Adam Crocker's (adamcrocker) Blog

 One reason why Tumwater real estate commentators like to offer quizzes is to make readers feel good about how much they know. Being that Tumwater homeowners probably do more than an average amount of reading about Tumwater real estate matters, you would expect that any real estate-themed quiz wo...

   If this is going to be a year of upsets, the rules for when Olympia listings are best initiated might be primed to fly out the window. There’s no guarantee that 2017’s Olympia listing performance will bend the rules, but if the National Association of Realtor’s® news site is right, it’s a defi...

  When you recall how thoroughly public confidence was shaken during that last financial meltdown, you probably also remember how reluctant most people were to presume that Lacey real estate values would rebound anytime soon. Those who saw nosediving property values as nothing less than a great b...

 For more than a year, it’s been the happy trend across the nation for the average DOM (days on market) for residential properties to have been declining. It’s a “speed of sale” measure—one that most Tumwater home sellers hope will reflect that it won’t be long before they are handing the keys to...

   Showing a home in bad weather might seem to be a blueprint for disappointment, but sometimes that’s not what happens. Of course, prospective buyers do find that house hunting in Lacey is easiest when the sun is shining, but homes continue to be bought and sold in every season, and sometimes ba...

 Sooner or later, all children need to be warned about the fallacy of something for nothing. It’s an important lesson and a milestone. Very little ones are too young to be exposed to the idea that when they grow up, they should automatically examine the motives behind anything that seems to be of...