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BN Real Estate Broker Advantages

BN Real Estate Broker Advantages

BN Real Estate Broker Advantages

The real estate industry is going through significant changes. It is progressing and evolving. Zillow, Redfin, and CoStar –– will continue to increase their influence on the industry. As profit margins shrink, pressure on other brokerages, large and small, will increase. Brokerages will pass this pressure on to individual brokers. Combine this with too many buyers for too few homes for sale. Challenging times await our industry. BN Real Estate broker advantages are described in this post.
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Seattle’s chaotic and robust real estate market

Seattle real estate market

How robust is Seattle’s real estate market? Consider these recent stats. 

  • The median sale price of a home in Seattle rose by 26.1% from the previous year. It was $737,800 at the end of May 2021. 
  • Almost seventy percent of properties in the Greater Seattle area sold for considerably higher than the asking price. 
  • On average, it took only five days to sell a house. 
  • The median listing price of a home was $765,000, and the median sale price was $856,800. 

Is that robust enough?

However, this chaotic real estate market has softened a bit in recent weeks. It is taking a little longer for a house to sell. There are also more price reductions. BTW, we now use more exotic words like refreshed pricing or improved price rather than a good old price reduction.
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How to get your house ready to sell for the top dollars that the market will support?

get your house ready to sell

If you pay any attention to the housing market news, you know that we are currently amidst one of the strongest sellers’ markets. It has slowed down a bit in recent weeks. It is difficult to determine if it is the usual summer slowdown or if the market has run out of steam. This article is about how to get your house ready to sell, regardless of the market demands. Seller’s or buyer’s market, you must present your home as best as possible to get the highest price.

The optimum lead time to start preparing your house to sell is three to six months, depending upon repairs and improvements that might be needed. The more time you allow yourself to prepare, the easier and more cost-effective it will be for you. 
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What is my home worth?

What is my home worth

Live graphs give you current data

What is my home worth? This question is the first step when people start to think about selling their house. Having the most current and up-to-date data about recent activity is crucial to answering this question. This blog post is unique. It includes live graphs that show you the last twelve months’ data for Redmond, Sammamish, Kirkland, and Bellevue. If you require more extensive data, please reach out and we will get you what you seek. A broader picture shows that the demand for homes increased significantly starting in the summer, while the supply went down a lot, mostly due to homeowners are not eager to sell during COVID-19 unless there is a dire need to do so.
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