Selling a home in Olympia, especially during these challenging times, takes an expert to guide you through all of the intricacies. In order the come out on top, you have to be very careful to Price your home for the market, prepare it to sell, hire an Olympia real estate broker with the best marketing plan, make your home accessible on a moments notice, and offer at least an average commission rate to attract other brokers to show your home. To learn how to do all this, I have made available online dvd's from the best real estate consumer trainers in the nation. To watch these videos, simply click here to select any of several choices to help you get ready to sell.

In the last seven months, we have seen the median price for homes in Olympia WA go from approximately $279,000 down to $275,500. However, from the different trends, I'm seeing inventory drop dramatically from a high of approximately 1,515 units in September, down to a current level of approximately 1,360. The market action index dropped from approximately 22 in June, down to a low of 15.25 on August 28th. it rose back to 18 during the first half of November, but has now plummeted to almost 15. A Market Action index less than 30 represents a Buyer's Market. As you can see, we are still deep into Buyer's Market territory. If you would like to search for homes in Olympia WA, try my search solution by clicking here.  

 My buyer clients are always wondering whether it's a good time to buy, or not. Well, I've been selling real estate in Olympia WA  for many years, and this is, THE MOST OPPORTUNE TIME EVER to buy real estate. I'm not just saying this to get people to buy. This is the strangest market I have ever witnessed, and am absolutely positive I will never see it again in my lifetime. Not only have rates dropped to lows of around 5%, but prices have dropped dramatically. I don't remember when you could purchase a home with a lower payment than rent! Is it a good time to buy? Of course it is! Take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity, and buy as much house as you possibly can. You will be so glad you did, or you will be kicking yourself if you don't. Homes in Olympia WA and the surrounding area, are approaching the very bottom of the price drops, and we are seeing some slight upward pressure on rates. Don't delay. Act now!

I am please to debut the latest market trend technologies on my blog. If you're looking for information such as price trends, inventory levels, absorption rates, or just want to know if it's a Buyer's Market, or a Seller's market in Olympia, or almost any zip code in South Puget Sound, it's right here. From Centralia, through Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and on up into Tacoma, we track the following market indices: Median List Price Total inventory Average home size Average # bedrooms Homes absorbed by zip code in the past week Days on market Average list price Price per square foot Median lot size average # baths Newly listed in the past week for a zip code Average age of home Strength of the Market for Buyers and Sellers These statistics are updated weekly, and you can even sign up, on this site, to receive updates right into your email! So, if you are thinking of buying, or selling, an Olympia home, you need to know what the market is doing. Come back often, to keep up with the market, or sign up for automatic updates. And, if you need help with Olympia real estate information, contact me. That's what I do!

Also, I provide you access to perhaps the finest home search solution, for homes in the Olympia WA, and surrounding areas, available today. You will be able to save your searches, focus on distressed properties, and have the system automatically notify you when new listings come on the market, from any Northwest Multiple Listing Service real estate company, matching your criteria. Maps, aerial views, and community information are just part of what you will have available to you. In addition, Burger Professionals is a HUD approved real estate company, which allows me to handle HUD transactions for my customers.

My relocation section provides a Salary Calculator, and Cost of Living Calculator, a Moving Checklist, and the ability to request a relocation package. My Reports section provides Real-time Market Snapshots covering recent sales, and activity for homes in Olympia, and virtually any major zip code in Western Washington, plus Community Reports which provide zip code based information including School info, Community Characteristics, Arts and Entertainment, Shopping and Groceries, Public Services, Places of Worship, Recreation and Leisure, and Food and Drink information. In addition, I feature a quick estimate of home value through Zillow, and a form for requesting a more accurate market analysis of your home.

Burger Professionals is centrally located in Thurston County, and close to Pierce, Lewis, Mason, and Grays Harbor counties. While my main focus is homes for sale in Olympia WA, I also service the areas shown on the map below. These include the Thurston County cities, and towns of Tumwater, Lacey, Olympia, Rochester, Tenino, Yelm, Littlerock, Bucoda, Rainier, and Grand Mound, the Pierce County cities, and towns of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Steilacoom, Lakewood, Tacoma, Bonney Lake, Buckley, Dupont, Eatonville, Elbe, Gig Harbor, Graham, McKenna, Parkland, Puyallup, Roy, Spanaway, Sumner, and University Place, the Mason County cities, and towns of Belfair, Hoodsport, Matlock, Shelton, and Union, the Lewis County towns of Centralia, Chehalis, Morton, Mossyrock, Napavine, Pe Ell, Toledo, and Winlock, and the Grays Harbor County towns of Aberdeen, Copalis Beach, Cosmopolis, Elma, Hoquiam, McCleary, Montesano, Oakville, Ocean Shores, Ocean City, Pacific Beach, Satsop, and Westport.