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2024 Mid-Year Review from Tamara

Hello! It seems impossible that we are already in mid-July and in the throws of summer weather that we often don’t experience in Seattle. We have had an interesting year so far. The tease and promise of the Federal Reserve lowering the interest rate didn’t happen and mortgage rates were stubborn — staying in the […]
Adventures in Real Estate, Buying Information, Market Information, Real Estate Financing, Sold by Tamara

2023 Year-in-Review

Hello and welcome to 2024! Last year was an interesting year for Seattle area real estate. Single family residential sales were off due to lack of supply and low demand from buyers. The number of houses for sale were well below the ten-year average. The interest rates rose and peaked in October, finally coming down […]
Adventures in Real Estate, Buying Information, Market Information, Real Estate Financing, Sold by Tamara

Mid-Year review from Tamara

Hello and welcome to the 2nd half of 2023! An interesting year for Seattle area real estate. Single family residential sales are off due to lack of supply and tentative demand from buyers. In May for example, new listings were 32% below the ten-year average. The interest rate hikes of 2022 peaked in October and […]
Adventures in Real Estate, Buying Information, Market Information, Real Estate Financing, Sold by Tamara

2022 — Journey to (a new) Normal

Time to celebrate the past year as we prepare for 2023. THANK YOU to all of you who allowed me to accompany you on your journey of purchasing and/or selling your home. And I also greatly appreciate those of you who referred me clients. It is the greatest compliment to receive referrals of your friends […]

Adventures in Real Estate 2024 Mid-Year Review from Tamara Hello! It seems impossible that we are already in mid-July and in the throws of summer weather that we often don’t experience in Seattle. We have had an interesting year so far. The tease and promise of the Federal Reserve lowering the interest rate didn’t happen and mortgage rates were stubborn — staying in the […]

Adventures in Real Estate 2023 Year-in-Review Hello and welcome to 2024! Last year was an interesting year for Seattle area real estate. Single family residential sales were off due to lack of supply and low demand from buyers. The number of houses for sale were well below the ten-year average. The interest rates rose and peaked in October, finally coming down […]

Adventures in Real Estate Mid-Year review from Tamara Hello and welcome to the 2nd half of 2023! An interesting year for Seattle area real estate. Single family residential sales are off due to lack of supply and tentative demand from buyers. In May for example, new listings were 32% below the ten-year average. The interest rate hikes of 2022 peaked in October and […]

Adventures in Real Estate 2022 — Journey to (a new) Normal Time to celebrate the past year as we prepare for 2023. THANK YOU to all of you who allowed me to accompany you on your journey of purchasing and/or selling your home. And I also greatly appreciate those of you who referred me clients. It is the greatest compliment to receive referrals of your friends […]

Adventures in Real Estate It’s Been a Year — Bring on 2022! We may be ready to wave goodbye to 2021 but first here’s a brief look back. You may have participated in the story of 2021 — single family residential real estate in Seattle and all King County communities saw escalating prices never seen before. During the peak of this frenetic market Buyers struggled to access houses, […]

Adventures in Real Estate Year-to-Date 2021 Activity The year 2021 has been a dramatic story with sales of single family residential real estate in Seattle and all King County communities off to a blazing start. During the peak of this frenetic market Buyers struggled to access houses and submit offers on the deadlines and “early offers” became a common tactic. The condominium […]

Adventures in Real Estate A Look Back at 2020 The year 2020 will be seared into our memories forever. Seattle-area real estate sales were off to a blazing start and then our lives took a dramatic turn with the declaration of the pandemic. I know all of you will have stories to tell about how these past nine months have changed and challenged you. […]

Adventures in Real Estate A Look at 2020 So Far… The year 2020 will be seared into our memories forever. Seattle-area real estate sales were off to a blazing start and then our lives took a dramatic turn with the declaration of a pandemic and the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order. I know all of you will have stories to tell about how these past […]

