So you’ve made an offer on a home and it has been accepted, congratulations! Now what? Well, now is your chance to find out everything you can about the home to make sure it is acceptable to you since you will be living there! The Inspection Phase Typically, the inspection period starts immediately once the […]
Here is the latest chart accurate as of 05.08.2020. We are averaging 5 new listings per day and 9 go pending each day. The number of cancellations have dropped from one per day to one per week. To give you an idea of context, here is last week’s chart: Week to week, pendings are down […]
Last week, we showed a graph of new listings, pendings, and cancelled listings in Lewis County over a period of one week, 3 days, 24 hours, and a daily average. To give some context to these numbers, I thought it would make sense to do it again. This graph is from last week. This graph […]
22S – The Septic Addendum This form is common in Lewis County as we have a lot of rural housing. You typically won’t find this for homes in town, although I’ve seen them on the edges of Chehalis & Centralia as they grow outward. So what exactly is a septic and what is the addendum […]
Average Home Price Up $4000 Welcome to a new year! I took the month of December off for blogging so I wanted to catch you up with what has happened during that time. December 2019 Market Update: The headline for this would have been that Home Prices DROPPED $1,000. That would reflect the month of […]
Part 5: Title Contingency Addendum The Title Contingency Addendum, or 22T as we call it in the biz, is a very important 1 page form. Although about half a page long, the 22T is a protection for the buyer regarding the ownership of the property. Encumbrances Let’s say there is a neighbor who thinks they […]
This is the 2nd part in the series of The Anatomy of the Deal where we’re breaking down the purchasing process into bite size pieces. In the first part of this series, we discussed the offer form. You can find that post at …
The Truth About My Marketing Normally the 3rd week of the month I talk about a specific area in the vast & beautiful Lewis County, but I wanted to discuss something a little more relevant that has cropped up from time to time. Part of my marketing package mentions that I sell homes at least […]
Lewis County Real Estate Market Report March 2018 Last month, we reviewed some numbers that have distinguished the current market over the last few years. Here’s the link if you’d like a refresher: Lewis County Real Estate Market Report February 2018 here This month will cover the twin cities, Chehalis & Centralia. If you’re […]
2 Ways to Avoid Paying Capital Gains on the Sale of Your Home “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin, 1786 Unless you live in a utopian anarchy, taxes are a certainty. However, there are 2 ways to avoid paying capital gains on the sale […]