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🏠Is Seattle “Cooked”?
🌧️ Rain, Real Estate, and Resilience I was tempted to headline this week’s update “Is Seattle cooked?” but we’ve long steered clear of politics here, and we’re sticking to that! Headlines aside, the ground-level reality is quite different: we have new clients reaching out every week who are genuinely excited to call the PNW home. […]
Matt Goyer
March 18, 2026
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🏠 Good news for buyers, a reality check for sellers
The data for what happened with the market in February is out, and it mirrors what we’ve been seeing in our weekly data: more homes are hitting the market and taking longer to sell because buyer appetite isn’t as strong as in recent years. TLDR; Buyers have more selection, likely at a better price, which […]
Matt Goyer
March 11, 2026
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🏠 Mt Baker home closes 57% over!
The Rate Rollercoaster Just when it felt like mortgage rates were stabilizing at 6%, they ticked up to 6.13%. While it’s tempting to point to recent geopolitical tensions, the experts at Mortgage News Daily are skeptical that oil prices are the primary culprit. The silver lining? Rates are still significantly more attractive than this time […]
Matt Goyer
March 5, 2026
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🏠 37% Over Asking?! The Q1 Seattle Madness
Welcome back from mid-winter break! Now that the kids are back in school, it’s officially “Go Time” for Seattle real estate. The Single-Family Surge Being a buyer over the last two months has been brutal. We just had clients lose out on a home yesterday. It was listed at $1M, received 16 offers, and is pending at […]
Matt Goyer
February 25, 2026
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🏠 Seattle slowed down, but the Eastside didn’t get the memo
Happy Mid-Winter Break to everyone with school-aged kids! It still blows my mind that a week off in February is the “new normal.” Back in my day, it was just spring break in April. 📈 The Market Pulse: A Tale of Two Sides Usually, the President’s Day combo creates a lull in new listings. While […]
Matt Goyer
February 18, 2026
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🏠 20 offers in Fremont vs. 1 in Magnolia. (The market is weird.)
Seahawks! It’s safe to say no one will be touring condos downtown tomorrow, we’ll all be at the parade! 😂 Last week was a wild one in the market. We saw two completely different worlds: Want to be a Billionaire’s Neighbor? In other news, if you have a spare $5M (well, $4.8M to be exact), […]
Matt Goyer
February 11, 2026
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🏠 21 Offers?! The market is heating up
If you’re hunting for a single-family home under ~$2M right now, buckle up. We have three clients submitting offers this week, and all three will be competitive even though the news is filled with layoff headlines. To give you an idea of what we’re seeing on the ground: How to Win: We’re advising our clients […]
Matt Goyer
February 4, 2026
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🏠 Things are warming up + we went viral?
The Buyers are Back. The “January thaw” has hit the market. We’re seeing a surge of activity as buyers from last year restart their searches, joined by a fresh wave of faces at our weekend open houses. Interestingly, the data shows buyer activity is nearly identical to this time last year, even with mortgage rates […]
Matt Goyer
January 28, 2026
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🏠 8 offers in Ballard, 30% over in Seward Park!?
The losses from these floods, especially so close to the holidays, are truly heartbreaking. If you’re considering donating to relief efforts, feel free to forward your receipt, and we’ll make a matching donation. Our own home flooded during the 1997 Red River Flood, so I know firsthand that those affected are facing a long and […]
Matt Goyer
December 17, 2025
