Sullivan Homes Blog
To Every Seattle Home Buyer Who Thinks They Missed Out
If you are a Seattle home buyer reading this, I have a feeling you already know who you are. You have been watching the market for a while now. You have refreshed the listings more times than you would like to admit. Maybe you have made a couple of offers and lost, and have not […]
Seattle is not crashing, it is normalizing.
Seattle is not crashing, it is normalizing. That distinction matters if you are trying to decide whether to buy or sell this fall. The median price came in at $999,500 in July, down just 1% year over year, despite active listings up 40% compared to two years ago. That combination, more homes to choose […]
Two Price Ranges. One Choice.
Seattle Home Selling Strategy: Two Price Ranges, One $150K Difference Two price ranges, one decision. Here is the exact data I showed my seller, and how it turned into an 8 offer, 5 day sale at 15% over asking. Here is what I am seeing right now in Seattle’s most sought after neighborhoods, and it […]
Rates Are Coming Down. Oil Is Dropping. Here Is What Changed in Two Weeks.
The Seattle housing market in June 2026 is shifting fast, and mortgage rates and oil prices are at the center of it. Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker just dropped a second update this month, which is unusual and tells you something important on its own. A lot has changed in just two weeks, particularly around […]
13 Buyers. One Home. One Winner. Here Is What Made the Difference.
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.
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 […]
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๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ | ๐ค๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐ 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. […]
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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.
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. […]
