It is a bit of a buyer’s market in many areas, and some good deals are to be had!
In general, houses for sale are spending longer times on the market than in recent years, and some areas are showing signs of prices coming down. Buyers: sellers who need to sell quickly are selling low. Sellers: Fear not, you can add value to your property and negotiate in creative and
tangible ways.  
The mortgage market and interest rates are contributing factors to this market change.  (Please see the next article for mortgage market info.)
Still the house value trend in Seattle is good news. According to the Seattle Times, in the 2nd quarter of 2007, Washington State led the nation with 5 cities in the top 20 for appreciation, with the Seattle/Bellevue/Everett areas up 9.89%,
“Washington State led the nation with the number of cities in the top 20 for appreciation with five. In order, there are: Wenatchee (up 23.54 percent), Longview (up 13.6 percent), Seattle/Bellevue/Everett (up 9.89 percent), Tacoma (up 9.34 percent) and Spokane (up 9.3 percent). And, the state had no cities in the bottom 20, which were located primarily in California and Florida.”  Seattle Times
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——-Lynette and Larry