Sullivan Homes Blog

13 Buyers. One Home. One Winner. Here Is What Made the Difference.

By Anne Sullivan | May 18, 2026

A fellow Windermere agent recently had a buyer who fell in love with a home in one of Seattle’s most competitive micro neighborhoods. It was their very first offer ever. They were up against 12 other buyers who wanted it just as much. And they won. Here is how that happened. And why it matters […]

The Headline Says Softening. My Neighborhoods Tell a Different Story.

By Anne Sullivan | May 7, 2026

The Headline Says Softening. My Neighborhoods Tell a Different Story. Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker just dropped the April analysis and as always I love that we get access to this kind of research so quickly. The citywide numbers tell one story. What I am seeing on the ground tells another. Here is both. The […]

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ | ๐—ค๐Ÿญ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—”๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„

By Anne Sullivan | April 23, 2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ | ๐—ค๐Ÿญ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—”๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ Fresh data just dropped from Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker, and I love that we get access to this kind of research so quickly. Because when the market shifts, timing matters. Here is what the first quarter of 2026 is telling us. […]

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป?

By Anne Sullivan | April 22, 2026

You Just Filed Your Taxes. Now What If You Never Paid That Capital Gains Bill Again? It sounds too good to be true. It is not. If you sold a business, stock, or property this year, you may be sitting on capital gains. As a result, you are also sitting on one of the most […]

A client of mine was given two months to replace their roof or lose their insurance. No inspector ever came to the house.

By Anne Sullivan | April 19, 2026

Your Roof Is Already Being Inspected. Is Your Home Still Insurable? A client of mine recently got a letter that stopped them cold. They had two months to replace their entire roof. If they did not, their homeowner’s insurance would be canceled. No inspector had knocked on the door. No one had walked the property. […]