANIA COUNTY’S CURRENT REAL ESTATE ENVIRONMENT – Excerpts from the Gardner Report HOME SALE FROM Q-4 2019 TO Q4 2020 ❱ The final quarter of 2020 was a good one for home sales. Total transactions were up 18.1% compared to the same period a year ago, with a total of 18,216 sales closing. ❱ Sales rose in a majority of counties, but five counties saw modest declines. […]
Uncategorized Why Selling Your House on Your Own in 2021 Is a Mistake COURTESY OF KEEPING MATTERS CURRENT   There are many benefits to working with a real estate professional when selling your house. During challenging times, like what we face today, it becomes even more important to have an expert you trust to help guide you through the process. If you’re considering selling on your own, known […]
Uncategorized THESE WERE THE BIGGEST LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2020 REAL ESTATE MARKET COURTESY OF KEEPING CURRENT MATTERS   There were many lessons learned in 2020. For example, there is no such thing as too much toilet paper. While there were a lot of moments that we’d rather forget, there were also many that will have a lasting impact on how we approach real estate and our businesses for […]
Uncategorized Have we seen unsustainable house price growth in 2020? by David Kitai 15 Dec 2020 2020 has seen record house price appreciation throughout much of the United States. Purchase markets across the country have accelerated despite, or even because of, economic fallout from the pandemic. But is this growth sustainable, and what will it mean for the purchase market in 2021? To answer these […]
Uncategorized How pandemic housing shifts can speed recovery in 2021 HomeBusiness News by Bloomberg15 Dec 2020 by Conor Sen The impact of the housing market on the 2008 financial crisis couldn’t have been more different than what we’ve seen during this year’s recession. While housing acted as a strong headwind slowing the economic recovery 12 years ago, now it’s looking like a tailwind that will […]
Uncategorized Pending home sales surge for the second consecutive month as the Realtors raise their forecast for 2020 Pending home sales continued to climb in June, rising 16.6% monthly since May, and rising 6.3% since June 2019, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Realtors have also raised their forecast for the housing market because of what they say is an apparent market turnaround. For 2020, existing-home sales are expected to decline […]
Uncategorized No Housing Recession Over the Horizon You are here Home News and Commentary Daily News No Housing Recession Over the Horizon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn August 7, 2018 Media reports are increasingly focused on whether a major home sale slowdown, or maybe even a crash, is in the making, in part because many hot housing markets are seeing slackening buyer demand, […]
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Uncategorized 2016 ECONOMIC & HOUSING FORECAST  THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORECAST 1. THE U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND WITH REAL GDP GROWTH OF 2.3% IN 2016. Although a positive number, the forecasted rate of growth suggests that we will be modestly underperforming in 2016. On a positive note, oil prices are likely to remain well below long-term averages, which puts more money […]
Uncategorized 4 Factors Boosting Housing This Month       DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016 Warmer weather across the country is drawing more people to look at open houses and available homes this month, says Jonathan Smoke, realtor.com®’s chief economist. Read more: The 20 Hottest Housing Markets This Spring Here are four current housing market factors that will likely translate into greater […]
Uncategorized THE GARDNER REPORT   Windermere Real Estate is proud to partner with Gardner Economics on this analysis of the Oregon and Southwest Washington real estate market. We hope that this information may assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about the housing market in your area, please don’t hesitate to contact me. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW From […]
Uncategorized 5 Ways to Raise the Value of Your Listing 5 Ways to Raise the Value of Your Listing DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015 A seller may be able to boost the value of their home by an additional 12 percent, with just a few smart pre-listing repairs, according to a new survey of 300 residential real estate professionals by the […]
Uncategorized Did it Make Sense to Wait? by The KCM Crew on January 12, 2015 in First Time Homebuyers, For Buyers, Interest Rates,Pricing     There are many people out there who debated purchasing a home over the course of the last year, but ultimately did not. Whatever their reasons were for delaying, let’s look at whether the decision to wait to buy made sense. What happened in 2014? […]
Uncategorized Buying A House? Everyone Seems To Think This Is The Time by The KCM Crew on January 15, 2015 in For Buyers       There are many people deciding on whether to sign a new lease on a rental property or take the dive into homeownership. Every situation is different. However, with rents, home values and mortgage interest rates projected to rise, buying now might make a lot more sense […]