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January 26, 2026
It is never hard for me to come up with ten homes for my annual list. The hard part is actually narrowing it down to just ten homes. I have been tempted to bump it up a few times, but I again held it to ten this year. So, the […]
January 23, 2026
Real Estate, the Economy and Bainbridge Island Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker just released his 2026 housing and economic predictions, and they’re definitely worth a look. From what might happen with inventory and prices to where rates and the economy could be headed, he breaks down the key trends to […]
January 18, 2025
Change is Hard The phrase I repeated the most last year was “Transitions are hard!” 2024 was a transitional year. We started shifting out of a hot seller’s market into a cooler seller’s market and by fall of last year we saw a true balanced market for the first time since 2015. […]
January 17, 2025
It is never hard for me to come up with ten homes for this list. The harder part can be narrowing it down to ten. We have such charming and unique homes here on the island. It is such an honor to visit and connect clients to them over the […]
January 16, 2025
Real Estate, the Economy and Bainbridge Island We have turned the page on 2024 and 2025 is officially in motion. The real estate world here on Bainbridge Island is already seeing activity. Hear what Windermere’s Chief Economist, Jeff Tucker, has to say about real estate in our region and his […]
January 27, 2024
Looking back on 2023, it resembles one of the most “normal” years in real estate in a long time. But, the new normal, right? Interest rates crept up and peaked at 8% and that kept inventory low. Many of the sellers who sold really had to sell for a big […]
January 1, 2024
Effective January 1, 2024 Significant changes are on the horizon for real estate laws in Washington, coming into effect on January 1, 2024. This marks the most substantial revision to the agency statue since its inception in 1997, addressing the evolving real estate landscape. The revamped pamphlet formerly known as […]
December 30, 2023
1. Still no housing bubble This was number one on my list last year and, so far, my forecast was spot on. The reason why I’m calling it out again is because the market performed better in 2023 than I expected. Continued price growth, combined with significantly higher mortgage rates, might suggest […]