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Spokane Real Estate Seller Concessions in Spokane: Look Beyond the Price Seller concessions in Spokane: consider where the available dollars do the most good. Seller concessions in Spokane deserve a place in the conversation before you write an offer. A lower purchase price can be valuable. But depending on your financing and priorities, help with allowable closing costs or a mortgage-rate buydown may solve a more […]
Local Events Things to Do in Spokane, Liberty Lake and Coeur d’Alene on September 26 Looking for things to do in Spokane this weekend? Saturday, September 26 offers a good cross-section of what makes this area enjoyable: a neighborhood farmers market, a large community festival, flowers and art downtown, a self-guided studio tour, and two very different events at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. The interesting part is not simply the […]
Spokane Real Estate Liberty Lake vs. Post Falls: Choosing Where to Buy a Home Liberty Lake vs. Post Falls is a natural comparison when you are looking for a home near the Washington-Idaho border. Both may put you within reach of the places you want to go, but the right choice depends on your actual week, the homes available, and the costs attached to each property. As a real […]
Spokane Real Estate Colbert Neighborhoods and Acreage: Which Fits Your Life? Choosing between Colbert neighborhoods and acreage often begins with a picture of how you want to live. Perhaps you want a little breathing room and a garden. Perhaps you want a manageable yard and an easy trip for groceries. Or perhaps you want both, preferably without spending every Saturday maintaining the arrangement. I would start […]
Spokane Real Estate Preparing Your Spokane Home for Sale: What Is Worth Doing? Preparing your Spokane home for sale can turn a modest to-do list into a renovation project surprisingly quickly. One minute you are touching up a door frame. The next, you are wondering whether every countertop has personally let you down. Before you start spending, I would step back and look at the home, the competition, […]
Spokane Real Estate Selling in Washington and Buying in North Idaho: One Coordinated Plan Selling in Washington and buying in North Idaho can look like a simple move on a map. Perhaps you are leaving Spokane or Colbert for Post Falls or Coeur d’Alene. The drive may be familiar, but coordinating the money, contracts, and moving dates still deserves a plan of its own. The question I would start […]
Spokane Real Estate Buying Acreage Near Colbert and Green Bluff: What to Check Buying acreage near Colbert and Green Bluff can start with a simple wish: a little more room to breathe. Maybe that means a garden, a shop, space for animals, or a porch where the view has more trees than rooftops. I understand the appeal. The trick is finding a property that supports the life you […]
Local Events Things to Do in Spokane This Saturday: September 19, 2026 Looking for things to do in Spokane this Saturday? September 19, 2026 offers several ways to get out locally, with a few more options in Liberty Lake and the Coeur d’Alene area. This week’s list includes a farmers market, the county fair, an arts celebration, aviation activities, and Oktoberfest. One thing I appreciate about working […]
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Motivation Monday Small Things Add Up | Motivation Monday Spokane “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent van Gogh There’s something about a new week that makes it tempting to think big. We think about the project we want finished, the habit we want established, the relationship we want to strengthen, or the goal that still feels a […]
Spokane Real Estate Spokane Home Buyers Have More Leverage in 2026. Here’s Where It’s Showing Up Spokane Home Buyers Have More Leverage in 2026. Here’s Where It’s Showing Up For the past several years, much of the conversation around buying a home has focused on affordability, interest rates and competition. But Spokane home buyers are beginning to see another factor become increasingly important: leverage. New August 2026 data from Realtor.com shows […]
Spokane Real Estate Fewer Homes Are Selling. Why Aren’t Home Prices Falling? Fewer Homes Are Selling. Why Aren’t Home Prices Falling? The latest housing numbers present what initially looks like a contradiction. Redfin reported on August 12 that U.S. home sales fell 4.1% from June to July, reaching their lowest seasonally adjusted level in nearly two years. Yet the median U.S. home-sale price didn’t fall with them. […]
Spokane Real Estate Motivation Monday: Pay Attention to What Excites You “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson There are plenty of things in life that I do because they need to be done. I suspect that is true for most of us. But then there are the things I find myself thinking about when nobody is asking me to. Something I want […]
Spokane Real Estate Are National Housing Headlines Telling the Whole Story? Updated October 7, 2026. National housing headlines are useful conversation starters for Spokane and North Idaho real estate. They can help us notice changes in inventory, pricing, or buyer activity. The challenge is deciding how much of that information applies to the home you want to buy or sell. After more than 20 years in […]
Spokane Real Estate Motivation Monday: Today Still Counts “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” Ralph Marston I like this quote because it brings the focus back to today. There are plenty of things I look back on and wish I had started earlier. Skills I wish I had developed. Habits I wish were already easier. Goals that would probably feel […]
Spokane Real Estate Spokane Homeownership Opportunities | Why Housing Choice Matters For years, conversations about housing have centered on one question: How do we build enough homes? That is certainly an important discussion. As our region continues to grow, additional housing of every type plays an important role in keeping communities healthy. Recently, though, I came across an article that approached the conversation from a slightly […]
Spokane Real Estate Motivation Monday: Start Today “A year from now, you may wish you had started today.”Karen Mayham I like this quote because it gets right to the point. There are things I know I would be better off starting now, even if I still feel a little uncertain about them. Sometimes that uncertainty makes it easy to wait. Another week […]
Spokane Real Estate More Movement, Little Price Change: The Housing Outlook for the Rest of 2026 The national housing market may become a little more active during the second half of 2026 without producing a major change in home values. That is the central takeaway from Zillow’s newly released midyear forecast. Zillow expects its measure of existing-home sales to increase 1.2% from 2025, reaching approximately 3.8 million sales. At the same […]
Spokane Real Estate Motivation Monday: Sometimes the Best Thing to Do Is Begin “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.”Amelia Earhart I like this quote because it does not leave much room for hiding. It is simple, direct, and a little uncomfortable in the best way. There are times when I can spend more energy thinking about something than actually doing it. I can […]
Spokane Real Estate Summer Might Be Offering More Opportunity Than You Think Every season has its own personality in real estate. Spring often brings excitement as new listings begin appearing, while summer tends to offer something many buyers have been waiting for: more choices. According to recent housing data from the National Association of REALTORS®, inventory typically increases during the summer months, giving buyers additional opportunities to […]
Spokane Real Estate Little by Little Every Monday feels like a fresh starting line. As this week begins, one thing I’m reminding myself is that progress doesn’t always announce itself. Most of the time, it arrives quietly. It’s another conversation. Another morning when you decide to keep going. Another opportunity to improve something just a little more than yesterday. Looking back, […]