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The Next Big Things in Smart Home

July 18, 2019 by Kathy Reichle Leave a Comment

By the year 2022, the sale of smart home devices in the U.S. is expected to top 520 million units. Considering that a few years ago, before the age of Alexa, most Americans had little to no connectivity in their homes, that’s a pretty meteoric growth rate.

So what will the smart home look like five years down the line? Last week in San Francisco, some 600 industry thought leaders gathered for the 23^rd annual CONNECTIONS, billed as the premier connected home conference, to imagine the possibilities.

Here are five big ideas that came out of the brainstorm.

A check engine light for the home.

Your car gives you the heads up when something is about to go wrong. Thanks to sensor-driven predictive analytics, tomorrow’s homeowners will get the same early warning. We’re already starting to see whole-house water monitoring systems that use complex algorithms to detect leaks; in the event of a major event, like a burst pipe, the systems will even shut down the main water line—then connect the homeowner with an available plumber.

Similar sensors will be applied to the home’s electrical system, where they can watch for micro-arcs that might lead to fires, and spot irregularities with major appliances and heating and cooling equipment. Empowered by advanced diagnostics, homeowners won’t have to worry about their central AC conking out on the hottest day of the year, or the furnace failing in the dead of winter.

An extra set of ears.

Digital assistants are being integrated into objects throughout the home, including mirrors, toilets, appliances, and of course, the smart speakers that have become so ubiquitous. These voice-controlled assistants are great at following commands, say to play music or check the weather, but they can also add a layer of protection in the home with their use of sound recognition technology. For example, homeowners might program their assistant to send an alert if the sound of a crying baby, whimpering pet, or breaking glass is detected.

Smart sound recognition is also being used in fire protection. Joel Sellinger, a Washington-based firefighter, noticed how many children sleep with their bedroom door open, putting them at increased risk in the event of a fire. He created LifeDoor, a connected device that attaches to any bedroom door. When the sound of a smoke alarm is detected, it closes the door, protecting occupants from fire, smoke, and toxic gas.

It’s another example of how future smart homes will learn to listen for dangers, while ignoring human conversations and other private matters.

The car as an extension of the home.

By 2022, there will be nearly 170 million connected cars on the road. With the integration of voice-controlled personal assistants, our cars will function like just another room in the home. Want to pre-heat the oven when you’re ten minutes from home? Or, answer the video doorbell from the interstate? Your car will oblige. Tasks like these can also be automated too through geo-fencing technology. For example, you might program the central AC to kick in when you’re five miles from home or the exterior lights to turn on when you’re within one hundred feet.

In-car entertainment will also be fully personalized, allowing you to call up your favorite playlist or podcast, while the kids stream content to video consoles embedded in the back seats. “It’s what we call the connected lifestyle,” says Brad Russell, research director at Parks Associates, which runs CONNECTIONS. “People will come to expect the same experiences wherever they go.”

Virtual caregiving.

Smart home technology will pave the way for independent living, something 90 percent of seniors say they want from their homes. The deployment of motion sensors throughout the living space will make it possible to discretely monitor loved ones from afar. Sensors can also track conditions in the home, from air temperature to water leaks, and send in a repair person if needed.

Radar-enabled fall-detection technology will be another potential lifesaver in the home of tomorrow (every eleven seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall). We’re even seeing sensor-infused footwear, including smart socks that are designed to counter the “frozen-gait” syndrome that causes many falls for people with Parkinson’s disease.

AI-enhanced home security.

Artificial intelligence (AI) will result in far more sophisticated home security systems. Facial recognition technology, for example, will allow surveillance cameras to distinguish strangers from family members or other regular visitors. AI-enhanced security systems will also learn your household’s habits over time. So, if you forget to lock the front door one morning, you’ll get a notice on your smartphone moments later. And since your front lock will be connected too, you’ll be able to secure the home with a simple voice command or swipe of the finger.

Dan DiClerico

An Insider’s Look at the Reality of Home Staging

July 6, 2019 by Kathy Reichle Leave a Comment

When it comes to home staging, there are typically two seller camps: The first thinks it’s a waste of money and doesn’t want to pay more to potentially make their home more attractive to buyers—even if their real estate agent says they’ll make it up (and then some; The second realizes the value and is willing to make that smart investment.