Adventures in Real Estate A Look Back at 2019 As we prepare to start a new decade, I wish to acknowledge and thank all of my wonderful clients and friends for your continuous stream of business, referrals, friendship and support. I am honored to help my clients with such important transitions in their life. The 2019 real estate market delivered great variety from fast-paced, […]

Adventures in Real Estate Hats, Scarves, Gloves and Socks Drive Windermere is in its fourth season of helping #TackleHomelessness with the Seattle Seahawks! Each year, as part of that campaign, Windermere hosts a “We’ve Got You Covered” winter drive for a local non-profit. This year, we are collecting warm winter gear for our new non-profit partner, Mary’s Place, an organization that provides safe, inclusive shelter […]

Adventures in Real Estate A Look Back at 2018 The 2018 real estate market delivered fast-paced, frenetic behavior and outcomes in the first five months of the year and then we witnessed a slow down with inventory increasing, multiple offers subsiding and buyers seizing opportunities not experienced in several years. The trends were unpredictable due to many factors including interest rate and stock market […]

Adventures in Real Estate 2018 Five Star Professional Award The 2018 Five Star Professional award winners have recently been anounced. I am proud to be recognized for professional excellence and providing quality services. Most importantly, I am very grateful to my clients. Thank you! Each year, the Five Star Professional research team contacts thousands of recent homebuyers, consumers and industry leaders to identify Seattle-area real estate […]

Adventures in Real Estate Year-to-Date 2018…My Clients’ Sales and Purchases The first half of 2018 has been fast-paced with frenetic behavior and outcomes. However, by the end of May, we started to see a mild slow down with inventory increasing and in some cases multiple offers subsided. The trends are unpredictable due to many factors including interest rate and stock market volitility, political actions — […]

Adventures in Real Estate Thinking of Remodeling? 5 questions to consider I just read the Seattle Times article, “5 questions to ask before starting your next home-improvement project and I think you might enjoy it, too. You can read the full article here: https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/nwhomes/5-questions-to-ask-before-starting-your-next-home-improvement-project/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_left_1.1&_native

Adventures in Real Estate New home-price highs: $777,000 in Seattle Home-sales data from February show median home prices smashed records in Seattle and the Eastside. Hopeful buyers won’t have much luck elsewhere as median home prices grew at least 15% in every Puget Sound county. Read the full Seattle Times article here.

Adventures in Real Estate A Look Back at 2017…My Clients’ Sales and Purchases 2017 was an exciting, fast-paced and sometimes exhausting year, with year-over-year appreciation in the Seattle metro market climbing to over 14%. THANK YOU to all of my wonderful clients, friends and family for your continuous stream of business, referrals and support. I appreciate the loyalty of my Sellers who allowed me to assist them, and […]

Adventures in Real Estate Before and After – The value of Property Preparation when Selling The condition of floors after removing carpet & padding… Meet Samy, project manager of dirty work. Sanded, stained and sealed by Paiges Floors. This and fresh coat of paint made a huge difference.

Adventures in Real Estate Revised Interest Rates Predictions – Rates Reversed Course! To start the year, housing experts all agreed on one thing: 2017 was going to be the year we would see mortgage interest rates begin to rise. After years of historically low rates, and an improving economy, the question wasn’t if they would increase but instead how much they would increase. Some thought we could […]

Adventures in Real Estate A Look Back at 2016 — My Clients’ Sales and Purchases 2016 was a year to remember. The market was swift and year-over-year appreciation in the metro market climbed to over 10%. THANK YOU to all of my wonderful clients and friends for your continuous stream of business, referrals and support. It was an exciting and sometimes exhausting year, and I look forward to what 2017 […]

Adventures in Real Estate A Look Back at My Clients’ Purchases and Sales in 2015! We are off to a swift start in the real estate market for 2016 but I can't help but pause to look back at the past year in amazement. Thank you to all of my wonderful clients, friends and family for your continuous stream of referrals and support. It is because of you that 2015 […]