by Gary Wilson | Feb 21, 2018 | Property Selling
KIRKLAND, Washington (February 5, 2018) – “The Seattle area real estate market hasn’t skipped a beat with pent-up demand from buyers is stronger than ever,” remarked broker John Deely in reacting to the latest statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. The...
by Gary Wilson | Feb 20, 2018 | Real Estate News
The luxury market is largely overbuilt, while there is a shortage of affordable rental housing. Lower- and middle-income households are spending proportionally more on their rent, says apartment developer Toby Bozzuto. Nearly half of all renter households pay more...
by Gary Wilson | Feb 19, 2018 | Real Estate News
U.S. new home construction increased to more than a one-year high in January. The market was boosted by a rebound in the construction of single-family housing units. Building permits soared to their highest level since 2007. New home construction increased to more...
by Gary Wilson | Feb 16, 2018 | Real Estate Investment
Sure, sites like Zillow and Trulia have forever changed the way we shop for homes and Airbnb has re-imagined the way we rent them out. But the underlying pipes that make the real estate market run have largely remained stuck in the past. The seven real estate...
by Gary Wilson | Feb 15, 2018 | Real Estate Investment
If you had many itemized deductions in 2017, update your withholding. Households with $200,000 to $500,000 in income should take another look at their W-4. About 49 million taxpayers itemized under the old law. Enjoy that bump in pay thanks to the new tax law, because...