Olympia Real Estate Blog

Market Snapshot – it’s currently a buyer’s market. I had some friends over to my house that other night and of course, the topic of the current real estate market came up over drinks.  My friend stated that they were expecting a real estate market crash and that prices will be declining steeply.  I do … More Buyers’ market or Sellers’ market?

When showing homes to buyers, one of the most dreaded questions in the industry often arises, “where’s the property line?”  What seems like a relatively straight forward question, often gets a less than a straight forward answer. When looking at a new subdivision, that has recently been surveyed, finding the survey pins in the four … More Where’s my property line?

Whenever I list a property, I ask the homeowner to go to two places they generally don’t want to go:  The crawl space and the attic. In the attic, sellers are looking for several things including missing or moved insulation, a leaky roof, disconnected ventilation tubes and possibly mold.  If these conditions exist, they need … More Crawlspace and Attic Woes