But just how do those two contingents break down? The National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2019 Profile of Home Staging provides some insight. The study separated the study into three categories: Buyers’ Agent Perspective, Sellers’ Agent Perspective, and Buyer Expectations. We’re taking a closer look at the key points.

Home Staging: Buyers’ Agent Perspective

According to the study, “40 percent of buyers’ agents cited that home staging had an effect on most buyers’ view of the home” and “83 percent of buyers’ agents said staging a home made it easier for a buyer to visualize the property as a future home.” Buyers agents also noted that, “Staging the living room was found to be most important for buyers (47 percent), followed by staging the master bedroom (42 percent), and staging the kitchen (35 percent).”

Home Staging: Sellers’ Agent Perspective

Per the study, “28 percent of sellers’ agents said they staged all sellers’ homes prior to listing them for sale,” and “13 percent noted that they only staged homes that are difficult to sell.” The living room (93 percent), kitchen (84 percent), master bedroom (78 percent), and the dining room (72 percent) were the most commonly staged rooms.

Sellers’ agents offered to do the staging 26 percent of the time, and, “The median dollar value spent on home staging was $400.”

Buyer Expectations

Call it the HGTV effect: “A median of 10 percent of respondents cited that buyers felt homes should look the way they were staged on TV shows,” while “38 percent of respondents said that TV shows which displayed the buying process impacted their business.”

The real effect of staging

Now that we have the buyer’s agent, seller’s agent, and buyer’s perspective, let’s look at some real data about staged homes. According to the NAR study, 22 percent of sellers’ agents “reported an increase of one percent to five percent of the dollar value offered by buyers, in comparison to similar homes,” and “17 percent of respondents stated that staging a home increased the dollar value of the home between six and 10 percent. 28 percent of sellers’ agents stated that there were slight decreases in the time on the market when the home is staged, while 25 percent reported that staging a home greatly decreased the amount of time the home was on the market.”

Of course, time on market and sales prices can range depending on a number of factors, like age of home, location, square footage, and price point. The Real Estate Staging Association has found, overall, that staged homes sell “73% faster, on average, than their non-staged counterparts,” said The Mortgage Reports.

WRITTEN BY JAYMI NACIRI

As a Washington State Resident, How Do I Appeal My Property Assessment?

June 26, 2019 by Kathy Reichle Leave a Comment

Values have gone up dramatically in recent years, so you’ll want to know it’s all accurate.

Every week, Mansion Global poses a tax question to real estate tax attorneys. Here is this week’s question.

Q: I live in King County, Washington. I want to appeal my property assessment. How do I go about doing so?

A: This year’s notices of the assessed value of homes in King County, Washington, which includes Seattle and Bellevue, are mailed between May 2019 and November 2019, according to the Department of Assessments’ website.

Homeowners then have 60 days to file an appeal of the assessment, said Waverly Cassill, a real estate broker and the lead residential appeal specialist at Harley H. Hoppe & Associates, Inc., a property tax appeal firm based in Bellevue.

The effective tax rate in King County is .91%, according to Irvine, California-based ATTOM Data Solutions, and homeowners pay an average of $6,865 a year in property tax.

Residential property in Washington is taxed at 100% of its market value, Ms. Cassill said. And values have been going up about 1% a month in recent years, she added.

With that in mind, “you can assume that your value will go up by 12%” from one year to the next, she said. However, homeowners who don’t think they could sell their home at that assessed value can appeal.

For starters, if a mistake has been made in assessing the home, like if the square footage or other details have been recorded incorrectly, that should be brought to the attention of the Department of Assessments before starting an official appeal, according to its website.

Otherwise, the Department of Assessments allows homeowners to appeal either online or through the mail, Ms. Cassill said.

“You need to do the leg work and find the evidence in support of a reduction,” she explained. And it needs to be strong evidence, because the burden of proof is on the homeowner.

“Under Washington state law, the assessor is deemed correct,” she said. “That makes it really challenging…the proof has to be very strong.”

That evidence could be proof of the purchase price. If a homeowner made his or her purchase close to the end of the previous year, then the appraised value is not likely to go up very much. In that case, any large increase could be grounds for appeal, Ms. Cassill said.

Or a homeowner could have an independent appraisal or a realtor market analysis done, she noted. If either determined the assessed value to be too high, it would be useful for the appeal.

