Living How to Decorate a Rental Abiding by rental rules is important, but so is style and making a house feel more like a home. Thus, we’ve put together a little list for you to help personalize your home, while still insuring you get your security deposit back by the end of it.
More Condo, Town Home or Single Family Home? When it comes to your dream home, you have options! Condos, town homes and single family homes are all great opportunities to invest in a place to live to match your lifestyle. Consider what home style is right for you by asking yourself the following questions:
More Introducing the New Windermere Ad Campaign: #YourStoryIsOurStory We love nothing more than hearing the remarkable stories about your homeownership journey and how your real estate agent helped you start the next chapter of your life. That's why we launched the #YourStoryIsOurStory campaign, as it really speaks to the heart of what makes Windermere special: our agents and the amazing relationships they cultivate with you, their clients.
More Should You Buy or Should You Rent? Do you dream of owning your own home? Or are you happy to rent a place where a landlord takes care of all your home issues? There are pros and cons of both renting and owning your home. Here are some issues to consider if you are on the fence:
Buying #YourStoryIsOurStory: Paradise Found. Paradise Lost. Paradise … SOLD! The ups and downs are thankfully behind us now. The boxes are unpacked and the pups are contently settled in. The kitchen is awaft with aromas of home cooking and the fridge now has chilled glasses ready for a cold brew on a Friday night. I look back on the past three months as an adventure that wouldn't have happened without my spark, nor without the care and ability of our agent Tyler.
More Windermere Offices Gear Up for Back-To-School As students wrapped up their summer vacations and got ready to head back to school, our Windermere offices were busy collecting back-to-school supplies for low-income and homeless students. Thanks to their efforts, thousands of children will have the tools they need to be successful and start the school year with dignity. We are very grateful to everyone involved.
More Questions to Ask Yourself when You’re Thinking about Selling When you make the decision to sell your home, the end goal is to get the best price and most favorable terms in a time-frame that meets your needs. But before the sign goes up in your front yard, there’s a lot to be done to get you and your home in prime selling condition.
More #YourStoryIsOurStory: Finding the Best Place to Play Jayden and loyal pal Marley needed more space to play. With the help of Windermere Kennewick, they found the right place to roam and grow.
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More 7 Helpful Back to School Organization Ideas The new school year is almost here! Worried about your home staying in tip-top shape during busy school days? Make the back to school transition a breeze by keeping your family and your home organized. From a menu board to a daily closet organizer, stay on track with these helpful tips and tricks that you can DIY at home!
More The Windermere Foundation Wildfire Fund The Windermere Foundation is now accepting donations to support the families that have been affected by wildfires. One hundred percent of the funds designated to the Windermere Foundation Wildfire Fund will go to local organizations that are providing immediate assistance to those who are affected by the fires.
More How to Get Started on Your Home Search Whatever your reasons for buying, finding the right home in the perfect neighborhood, and at a cost that is within your budget, is no small task. But if you do your research and approach the process with confidence, you are much more likely to emerge at the end of the day with a house you'll be proud to call home.
More #YourStoryIsOurStory: When selling the family home is like saying goodbye to a member of your family Homes hold some of our most sacred memories. Nancy Chapin helps her clients pass along the torch to the next family. "When people hand me the keys at the end of a conversation, I know it's not about the keys, it's not even about the house. It's about the legacy. It's about the history. It's about passing on a life to the next person, the next family, the next generation."
Market News Oregon and Southwest Washington Real Estate Market Update The Oregon economy has regained its traditional job growth advantage relative to the nation with employment growth running about one percent higher than a typical state. With the expansion in employment—in concert with rising wages—the economy appears to be in good shape. Although not yet at full employment, the direction is very positive.
Market News Will Millennials be ‘Perma-renters’? There has been a lot of buzz in the news recently suggesting that millennials will forever be renters and not homeowners. Reasons for this theory include amenities that apartments offer, flexibility when it comes to moving and changing jobs, and inability to afford a home given the crushing student debt load many are carrying. So will this be the renter generation? Let’s take a look at the data.
More You Found Your Dream Home, Now What? You’ve found the home you can see yourself living in, now what? There are several steps to the buying process you will go through before you can officially call it your own.
More #YourStoryIsOurStory: A Unique Challenge Every family has unique needs to fulfill when searching for their forever home. But 3,000 action figures is more unique than most. See how the Stevens family, and Windermere agent Marguerite Giguere, found the perfect home.
More August Perspectives Every year there’s some aspect of the real estate market that becomes a focal point for the media. Most recently, it’s whether or not this hyper-paced, multiple-offer real estate market is heading towards another housing bubble. To explore this further, we’d like to introduce Windermere’s new Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner:
More August Maintenance Guide August is a great month to enjoy the last part of summer. Days are hot, flowers are in bloom, and many people choose August as the perfect month to leave on one last summer holiday before the busy fall begins. If you enjoy working in the garden, you’ll find that August is a great time of year to harvest fruits and vegetables, trim back foliage and tend the soil.
Market News Western Washington Real Estate Market Update Washington state appears to be pretty much firing on all cylinders with annual employment growth well above 100,000 and the unemployment rate trending down toward 5%. A ll in all, it’s difficult to f ind something to worry about at the moment.
More Are You Ready to Buy Your First Home? Buying a home can be both exciting and a little bit scary all at the same time; however the goal for most buyers is to end up with a place you love at a price you can afford. With that in mind, here are some tips to help: