Marti Winkler's (mwinkler) Blog

In the last 2 weeks I have called 2 borrowers to schedule appointments for appraisal inspections, and have had them say "someone was just out here... someone was just here yesterday, and they walked around the house, took pictures, and asked us questions, etc.". At first I was confused, thinking ...

I did an FHA appraisal inspection this morning, and the owner casually mentioned what she and her husband thought their house should be worth. Of course, I always make a note of what they say, just for my records, and then proceed to explain the current reality of the market. Funny how while I'm ...

So the results are in for 2008 real estate sales, based on data in OLS (Olympic Listing Service), Area 300 (All of Sequim address), and while they're not great, they're not so bad either... Here are the highlights: For 2008, this includes sales of site built homes, off-site built homes (manufactu...

The real estate sales market may still be slow in Sequim, but I'm really busy with appraisals now, and with the exception of 1 sale I did a couple of weeks ago, the rest are for refi's. I talked to one of the reps at RELS today, and she said they were really busy too, which is great news... Let's...