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July 28, 2016

Western Washington Real Estate Market Update

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Posted in Market News and Western Washington Real Estate Market Update by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate


Washington State continues to see strong employment growth, outpacing national numbers with an annual rate of more than 3%. Interestingly enough, despite these substantial job gains, the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high at 5.8%. However, I’m not overly concerned about this because it’s largely due to a growing labor force rather than a declining job market.
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July 25, 2016

Seattle Seahawks and Windermere Real Estate Announce New Partnership

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Posted in Seahawks by Shelley Rossi


The Seattle Seahawks and Windermere Real Estate announced today an exclusive partnership that will make Windermere the Official Real Estate Company of the Seattle Seahawks.
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July 20, 2016

Planning for the Future: Housing Options to Consider

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Posted in Buying and Selling by Tara Sharp


It should come as no surprise that 75% of the senior citizens polled in the latest AARP Preferences survey strongly agreed with the statement, “What I’d like to do is stay in my current residence as long as possible.” After all, home is where the heart is; and the longer you live in a place, the stronger your attachment to it becomes.
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July 19, 2016

The Timeless Appeal of the Equestrian Life

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Posted in Living by KiamaLise Herres


It struck me, in the midst of a big bustling city where the only horses are the giant stone ones gracing the façades of old buildings and the few scattered cart horses pulling excited tourists through Central Park, that no matter who you are or where you live, the equestrian lifestyle has ubiquitous appeal.
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July 18, 2016

Refinancing: What you need to know

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Posted in Living by Tara Sharp


Thanks to all-time-low interest rates, the number of homeowners refinancing their mortgages is at an all-time high. Of course, no one should refinance just because everyone else is doing it. But, for many homeowners, the benefits are simply too hard to ignore any longer.
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July 13, 2016

Windermere Foundation Quarterly Report

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Posted in Windermere Foundation by Christine Wood


Thanks to your generous donations, the Windermere Foundation has collected nearly $818,000 in donations during the first half of 2016. This is an increase of 11 percent compared to this time last year!
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July 11, 2016

Will Rental Prices Continue to Escalate?

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Posted in Economics 101 Videos and Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate


Over the last ten years, the U.S. has added more than nine million rental households, increasing demand on apartments throughout the country, escalating rental rates faster than wages. Windermere’s Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, shares his view on what to expect for future of rental prices and when long-term renters will start to buy.
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July 08, 2016

How the Neighborhood Impacts a Home’s Value

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Posted in Buying and Selling by Tara Sharp


The “estimated” home prices you see posted online can be off by tens of thousands of dollars—not because they are dishonest, but because the computer programs generating these guesstimates don’t take into account the current condition of a house, the amenities that are included, the qualities of the surrounding neighborhood, and so much more.
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July 06, 2016

Should We be Concerned about Another Housing Bubble?

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Posted in Economics 101 Videos and Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate


Over the last several years, many of the circumstances that triggered the previous housing bubble have changed. Windermere’s Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, breaks down how tax policy, bank regulations, interest rates, lending standards, and home equity have improved our ability to avoid another bubble.
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July 01, 2016

How will the 2016 Election Impact the Housing Market?

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Posted in Economics 101 Videos and Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate


The 2016 presidential election will absolutely have an impact on the housing market and the U.S. Economy. What those impacts will be are dependent on who occupies the White House in 2017. Here what Windermere’s Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, has to say about the influence each presidential candidate may have on the market.
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