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Market News Numbers to Know 3/23/26: Why Mortgage Rates Are Rising Again This is the latest in a series of videos with Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker, where he delivers the key economic numbers to follow to keep you well-informed about what’s going on in the real estate market. The first news this week is that the Federal Reserve did not cut interest rates at their meeting […]
Living The Housing Market Works Best in the Open. Washington Just Proved It. When Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6091 into law today, banning the marketing of residential properties to exclusive groups of buyers or brokers, he sent a clear message: transparency matters. This bill didn’t emerge from political theory or academic debate. It arose from a real tension in the real estate industry: whether openness […]
Market News Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 3/11/26 Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the February 2026 data from the Northwest MLS. We are now on the cusp of the busy spring selling season, and the data so far in 2026 point to a market that’s relatively balanced for buyers … for […]
Market News Numbers to Know 2/18/26: The Latest Economic & Housing Update This is the latest in a series of videos with Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker, where he delivers the key economic numbers to follow to keep you well-informed about what’s going on in the real estate market. I’ll start with some bad news and some good news from the latest jobs report. The first number […]
Market News Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 2/4/26 Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the January 2026 data from the Northwest MLS. So far in 2026, the housing market is still in the grips of a winter slowdown. Across the Northwest MLS, there were 7% fewer closed home sales than in January […]
Market News Fourth Quarter Regional Real Estate Report This is a recurring series of blog posts taking a closer look at the U.S. economy and several major regional markets in Windermere’s nine-state footprint. Updates will be released on a quarterly basis. Economic Overview Last year did not deliver the hoped-for breakout from the low-sales housing market that has persisted since interest rates skyrocketed […]
Market News Numbers to Know 1/14/26: Mortgage Rates Are Moving, Here’s What to Know This is the latest in a series of videos with Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker, where he delivers the key economic numbers to follow to keep you well-informed about what’s going on in the real estate market. 2026 is already proving to be a busy news year for the housing market, starting with our first […]
Market News Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 12/10/25 Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the November 2025 data from the Northwest MLS. This November, the Washington housing market continued with its normal seasonal cooldown. And compared to last year, this month looked particularly cool, because 2024 featured an especially strong fourth quarter, […]
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Market News Six Predictions for 2026 The following is a summary of Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker’s six predictions for the U.S. housing market and economy in 2026. He goes into more detail about his predictions in the video below. 1. Existing Home Sales Will Pick Up (Barely) Home sales have hovered near generational lows for three years. While a sharp […]
Market News The Latest Numbers to Know 11/19/25: Jobs, Housing, & Rates This is the latest in a series of videos with Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker, where he delivers the key economic numbers to follow to keep you well-informed about what’s going on in the real estate market. The first number to know this week: 4%. That is how much higher unemployment claims are than this […]
Market News Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 11/6/2025 Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the October 2025 data from the Northwest MLS.   This October, the Washington housing market began its usual seasonal shift into the cooler 4th quarter. Compared to last year, it looked particularly cool, because last October saw a […]
Market News Numbers to Know 10/22/25: The Latest on Jobs, Housing & Mortgage Rates This is the latest in a series of videos with Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker, where he delivers the key economic numbers to follow to keep you well-informed about what’s going on in the real estate market. The government has shut down, and that means most government data publication has paused as well. The monthly […]
Market News Housing Market Cools Alongside Economy in Third Quarter This is the first in a recurring series of blog posts taking a closer look at the U.S. economy and several major regional markets in Windermere’s nine-state footprint. Updates will be released on a quarterly basis. Economic Overview After a slow spring, the U.S. housing market cooled further this summer, with price gains leveling off […]
Market News Numbers to Know 9/18/25: Why the Fed Cut Rates & What It Means for Housing This is the latest in a series of videos with Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker, where he delivers the key economic numbers to follow to keep you well-informed about what’s going on in the real estate market. The Fed has finally started cutting. The two big questions are: Why? And now what? I’ll start with […]
Market News Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 9/8/25 Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the August 2025 data from the Northwest MLS. This summer, the local market has decisively swung in buyers’ favor, as home sellers around Washington have had to contend with both softening demand, and more abundant competing listings. That’s […]
Market News Numbers to Know 8/21/25: Inventory Up, Prices Down, and Rates Easing This is the latest in a series of videos with Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker, where he delivers the key economic numbers to follow to keep you well-informed about what’s going on in the real estate market. I’ll start this month by checking in on our most important barometer of the housing market: inventory. Active […]
Market News Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 8/6/25 Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the July 2025 data from the Northwest MLS. After a bit of a roller coaster in the second quarter following the April rollout of Trump’s tariffs, July just looked slow and steady, especially in sales: We saw 4% […]
Market News Numbers to Know 7/22/25: Inventory Slows, Inflation Rises: What It Means for Buyers and Sellers This is the latest in a series of videos with Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker, where he delivers the key economic numbers to follow to keep you well-informed about what’s going on in the real estate market.   This month I’ll take a closer look at inventory, which is our best barometer of whether the […]
Market News Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 7/7/25 Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the June 2025 data from the Northwest MLS. Here are the four key metrics I watch to track supply and demand in the market: closed and pending sales, which tell us a lot about demand; and listings – […]
Market News Numbers to Know 6/25/25: Inventory Levels Are Up, So Why Are Home Sales Flat? This is the latest in a series of videos with Windermere Principal Economist Jeff Tucker where he delivers the key economic numbers to follow to keep you well-informed about what’s going on in the real estate market. I’ll be starting this month by checking in on one of the most important numbers for the real […]

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