Ready or not here we come roaring into 2017! Some great and exciting things coming soon to Real Estate and to help serve my clients in a better, faster and more economic way. Stay tuned but in the meantime enjoy the monthly newsletter full of events, tips and tricks for this month. Stay warm and safe!
Monthly Archives: December 2016
November Real Estate Market.. HOT, HOT!
Snohomish County Statistics as of November 2016
November is known for being on the cold side and normally signs of a slowing Real Estate market as everyone starts to buckle in for the winter and holidays. Not this year however! November was smoking hot with only 1.4 month of inventory and buyers were snatching up everything they could. I saw multiple offers skyrocketing and bidding wars with some homes being bid up 100K. The picture to the left is a Bothell home that had 32 offers and was bid up 95k! Crazy!!
Here are your local inventory stats.
Active Inventory
+17% November 2016 vs. November 2015
1111 available homes currently on market -800 vs. last month.
Pending Transactions
Up 1% November 2016 vs. November 2015
1528 units -88 vs. last month
Sold Transactions
+27%!!! November 2016 vs. 2015
1452 units -182 than last month
Days on Market
Snohomish County Active to pending 33 days vs. 47 a year ago up 7 days from last month.
Median home price in Snohomish County 399,000 +14% last year. Up $7,000 from last month.
Area price % based on last Quarter
All percentages are up and also include new construction
Bothell + 16%, Edmonds/Lynnwood +17%. Everett/Mukilteo +12%
Snohomish/Monroe+ 11%. Lake Stevens/Granite Falls + 17%.
Marysville +14%
King County Median home prices are $523,000 + 16% over last year and up $6k from last month.
Woodinville area Median price is $550!!
Christmas Cheer
Did you know?
There are currently 78 people living in the U.S with the name S. Claus and one Kriss Kringle? What were those parents thinking?
Mistletoe was used by Druid priests 200 years before the birth of Christ in their winter celebrations. They revered the plant since it had no roots yet remained green during the cold months of winter.
In the show, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the Grinch cuts out a Santa beard, but never wears it.
12 million packages are delivered by the U.S. Postal Service every day during the holiday season through Christmas Eve. The busiest delivery day: December 20th.
Finally A Politically Correct Christmas Carol
Deck the halls with boughs of non-endangered plant species
Fa la la la la, la la la la
“Tis the season to be self-actualizing
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Don we now our organic apparel
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Toll the ancient non-denominational-winter-solstice-holiday-Carol
Fa la la la la, la la la la
See the blazing log on non-denominational-winter-solstice-holiday non-endangered wood before us,
Play the harp without unnecessary brutality and join the chorus
Sing we emotionally stable in a collective group effort,
Heedless of the weather patterns despite the effects of global warming,
Fast away the chronologically challenged year passes
Hail the new year without any implicit ageism, ye persons
Dance in a non-ierachical manner in merry measure,
While I tell on non-materialistic, non-demoninations-winter solstice-holiday treasure.
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Finally- What do you call people who are afraid of Santa?
Claus-trophobic
Happy Holidays!
Trends, local news & Real Estate dose of Awesomeness!
Check out these articles for great information about our community and the real estate industry.
REAL ESTATE news
What to expect for the 2017 housing market
Optimism and caution set to greet real estate in 2017
MORTGAGE & FINANCE news
How to save money as a last minute holiday shopper
How important is your credit score?
6 steps to take to ensure you don’t outlive your money
HOME trends
Some “green” features can increase your home’s value more than others
Pinterest 100 pins for 2017
Design recipes to make your space bright
LOCAL news
Washington considers road use tax based on how many miles you drive
The new SR 99 Tunnel is 70 percent complete
Seattle must halt plan for more backyard cottages
Boeing cutting production of 777 beginning next year
WEEKLY DOSE OF awesomeness
Tricked-out tiny house has motorized furniture
Curious on bank owned properties?
Here is a current list of just listed bank owned in the Snohomish County area. If you would like more information or to see one of these feel free to reach out to me.
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