The step-by-step appeal process includes selecting comps—or recent comparable sales of homes in the same area—and stating the reasons for the appeal. Location, condition and amenities, as well as things like traffic and noise issues, are all part of the equation.

“There’s a lot involved when you’re looking at comparables,” according to Ms. Cassill.

After filing, homeowners will be notified by Board of Equalization that their appeal has been received. The Board of Equalization will ultimately determine if a reduction is warranted.

“But it’s not something that happens overnight,” Ms. Cassill said. “It can take six months, even up to a year….and by that time, you’ve already paid your taxes, so you’ll be getting a refund or a credit to the next year.”

BY V.L. HENDRICKSON | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 13, 2019 | MANSION GLOBAL

NWMLS Monthly Market Snapshot

June 12, 2019 by Kathy Reichle Leave a Comment

The 14th Annual FENDERS ON FRONT STREETCAR SHOW

June 12, 2019 by Kathy Reichle Leave a Comment

The 14^th Annual FENDERS ON FRONT STREETCAR SHOW – Always on Father’s Day!

This Father’s Day, hundreds of classic and vintage car owners from across the state will proudly show their vehicles along Front Street in historic downtown Issaquah.

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This Father’s Day, hundreds of classic and vintage car owners from across the state will proudly show their vehicles along Front Street in historic downtown Issaquah. This show is in its 14^hyear and attracts thousands of visitors from near and far who stroll along Front Street admiring beautiful vintage and classic cars and motorcycles. Visitors can expect a fun filled day with live music, food trucks, vendors and awards ceremony; the day afternoon with a cruise to the Triple XXX.

Cars will be parked along Front Street from Sunset to Gilman for this FREE car show. Vinyl Radio will be broadcasting classic rock favorites all day long; the Fabulous Roof Shakers will be performing vintage east coast R&B, the Legendary Lance Lambert, host of the Vintage Vehicle Show, author and vintage automobile expert, will be MC for the awards for Best of Show, Most Unique and Favorite Original, Classic, 50’s, 1950-1969, Post 1970, Foreign, Truck and Cuz it’s Cool.

EVENT SCHEDULE
7:00 – 11:00        Breakfast at the Eagles FOE3054 – cost $9
11:00–1:00          Judging – Judges will start visiting cars
11:00 -1:00          Live Music – TO BE ANNOUNCED @ NW Alder stage
2:00 pm Awards/trophy presentation – historic Shell Station 232 Front Street North
3:00 pm Cruise to Triple XXX

This is a rain or shine, all ages, family friendly event.

For more information contact us 425.391.1112 or events@downtownissaquah.com

Facebook: @DowntownIssaquahAssociation

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Donations help support the Downtown Issaquah Association and kids through the LEO Organization

Thank you to our sponsors including Evergreen Ford/Lincoln/Chevy, Rowley Properties, Fischer

Meats, Vinyl Radio, Talking Rain, KIND and Triple XXX Rootbeer

The mission of the Downtown Issaquah Association is to promote and enhance the vitality of historic Downtown Issaquah through programs and events that celebrate our unique culture.

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Household Income Distribution in the U.S. Visualized as 100 Homes

June 4, 2019 by Kathy Reichle Leave a Comment

Inequality in America has become a major talking point in recent years. For many people though, the concept of inequality – the idea that wealth is spread very thinly at the lower end of the socioeconomic ladder – is still an abstract concept.

There are over 125 million households in the United States, each with their own unique structure and financial situation, so understanding such a complex issue requires reducing it to proportions we can understand.

American Households as a Neighborhood

In the visualization above, American households are distilled down into 100 homes, then color-coded into $25,000 income increments.

One house is allocated for those making $300,000 and more per year. On the other end of the scale, we can see that 24 of the households earn $25,000 per year or less, and nearly half of the households have an annual income lower than $50,000.

Here is a more granular breakdown of numbers, this time from a slightly different data source (U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 Household Income Survey):

Income Bracket	Households (Millions)	Share of Total
Less than $15,000	14.1	11.2%
$15,000 – $24,999	12.1	9.6%
$25,000 – $34,999	11.9	9.4%
$35,000 – $49,999	16.3	12.9%
$50,000 – $74,999	21.5	17.0%
$75,000 – $99,999	15.5	12.3%
$100,000 – $149,999	17.8	14.1%
$150,000 – $199,999	8.3	6.6%
$200,000 and up	8.8	7.0%

Households between $35,000 and $100,000 are generally considered middle class. That said, the geographical location of where a household is located also makes a big difference.

