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I have been dealing recently with an unfortunate situation; a family fighting over inheritance. My simple plea: Don't do this. This article (paragraph 5 is a good start) helps explain the phenomenon. Perhaps better understanding will help more of us avoid this nasty trap. Fight over the remote control. Fight over who gets the larger bed, who […]

I've had my head so deeply in interest rates, lately…time for something light: Yes, graphic patters make rooms pop, but…too many graphic patterns turn them into a gut-turning kaleidoscope. I say keep staging simple, with a touch of flair, so that Buyers can focus on the home…unless the home shouldn't be focused on. In that […]

This helps to explain the buyer enthusiams we are seeing in Seattle: With a few exceptions for entry-level homes, interest rates are not yet so far from the low that a previously excited buyer will not buy something. But, they have moved far enough from the low to create additional urgency. Cool regionally adjusted numbers in the body of […]

Today's succinct way to put it from a note to clients preparing to list:  There seem to be two clear strategies today:   -"price low and watch it go" -"don't leave any money on the table."   Interestingly, the former has been more reliable at yielding the results sought by the latter.