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Hi All (or is it just me right now?)

Welcome to my BLOG!

I'll be posting comments and narratives and possibly even long-winded passages about the real estate market around the Puget Sound area. For those of you not familiar with what that means, that's most of the western part of Washington state and centered around the Emerald City - Seattle.

Did you know that the Seattle area continues to blossom wth regards to pricing - even though inventory is up? ...an unusual phenomenon, but when you take into account the HUGE growth in jobs in the area (Microsoft, Boeing and hi-tech in general) it makes a little more sense.

However, it is slowing a bit. As we move into the winter, I'm seeing a lot more price reductions than new listings on a regular basis (past 24 hours: 556 new listings and 605 price reductions!) and more inventory is available than has been normal these past few years. People are starting to take their time to buy and are starting to enjoy the luxury of NEGOTIATING a purchase, rather than being dictated to by a seller.

Brash Prediction: A lot of newer agents who don't "get" how to negotiate are going to be lost in this market...

I have a BUNCH of stats that I will share with y'all if you'd like (I might do it anyway!) and those stats aren't your normal cup of tea - they're different...

Anyway, I'd rather keep this one short and sweet as I have some business to attend to!

Cheers,