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2026 Second 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 At the start of the second quarter, new geopolitical turmoil threatened to derail an expected rebound in housing market activity. […]
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Numbers to Know 7/15/26: Global Events Continue to Shape Housing

Hi, I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and these are the numbers to know right now. The first number to know this month: $78. That is the price of a barrel of oil as of July 13, and it’s $10 higher than just one week earlier, when it had fallen into the […]
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Numbers to Know 6/18/26: The Market’s Latest Plot Twist

Hi, I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and these are the numbers to know, right now. The first number to know this month: $78. That is the current price of a barrel of oil as of June 16, after falling about $30 in just the last month. Much of that decline follows […]
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Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 6/4/26

Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the May 2026 data from the Northwest MLS. As we approach the end of the spring selling season, we can now say it was a bit disappointing for sellers. On the flipside, that means this summer will likely […]

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Market News 2026 Second 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 At the start of the second quarter, new geopolitical turmoil threatened to derail an expected rebound in housing market activity. […]

Market News Numbers to Know 7/15/26: Global Events Continue to Shape Housing Hi, I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and these are the numbers to know right now. The first number to know this month: $78. That is the price of a barrel of oil as of July 13, and it’s $10 higher than just one week earlier, when it had fallen into the […]

Market News Numbers to Know 6/18/26: The Market’s Latest Plot Twist Hi, I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and these are the numbers to know, right now. The first number to know this month: $78. That is the current price of a barrel of oil as of June 16, after falling about $30 in just the last month. Much of that decline follows […]

Market News Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 6/4/26 Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the May 2026 data from the Northwest MLS. As we approach the end of the spring selling season, we can now say it was a bit disappointing for sellers. On the flipside, that means this summer will likely […]

Market News Numbers to Know 5/21/26: The Forces Impacting Today’s Housing Market Hi, I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and these are the numbers to know, right now. The first number to know this month: $108. That is the current price of a barrel of oil as of May 19, and it is still dramatically elevated from its price range below $60 before the […]

Market News Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 5/7/26 Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the April 2026 data from the Northwest MLS. We are now in the heart of the spring selling season, and it is shaping up to be a little quieter than last year’s spring. Across the Northwest MLS, there […]

Market News 2026 First 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 At the end of February, the spring housing market appeared poised for a rebound. Mortgage rates dipped below 6% for […]

Market News Numbers to Know 4/13/26: Global Tensions Drive Rates & Market Shifts 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 month: $115. That was the level that price of a barrel of […]

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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, […]

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 […]