Author: sandrabrenner | Brenner

Preparing to Sell Your Home

September 6, 2024

Regardless of the market conditions, it always pays to prepare your home as best you can. This doesn’t mean that you need to remodel your home. Often making simple improvements like fresh paint, carpet and lighting will make a huge difference in how a home looks and feels. You will want to consult with a … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish Real Estate Market Update | March 11, 2024

March 12, 2024

By sandrabrenner

The market continues to be strong for sellers in both NW Seattle and SW Snohomish County, with the vast majority of homes selling in under 10 days. More and more homes are selling above list price with multiple offers. In NW Seattle 44% of the closed homes in the past two weeks sold at an … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish County Real Estate Market Update | February 26, 2024

February 26, 2024

By sandrabrenner

New listings in NW Seattle were down nearly 26% over the previous two-week period. This lack of new inventory had trickle-down effect on homes going under contract, which were down by 11%. I don’t believe the holiday and school break had an effect on the market, because SW Snohomish County was opposite of NW Seattle. … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish County Real Estate Market Update | February 12, 2024

February 12, 2024

By sandrabrenner

I find the stats for the past two weeks really interesting – especially when looking at both NW Seattle and SW Snohomish County. In NW Seattle pretty much every data point except inventory was up over the previous two weeks. New listings are up by 10%. Homes going under contract are up by 31% and … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish Real Estate Market Update | January 29, 2024

January 29, 2024

By sandrabrenner

We have some big news! Our Windermere office has merged with the Greenwood office on N. 85th St. The Brokers in our office will be relocating to the other office throughout February. We’re excited about the move. In fact, Steve and I moved our office on Saturday and are already getting settled in. It will … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish Real Estate Market Update | January 15, 2024

January 15, 2024

By sandrabrenner

The stats are in for December, so we can now look at how we did in 2023 compared to 2022. Overall, both NW Seattle and SW Snohomish did surprisingly well given the sharp rise in interest rates from the beginning of 2022 from 3.375%, to the end of 2023 of 6.25%. There were plenty of … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish Real Estate Market Update | January 2, 2024

January 2, 2024

By sandrabrenner

Hello 2024! What will you have in store for us? Most of the predictions that I’ve been hearing for 2024 are positive. We’re expecting the Fed to start cutting rates, which will bring Buyers back in the market. The increased Buyer activity will usually move hesitant Sellers off the fence and into the market as … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish Real Estate Market Update | October 23, 2023

October 23, 2023

By sandrabrenner

I’m sure you’ve all been hearing the news that mortgage interest rates are the highest they’ve been since the early 2000s, with the average 30-year fixed rate hitting 8% last week. While new mortgage applications have dropped, Buyers are still out there. Nationally, Builders and other Sellers are offering to buy-down a Buyer’s interest rate. … Continued