On November 13th I attended the 2008 Economic Forecast at the Convention Center. Aren’t economists delightful folk? The two very qualified economists provided information to enlighten, encourage, discourage, frighten and even totally dull one’s senses. But let me give you the run down… (read more)

Statistics are sometimes cold and meaningless. The inevitable question I am asked is “how’s the market?” I could give you all the statistics but numbers on a page don’t tell you what is really happening with Spokane area real estate.

Here’s my insight based on the professional chatter and my daily experiences: (read more)

Spokane’s market has been most interesting. If you have watched my listing web pages you will note that I have good properties for sale. Differing price ranges-none that would be categorized as “jumbo”. Here’s my opinion-the houses that sell quickly are priced just under their neighboring competitors, and they are clean. No clutter, good condition top to bottom. What this means is that there are buyers making good purchases. (read more)

Here’s the question: why do people choose their agent based on lies, puffed up values, and promises that are never going to be fulfilled? With so many new Realtors entering the market against the odds of success, how can good Realtors serve the consumer? (read more)