The Power of Place

Not surprisingly, cost of living strongly influences your household’s place on the income spectrum.

In El Paso, Texas, a $50,000 income places a household of four people in the middle class. However, in a more expensive metro area, like San Diego, that same income lands your household in a lower income tier. Here’s a closer look at the cost of typical expenses in the two metros:

Expense	El Paso, TX	San Diego, CA	Cost difference
Home price	$239,285.67	$755,273.67	⬆︎ 216%
Apartment rent	$945.92	$1,961.55	⬆︎ 107%
Energy cost	$133.53	$213.96	⬆︎ 60%
Dentist visit	$89.08	$104.25	⬆︎ 17%
Coffee	$4.47	$5.39	⬆︎ 20%
Hamburger	$3.56	$4.35	⬆︎ 22%
Gasoline	$2.31	$3.31	⬆︎ 44%

Mixed Messages

The median household income in the U.S. continues setting new monthly records, and we’ve just seen this decade’s largest year-over-year increase in individual wages.

One side effect of this economic growth is that households in the top wage bracket – the well-appointed yellow square in our visualization – have a tendency to reap outsized rewards. So, for now, as America’s economy trends upward, so does its Gini Coefficient.

By: Nick Routley

Big-city growth slows across U.S. — but Seattle still ranks No. 2 in 2018

May 24, 2019 by Kathy Reichle Leave a Comment

Seattle’s decade of record-breaking growth may be slowing down, but it’s not done yet. There are still a lot more folks coming than going.

Census data released Thursday shows that from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2018, the city’s population grew by more than 15,000, bringing the total to 745,000.

That pencils out to a one-year increase of 2.1%, which ranks Seattle as the second-fastest growing among the 50 most-populous U.S. cities. We were just a fraction behind No. 1, Fort Worth, Texas.

Even so, Seattle is slowing down a little. One year earlier, from 2016 to 2017, the city added 19,000 people, achieving a growth rate of 2.7%. And the year before that, Seattle grew even faster, and ranked No. 1 in the nation. In fact, last year’s 2.1% growth rate was Seattle’s slowest since 2010, when the city was still feeling the effects of the nationwide recession.

So why is Seattle the second-fastest growing big city in the country (that’s the same position as last year) despite a slower population increase?

Because we were not alone in seeing a deceleration. The fastest growth rate recorded last year — Fort Worth’s 2.2% — is modest compared with the top cities in previous years this decade. And many of the big cities that had been growing rapidly are showing signs of slowing down. For example, 2017’s fastest-growing city, Atlanta, fell back to 15th place, its growth rate cut in half. And two former No. 1 cities — Austin, Texas, and Denver — have both seen growth drop significantly from their peaks.

But Seattle’s unprecedented population boom — even if it’s waning a bit — has been incredibly long-lasting. We have now ranked among the top 5 fastest-growing big cities for six consecutive years. And if you add up all the population gains since 2010, Seattle has grown by an amazing 22 percent, making us the fastest-growing big city of the decade. We overtook Austin for those bragging rights last year.

Among all U.S. cities last year, Phoenix had the largest numeric increase, at about 25,000, edging out last year’s No. 1, San Antonio, Texas. Seattle’s 15,000-person gain ranks fourth.

But not every big city is growing. In fact, the list of major cities that are losing people has been getting longer each year. In 2018, among the 50 largest cities, eleven shrank. Just five years earlier, in 2013, only two major cities saw one-year population declines (Detroit and Cleveland).

Last year, Baltimore shrank the most, losing more than one percent of its population. New York City had the biggest numeric decline, at about 40,000. And there’s a new addition to the shrinking-cities list — San Jose, California, which lost about 2,000 in population.

Also new: Tampa, Florida, debuted on the list of the 50 most-populous cities in 2018, bumping off Wichita, Kansas, in the process.

