Starting Oct. 1, it could start getting cheaper to buy a home around Seattle and most of Washington.

That’s because the curtain will be pulled away from a secret long kept within the community of real-estate agents: how much the agent representing the buyer collects when a house is sold. Brokerages in the Seattle-Tacoma area will be among the first in the nation to start publishing those fees, long kept hush-hush, on their online listings.

And while home sellers have been required to offer some kind of compensation to buyers’ agents in order to list a home, starting Tuesday, sellers won’t need to offer anything.

The changes here, enacted by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) — the membership group

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The market’s chilled out, but Seattle home prices still too hot for many first-time buyers 

Seattle lost the title of the nation’s hottest housing market in August 2018 — but looking at home prices, which have stayed sky-high, that might be hard for shoppers to believe.

New monthly data shows the median price of a single-family home in Seattle — $760,000 — is exactly the same as it was one year ago. The same holds true for Bellevue, where a typical home ran $935,000 in August.

And while King County as a whole charted an infinitesimal bump in year-over-year home prices, it was so small that you might miss it if you

I was wondering the same thing so did some research on the Washington State Department of Transportation website and here is what I found:

• This project in both directions of I-90 will be adding capacity to the roadway. They estimate the improvements will provide relief for almost 150,000 travelers who use this stretch every day.

• The projects main objective is to add auxiliary lanes and build sound walls to minimize the effects of road noise.

• What is an auxiliary lane and how will it help? The auxiliary lane is an extra lane added between closely spaced interchanges which gives drivers more time and space to enter or exit the roadway. They will be located on the outside of the existing lanes in both

Buyers, Home Inspections & How to Get the Most from Them

Home inspections are a vital part of the real estate transaction process, from negotiating to understanding the condition of your new home, shouldn't you know how they work?

Here's some essential info on what they entail, but most importantly, how they affect you when buying your home. 

Buyers

Here's What You Should Know

You want to know that the home you are buying is something you will be satisfied with so here are some tips on beginning your home inspector search:

1. Get a few references from your real estate agent.
2. Look for a company that is bonded and insured (this is a requirement).
3. Verify that the inspection company only does inspections – not home repairs and

Fall Home Buying and Selling Tips

What is the market like for fall real estate?

While it’s true that housing inventory (the number of homes on the market) is lower in the fall than in the spring and summer, it’s also true that buyers who are shopping in the fall are likely to be serious about buying. Fall buyers may be moving because of a job relocation or change in family situation, so they’re often eager to close a deal. And, the hotter your local real estate market, the less significant a role seasonality plays.

What months are in the fall?

To clarify the part of the year we’re talking about, fall includes dates between September 1 and November 30. In most of the country, this time of year is marked by cooler weather, shorter days,

What is the market like for fall real estate?

While it’s true that housing inventory (the number of homes on the market) is lower in the fall than in the spring and summer, it’s also true that buyers who are shopping in the fall are likely to be serious about buying. Fall buyers may be moving because of a job relocation or change in family situation, so they’re often eager to close a deal. And, the hotter your local real estate market, the less significant a role seasonality plays.

What months are in the fall?

To clarify the part of the year we’re talking about, fall includes dates between September 1 and November 30. In most of the country, this time of year is marked by cooler weather, shorter days, and falling leaves — think picking

What is the market like for fall real estate?

While it’s true that housing inventory (the number of homes on the market) is lower in the fall than in the spring and summer, it’s also true that buyers who are shopping in the fall are likely to be serious about buying. Fall buyers may be moving because of a job relocation or change in family situation, so they’re often eager to close a deal. And, the hotter your local real estate market, the less significant a role seasonality plays.

What months are in the fall?

To clarify the part of the year we’re talking about, fall includes dates between September 1 and November 30. In most of the country, this time of year is marked by cooler weather, shorter days, and falling leaves — think picking

Denver Area Housing Market Statistics - August 2019

Here are the latest housing market statistics from REcolorado comparing August of 2018 to 2019.  This is a great information as local Denver area home buyers and sellers across prepare for the fall buying and selling season. There continues to be higher than normal inventory levels in the Greater Denver area, which gives buyers more choice of homes and keeps prices in check. The total number of active homes for sale at the end of August was 9,511, which is 14% higher than the same time last year. The days on market was fairly close, however this year most homes spent a little more time on the market, averaging 39 days on the market during August versus 34 last year.

Denver home prices have pulled

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