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We’ve all read the headlines and know interest rates and inventory are up. In fact, rates are up by 1% from a year ago, and inventory is up year-to-date (YTD) 2026 over 2025 in South Whidbey by 19%. These two factors have led to more price and credit negotiations for buyers and further opportunity to […]

You may have been reading headlines and hearing that the real estate market across our country and locally is shifting. On South Whidbey, for both single-family residential (SFR) homes and condos, I can confidently say inventory has increased across the board, and it can take longer to sell a property because of more selection and […]

The NWMLS (Northwest Multiple Listing Service), the shared database where broker members input their listings for sale to make them available to all the other broker members and where broker members search for listing inventory, made a big change on September 4th. As a result of the recently settled lawsuit with Compass, the new First Look status was […]

Every real estate market is different. Some move at lightning speed, while others require patience, strategy, and precision. Today’s market demands more than simply putting a home on the MLS or writing an offer; it requires being rooted in the data and understanding buyer behavior, pricing strategically, knowing when to negotiate, and positioning a home […]