I missed my own deadline for the Christmas edition of this newsletter and believe it or not several people mentioned missing it. Surprisingly, they weren’t longing for the pithy content or inciteful market analysis. Instead, they just missed seeing the goofy picture of me in the Santa hat. Problem solved! You’re welcome, and here’s to […]

  Much has been written about last week’s verdict in federal court in Missouri, which went against the National Association of Realtors and a few major real estate companies. The case was about the alleged inflation of real estate commissions and allegations that the real estate industry had conspired to keep commissions artificially high, thus […]

Opportunities Knock… Spoiler alert: The fundamentals of our real estate market have changed and if you are considering a purchase or a sale (or both) this year you’ll need to start with a new set of assumptions. Below are some facts and figures on the new market realities and a few ideas to help you […]

WEATHERING THE STORM… “Is anything selling right now?” That’s the question I get most often these days. Articles about how the Seattle market is the fastest cooling real estate market in the country, or how rising mortgage rates are tanking the housing market have created the impression that the real estate market has completely ground to […]