According to the RE/MAX national housing report, which is a survey of 53 metro areas, October sales were up 9.0% from last year.  Most real estate brokers will tell you that as we settle in for winter and the Christmas holidays, that the market slows down.  The RE/MAX CEO commented that she believed home sales are in line with levels last year and will hold up through the winter months.

 

On a local perspective, your friendly RE/MAX and redballoonagent.com brokers have been observing an increase in buyers looking and making offers, and houses that are listed being sold.  In fact, the activity is more like real estate in the spring than real estate from Thanksgiving to Christmas.  Good prices, motivated sellers, and incredibly low interest rates are part of the market here in the Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, JBLM, Fort Lewis, and Greater South Puget Sound area.

For more information about the RE/MAX national housing report, it is available on line by clicking here

 

Vicki