Adam Crocker's (adamcrocker) Blog

 Monday’s Memorial Day in Olympia capped a weekend that definitely felt like summer was close at hand. Actual summer may not arrive in Olympia until the summer solstice on June 20, but especially in years like this one, when Monday’s holiday is also just two days removed from the start of hurrica...

 Those of us who keep abreast of where Olympia’s home loan interest rates are likely to head haven’t had much to keep track of lately. By the end of last week, that was beginning to change.Ever since the Federal Reserve’s single boost in their Fed Funds rate by a quarter of a percent last Decembe...

 It’s a great feeling to assist clients on the great adventure of discovering and landing their new Lacey home. The final part of the real estate sale comes with the closing, where the papers are executed and house keys handed over.Virtually all of my Lacey real estate sales proceed to closing wi...

 While reading a real estate magazine article about “the pros and cons of buying during the peak selling season,” I was fairly certain (as you probably would be) that, one way or another, the cons wouldn’t outweigh the pros. Lacey’s peak selling season is certainly prime time whenever there are h...

 Thoughtful Olympia investors find themselves in an increasingly uncertain environment. Although the official cost of living numbers indicate that inflation isn’t much of an issue, few Olympia residents who mind the family budget are convinced. Even if that were currently the case, even fewer thi...

 The debate continues about whether open houses are effective for marketing Olympia homes. Yes, sales do still originate from them, but the percentages have been declining since social media and online listings changed the way Olympia prospects look for their next home.Whether an open house is li...

 The headline had to stop everyone who even glanced at Bloomberg’s Technology section: Olympia readers (even those who are relatively gimmick-immune) would have been hard pressed to pass up last Wednesday’s Bloomberg Technology headline: “Can This Real Estate Gimmick Save the World?”Whether the s...

 This is sort of fun: Mortgage rates, Lacey home loan applicants and soon-to-be-applicants should be delighted to hear, went down again last week. The national average quoted in the Washington Post notched down to 3.61% on a 30-year fixed loan, down from blah blah blah…You will probably not be su...

 There is a useful new way to approach preparing your home for sale—one that few Lacey homeowners would have found practical just a few years ago.To start with, the rate at which consumer technology is changing can be maddening— even if most of the changes improve how things work. At this point, ...

When we are keeping tabs on Olympia’s real estate scene, it’s only natural to go directly to the portion of the market we are most connected to. If we are a renter or investor, our eye is drawn to trends affecting that segment. Olympia home sellers (or potential home sellers) can be counted on to...