While Seattle may not be gaining population as fast as it was, it’s still blowing away the King County suburbs when it comes to growth. In fact, 2018 marks the third consecutive year that Seattle has added more people than all the King County suburbs combined. Excluding Seattle, the county grew by about 13,500 people last year, for a growth rate of a little less than 1 percent — less than half Seattle’s rate.

That said, there is one suburb that left Seattle in the dust: Redmond. With a 4.2% increase, it is the fastest-growing city in Washington, among those with at least 50,000 people. Redmond’s population now stands at 65,000.

Among the county’s other cities with at least 50,000 people, Bellevue grew by 1.5%, followed by Sammamish, at 1.1%. Kent, Kirkland, Auburn and Shoreline only saw small increases of less than one percent. Renton’s population was unchanged, and Federal Way and Burien shrank a little bit.

Seattle remains, of course, the state’s largest city, as well as the 18th largest city in the U.S. Spokane is still No. 2 in the state, and just slightly larger than Tacoma. Vancouver and Bellevue round out the top five, in that order. Bellevue’s population is now 148,000.

Just as Seattle is perennially Washington’s biggest city, the state’s smallest town also has no real competition. With a population of 50 — unchanged from the year before — that title goes to Krupp, in Grant County.

The second-smallest town, Lamont in Whitman County, increased its population from 74 to 76. That’s a growth rate of 2.7 percent — a little faster than Seattle’s.

Gene Balk

Seattle Times

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How Best To Invest In Real Estate In The Northwest

May 7, 2019 by Kathy Reichle Leave a Comment

The Northwest is one of the fastest-growing parts of the country, with home prices soaring as the supply of housing hasn’t kept up with demand.

Investing in such a rapidly changing environment is a challenge because we know from experience that such surges in growth never last. At some point demand will ebb, supply will increase, and prices (and rents) will level off—or even fall.

The area around Seattle has seen the most spectacular growth because of the expansion of the information technology sector—Amazon, Microsoft and many others. This sector now provides 6% of all local jobs, grew 7% in the past year, and provides 23% of local wages because of the high average annual pay, over $250,000.

Oregon and Idaho have had growth on a scale that’s only smaller in comparison, but that leads to similar problems for investors.

The best way to assess these markets is to first see where they are in the price cycle—that is, are they already over-priced? Is there a greater risk that prices will at some point actually come down? If so, your investment will need to be defensive as much as an opportunity for good returns. The table shows that in Seattle, Salem, Bend and Boise, prices are already more than 25% higher than the ‘income’ price. This means they’re over-priced. Another half dozen markets are in the 15% to 25% range, and at the rate prices increased in the past year they’ll soon be there as well.

Over-Priced Markets

If you plan to buy and hold a rental property for the next 10 or 20 years, you don’t care too much what will happen with home prices in the next five years—even if they do go down. Eventually they recover, though the recession showed that it can take a long time. Your greater concern is to have renters in your property if the local economy does go downhill. This means you need to invest in a price range where there are lots of renters right now, what we can call the “sweet spot.” This varies from market to market and from zip code to zip code, so you must do some homework with Census data.

You want to avoid high-end rentals in over-priced markets, because they’re most vulnerable in a down economy; don’t just buy a single-family home and rent it out at a high rate unless you also plan to flip it in the next few years. Instead, split a single-family into several rental units, which will take time and money but will give you better returns in the long run; or you can invest in apartments.

The table shows that the job situation in Seattle is very strong—jobs up 3.5% in the past year—so if you invest now it’s probably not yet the peak of the market. In Boise, on the other hand, job growth is now slower than six months ago and the very sharp increase in prices points toward a riskier situation.

Moderate Markets

Portland is a former high-growth market that may come to a soft landing. Three years ago home prices were rising 12% a year, last year just 5%. With jobs still increasing over 2% a year, which means demand continues to grow, it’s most likely that prices will stabilize but will not fall. In these conditions, investors must be very careful about the price they’re willing to pay for a property and shouldn’t count on appreciation to add to their return. Rents, on the other hand, can be expected to rise slowly, along with income.

Kennewick is a good bet for investors, even though it’s a smaller market and therefore more volatile. Job growth has been good, home prices are close to the “income” price, demand is strong, and home prices are low enough compared to rents that single-family homes can be rented out directly.

