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Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner delivers his monthly Monday with Matthew video series covering the latest topics in real estate and provides his quarterly Gardner Report highlighting local market conditions in regions throughout the Western U.S.

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The Gardner Report: Western Washington, First Quarter 2013, Volume XXI

Generally speaking, I see steady improvement in the regional economy, which is pleasing. Employment growth is evident in a vast majority of the counties analyzed in this report, and unemployment rates continue to improve.
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Gardner Report, Oregon and Southwest Washington | Fourth Quarter 2012, Volume X X

The housing market in the state remains on a more solid footing with steady improvement seen pretty much across the board. Interest rates remain at or near historic lows which, when viewed in concert with the stability in home values, has acted as a catalyst and allowed many would-be buyers to get off the fence.
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Gardner Report, Western Washington | fourth quarter 2012, Volume X X

Windermere Real Estate is proud to partner with Gardner Economics on this analysis of the Western Washington real estate market. This report is designed to offer insight into the realities of the housing market.
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2013: Another Good Year for Housing

Well, the time has come again to polish up the old crystal ball, gaze into it, and see what's in store for the housing market in 2013.

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Market News The Gardner Report: Western Washington, First Quarter 2013, Volume XXI Generally speaking, I see steady improvement in the regional economy, which is pleasing. Employment growth is evident in a vast majority of the counties analyzed in this report, and unemployment rates continue to improve.

Market News Gardner Report, Oregon and Southwest Washington | Fourth Quarter 2012, Volume X X The housing market in the state remains on a more solid footing with steady improvement seen pretty much across the board. Interest rates remain at or near historic lows which, when viewed in concert with the stability in home values, has acted as a catalyst and allowed many would-be buyers to get off the fence.

Market News Gardner Report, Western Washington | fourth quarter 2012, Volume X X Windermere Real Estate is proud to partner with Gardner Economics on this analysis of the Western Washington real estate market. This report is designed to offer insight into the realities of the housing market.

Market News 2013: Another Good Year for Housing Well, the time has come again to polish up the old crystal ball, gaze into it, and see what's in store for the housing market in 2013.

Market News How new finance legislation affects home owners, buyers and sellers Many home owners, buyers, and sellers have been carefully watching the new federal finance package passed on January 1, 2013 by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. This is because it included automatic tax increases as well as federal spending cuts that involve real estate programs.

Market News Gardner Report, Oregon & Southwest Washington | third quarter 2012, Volume X IX In the third quarter of 2012, the region sold 11,091 units of resale housing with the year-to-date figure of 30,485 units. The year-to-date figure was 13% higher than that seen in the same period of 2011, but sales slowed by 6% from Q2—likely a function of limited inventory for sale, a common theme across the whole of the United States.

Market News Gardner Report, Western Washington | third quarter 2012, Volume X IX Windermere Real Estate is proud to partner with Gardner Economics on this analysis of the Western Washington real estate market. This report is designed to offer insight into the realities of the housing market. Our goal is to provide an explanation of what the statistics mean and how they impact the Western Washington housing economy.

Market News How the Job Market Impacts Your Home Buying Decision The decision to buy a home rests on many factors. In addition to the obvious ones – the ability to qualify for a loan, finding a home that you want to buy, seeing a housing market that is either stable or starting to appreciate – we need confidence in the economy and, specifically, the job market

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