May 29, 2015
10 Tips for Senior Citizens Downsizing Homes or Moving
Posted in Selling by Gentle Giants
Moving senior citizens, retirees, and the elderly is emerging as a specialty service as baby-boomers are faced with downsizing themselves while simultaneously transitioning their parents to one of the many types of senior housing. Below you will find Gentle Giant Moving Company‘s helpful 10 Tips for Moving Seniors:
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May 28, 2015
Inside the Vacation Home Boom
Posted in Buying by Sonja Riveland
The value of most people’s primary home has gone up significantly in the past few years, giving them more confidence to extend their real estate investment to a second home. Increased net worth from the strong stock market, along with low interest rates, have made buying a second home more feasible. Many baby boomers are shopping for a place to vacation at now, and retire to later.
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May 14, 2015
Windermere Foundation Quarterly Report Q1 2015
Posted in Windermere Foundation by Christine Wood
Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, the Windermere Foundation was able to provide over $410,000 dollars in support during the first quarter of this year to organizations that help low-income and homeless families throughout the Western U.S.
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May 14, 2015
Oregon and Southwest Washington Real Estate Market Update
Posted in Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
First quarter had 10,269 home sales, which is an annual increase of 16.9%.
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May 06, 2015
Western Washington Real Estate Market Update
Posted in Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
This speedometer reflects the state of the region’s housing market using housing inventory, price gains, sales velocities, interest rates, and larger economic factors. As you can see, we are still very clearly in the midst of a seller’s market, and unless we see a significant increase in listings, it will remain that way for the foreseeable future.
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