Insights That Matter
Practical analysis, market perspective, and real strategies for homeowners and investors across the Pacific Northwest.
Where are you in your real estate journey?
Five stages of ownership, the one number that matters at each, and the mistake each stage invites.
Read More 4 min readHave You Captured the Premium You Hoped For?
The honest math on a decade of King County gains, and what a win already banked is worth.
Read More 5 min readWhat 51 Days on Market Actually Means
Inventory up 16.9 percent and buyers negotiating again. What the June numbers do and do not say.
Read More 5 min readThe 18-Year Cycle Says 2026. Here Is What the Data Says.
Harrison called 1990 and 2008, and now names 2026. The theory, its critics, and the local data.
Read More 5 min readRent it out or sell it: the number most landlords never calculate
We ran honest numbers on 580 King County rentals. The median cash return on equity surprised us.
Read More 5 min readWho Is Your Buyer in 2027?
16,600 tech workers affected while $725B pours into AI. Both columns of the story, held at once.
Read More 5 min readTen Questions Puget Sound Owners Should Be Able to Answer in 2026
A checklist for a negotiating market. None of the ten has a right answer; every one has your answer.
Read More 5 min readWhat Would You Actually Walk Away With?
A $900,000 sale and a $530,925 check can be the same transaction. Every line, itemized.
Read More 5 min readSelling a rental with tenants in place in Washington
Tenant in place or vacant first? Two buyer pools, two pricing lenses, one Washington rulebook.
Read More 5 min readThe 1031 clock starts before you sell
45 days to identify, 180 to close, and both clocks start the day your sale does. Plan backward.
Read More 5 min readAs-Is, Selective Repairs, or a Full Launch?
Which repairs pay you back, which do not, and what each of the three sale paths trades for its price.
Read More 5 min readThe Un-Inversion: The Quiet Part of the Yield Curve Story
The famous recession gauge just un-inverted. Why the quiet phase is the part historians watch.
Read More 5 min readUncertainty Is Not a Forecast
Four research shops, four different 2026 forecasts. The case for knowing your own numbers instead.
Read More 5 min readRead This Before Listing Your Home
Five things worth knowing before you sign a listing agreement in Washington. Numbers first.
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