Low-Growth Markets

Spokane, Idaho Falls, Billings, Cheyenne—despite the occasional surge in home prices, demand in these markets is driven by job growth, which has been low. This means that the location of your rental property is even more important than usual. You’ll want to be near medical centers, colleges, government offices, revived downtown areas. And because there probably hasn’t been much recent construction of attractive properties, it makes sense to buy inexpensive homes to upgrade into a higher rental/sales bracket.

Wrap-Up

You can successfully invest in any market, but your strategy may be different in each one. The Northwest has a lot of markets that are tricky right now because of a surge in prices; that just means you need to prepare more for the downside. Dynamic markets are a challenge, but that’s often where the best opportunities can be found.

These features could boost your home’s sale price by over 30%

April 28, 2019 by Kathy Reichle Leave a Comment

A kitchen with top-end features like this is a dream to home buyers and sellers alike.

A new report from real-estate firm Zillow ZG, +0.44% found that home listings touting premium kitchen features sold for 30% or more above the expected price. To complete the analysis, Zillow examined the listing descriptions for 4.6 million home sales across the country that were on the market in 2017 and 2018, identifying specific features that led to a higher sales price or faster sale.

The biggest money-making features were steam ovens, wall ovens that pump in steam to cook food in a healthier manner. These netted a 34% sales premium, higher than any other feature. Of the 10 home features that generated the biggest boost in the home’s sales price, six were kitchen-related. These amenities included professional-grade appliances (32% premium) and wine cellars (31%), and “pot fillers,” attachments that extend a faucet so it’s easier to put water into a big pot (28%).

‘Having a steam oven, a heated floor or other luxury features in the home is a signal that there is more than the home’s basic features at play.’

—Skylar Olsen, director of economic research at Zillow

Money-making features that weren’t specific to food and drink included steam showers, a “garage studio” and heated floors.

Home feature	Sales premium
Steam oven	34%
Professional appliance	32%
Wine cellar	31%
Steam shower	31%
Pot filler faucet	28%
Shed/Garage studio	27%
Heated floor	26%
Waterfall countertop	26%
Outdoor kitchen	25%
Prep sink	24.1%

Generally, faster sales were associated with properties that had features that have been popularized by remodeling shows on television, such as open shelving (11 days faster than expected) and subway tile (10 days faster).

For buyers of starter homes, a slightly different set of amenities had more appeal. The No. 1 feature among these properties were free-standing bathtubs — properties with these sold for a whopping 59% above asking price.

The “Chip and Joanna Gaines Effect” — a reference to the hosts of the HGTV show “Fixer Upper” — is also still in full-swing: Craftsman features prompted starter-level homes to sell for 38% above their expected price. Other popular features in starter homes include pizza ovens (47% premium) and coffered ceilings (32% premium).

Home feature	Sales premium for starter homes
Free-standing bathtub	59%
Pot filler	49%
Wine cellar	47%
Pizza oven	47%
Solar panel	40%
Prep sink	39%
Craftsman	38%
Dual range oven	36%
Coffered ceiling	32%
Mid-century	32%

These amenities, however, don’t boost a home’s selling price singlehandedly. Indeed, most home improvement projects don’t even recoup their full costthrough a higher resale value.

Rather, these features — when identified in the home’s listing description — can act as a signal to buyers that the property is in good condition.

“If you have these features, flaunt them,” said Skylar Olsen, director of economic research at Zillow. “Having a steam oven, a heated floor or other luxury features in the home is a signal that there is more than the home’s basic features at play. These homes are special. They likely come with an elevated design sense and the extra touches valued by home shoppers who can afford the best.”

Zillow shares are up 16.4% year-to-date. Comparatively, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.31% is up 12.4% and the S&P 500 SPX, +0.47% is up 14.6%.

The Next Big Things in Smart Home

A check engine light for the home.

An extra set of ears.

The car as an extension of the home.

Virtual caregiving.

AI-enhanced home security.

An Insider’s Look at the Reality of Home Staging

Home Staging: Buyers’ Agent Perspective

Home Staging: Sellers’ Agent Perspective

Buyer Expectations

The real effect of staging

As a Washington State Resident, How Do I Appeal My Property Assessment?

Values have gone up dramatically in recent years, so you’ll want to know it’s all accurate.

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Household Income Distribution in the U.S. Visualized as 100 Homes

American Households as a Neighborhood

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How Best To Invest In Real Estate In The Northwest

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