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Seller Resources Questions to Ask a Real Estate Agent Before Listing Most sellers interview only one agent. Here’s why that’s a mistake — and exactly what to ask when you do sit down with one. Choosing a listing agent is one of the most financially significant decisions you’ll make in this process. The difference between an agent who prices your home correctly on day one and […]
Buyer Resources Property Tax Rates in King County Cities 2026 Buyers ask me all the time: “What are the property taxes going to be on this house?” It’s a fair question, and the answer matters more than most people realize when they’re focused on the purchase price and interest rate. On a $700,000 home, the difference between buying in Auburn and buying in Issaquah works […]
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Seller Resources Washington State Real Estate Excise Tax (REET): Seller Guide Before you sign anything at closing, you need to know about one tax most sellers don’t think about until it’s too late. Most sellers in King County spend months thinking about list price, staging, and what to do with the proceeds. REET — Washington’s Real Estate Excise Tax — rarely gets a mention until the […]
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Seller Resources Bridge Loans in Washington State: 2026 Guide for Sellers How move-up sellers in King County use bridge loans to buy their next home before selling, and when a HELOC is the smarter play. You found the next house. Bigger yard, better layout, the right school zone. There’s just one problem: your down payment is locked up in the home you’re still living in. This […]
Seller Resources WA Millionaires’ Tax 2026: What It Means for King County Home Sellers Washington State just passed a 9.9% tax on household income over $1 million. If you own a home in Sammamish, Issaquah, or Bellevue, you’ve probably seen the headlines. And you may be wondering whether selling your home just got a lot more expensive. The short answer NO. Here’s why. What Washington’s New Tax Laws Actually […]
Seller Resources HELOC vs. Cash-Out Refinance: King County Guide 2026 Most King County homeowners are sitting on well over six figures of equity. Here’s how to use it without giving up the mortgage rate you fought for. If you bought your home in King County more than a few years ago, you’re probably wealthier than you think. The typical American homeowner with a mortgage is […]
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Seller Resources Contingent Offer Guide: King County WA 2026 A step-by-step guide for move-up sellers who need to buy their next home before the current one closes — and how to make a seller say yes. If you own a home in King County and you need to buy your next place before you sell, you already know the problem. You can’t really afford […]
Buyer Resources King County Housing Market Forecast 2026 Reviewed July 2026. For this month’s actual numbers, city by city, see the live East + South King County Market Update — updated every week. The King County housing market has shifted. After three years of near-frantic competition, rising inventory, softening prices in some sub-markets, and mortgage rates that have settled (but not dropped) are […]
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Seller Resources How to Read a CMA: King County Seller Guide Two agents. Same house. Two completely different prices. Here’s how to tell which one is right. Most sellers in King County interview two or three agents before listing. They get a CMA from each one. And more often than not, those CMAs land in different places — sometimes by $20,000, sometimes by $80,000. Then comes […]
Seller Resources How to Price Your Home to Sell in King County 2026 Getting the price right from day one is the single biggest decision you will make as a seller. Here’s exactly how to do it in today’s King County market. The Market Has Shifted — And Pricing Has to Shift With It A few years ago, you could price a King County home at the top […]
Seller Resources Empty Nester Downsizing Guide: King County WA 2026   You raised your family in that house. Now it’s time to figure out what comes next. The kids are gone. The guest rooms sit empty most of the year. You are mowing a lawn, heating rooms, and paying property taxes on square footage you stopped using years ago. If that sounds familiar, you are […]
Seller Resources Rent Out vs. Sell Your King County Home: The Real Math Should you become a landlord or cash out? Here’s the real math King County homeowners need before making this call. If you’ve been sitting on a home in Renton, Kent, Auburn, or anywhere in South or East King County, you’ve probably had this thought: what if I just rented it out instead of selling? Especially […]
Seller Resources Selling a Home in Kent WA in 2026: What Inventory Really Means for Your Price Kent Market Snapshot — March 2026 Median sale price: $732,500 · Days on market: 8 days · List price ratio: 100% · Months of supply: 2.2. If you’re thinking about selling, text me at 253-350-0045 and I’ll run a comparable sales report on your home. If you’re thinking about selling a home in Kent WA […]
Seller Resources How to Prepare Your Home for Sale in King County You don’t need to spend a fortune. You need to spend smart — and start early enough to do it right. Most sellers I talk to ask me the same question: “How much do I need to do before I list?” My answer is always the same: less than you think, but more intentionally than […]
Sammamish Should I Downsize My Sammamish Home? A Local Agent’s Guide   One question I hear constantly from Sammamish homeowners: “Greg, I have a 3% mortgage rate. Am I crazy to sell?” The way the question gets asked tells me everything. There’s guilt in it. Like they’re about to throw money away. Here’s what I know from 9+ years of field work evaluating properties across King […]
Seller Resources Selling a Home in Federal Way WA 2026: What Sellers Need to Know   Selling a home in Federal Way WA in 2026 requires understanding something that has nothing to do with Federal Way directly. In the last four weeks of March, mortgage rates jumped 40 basis points because of events in Iran and oil price volatility. The Federal Reserve didn’t do it. The King County market didn’t […]
Seller Resources Capital Gains on Home Sales in Washington State: What King County Sellers Need to Know   Most King County sellers I work with are sitting on a lot of equity. A home bought in Sammamish for $450,000 in 2015 might be worth $850,000 today. That’s $400,000 in gains. The first question I get when we start talking about selling is almost always: “How much of that do I owe in […]

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