Sam DeBord

The inventory of homes for sale recently on Lake Washington has been lower than we've seen in years.  While there have been up to 200 homes available during busier selling seasons, we're down to just 74 homes on the lake listed for sale currently.  That number is under where we were one year ago ...

We've been talking a lot about the lack of inventory in the Greater Seattle real estate market.  The shrinking number of homes available for sale has not only affected the overall market, but it seems to be having a significant effect on the waterfront inventory as well. "Months of Inventory" is ...

Schools in Seattle and on the Eastside are lauded year-in and year-out by news organizations ranking "college-readiness" and other educational outcomes.  Once again in 2013, schools in Bellevue took home the bulk of Washington's top spots, with schools in Seattle, Kirkland, and on the Islands bri...

As the Spring housing market heats up, home buyers are coming out of the gates with the competition for homes on their minds.  Just in time to whet their appetites, the Nationwide Open House weekend arrives April 20-21 (see previous article, Nationwide Crowded House). Sparse inventory has been th...

The Nationwide Open House weekend, organized by Realtor organizations across the country, has been a highly-successful effort to get out a large crowd of motivated buyers for the past few years.  The event has generated up to 350,000 open houses in the same weekend, and a great opportunity for ho...

An interesting trend is popping up among home seekers who are frustrated by the lack of inventory in our market and across the country.  Buyers are increasingly enlisting their real estate agents to contact homeowners whose homes are not listed for sale--essentially trying to entice homeowners in...

Home prices in the Seattle metro have been rising significantly over the past 18 months, but King County's most-recent home sales are surprising even the most-bullish forecasters in our market.  As lack of inventory continues to create bidding wars locally, home prices have been pushed up to a me...

New college graduates are often focused on two big things:  moving into their own place, and getting a good job after graduation.  A new study by Rent.com ranked cities across the U.S., based on their friendliness to new college graduates' most pressing needs.  While some grads buy homes right aw...

The good news emanating from housing markets across the U.S. is bleeding into the distressed portions of those same market.  As prices have begun rising and inventories have remained low, we've seen the equity of homeowners increasing and sellers finding more confidence. Many potential sellers wh...

Homes for sale across the country are selling faster and faster, according to new statistics.  USA Today and Realtor Magazine are reporting that demand for homes is outstripping the supply of new inventory in many of the country's hottest markets. Seattle's lack of inventory is becoming a standar...