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What a story with this stunning Sammamish View Home!

Sold for $3,300,000 AND the owners also kept an additional $100,000 in earnest money from a previous buyer who walked away 3 days from closing earlier in the year. That first buyer had cleared inspection, appraisal, the Seller Disclosure review, Neighborhood review, and information verification period… So, in walking away at the last minute they lost all rights to the $100,000 in earnest money they put down.

Additionally, because I engaged with the buyer and provided them with floorplans and inspection information before they introduced their own agent, the buyer’s agent commission was only 2%.

Keenan and I only charge a 1.5% listing fee so in this instance the TOTAL COMMISSION was only…

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Home prices across Washington state held steady in August while sales slowed, underscoring a housing market still grappling with weak buyer demand, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

In August, both active listings and home sales declined compared to July—by 2.7% and 7.7%, respectively—across the 27 counties in the NWMLS coverage area. This slowdown was largely driven by weaker activity in King and Snohomish counties. Compared to the same time last year, listings rose by 30.8%, but sales fell by 5.7%, indicating continued stagnant buyer demand. Median home prices remained flat month-over-month and increased just .8% year-over-year.

Demand remains stagnant, analysts noted, pointing to still-elevated borrowing costs.

Mortgage…

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