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Price: $209,500 Address: 6910 35th Ave. SE Lacey, WA 98503

Gorgeous remodeled rambler in peaceful Weatherwood. Enjoy life in this quiet community with private access to Hicks Lake. All new interior includes a dream kitchen with tile floor, new cabinetry, granite slab counters, stainless steel appliance package, and stylish island hood. Great layout with kitchen open to a family room, separate formal dining room, and a cozy living room with wood burning fireplace. New roof, new vinyl windows, new paint in & out, new floors, new fixtures, & much more.

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Price: $320,000 Address: 11201 Cedar Lake Dr. SE Olympia, WA 98501

Peaceful park-like setting for this gated 5 acre retreat! Enjoy the outdoors year round from the covered front porch, plus a koi pond, extended back deck and patio area, garden spaces, fruit trees, and a barn-style shop building. Inside the home a classic layout awaits, with separate living room and family room plus a formal dining room. Generous master bedroom with vaulted ceiling. Detached shop includes a finished room plus 3/4 bath, large shop space, storage room, and unfinished upper level.

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Price: $279,950 Address: 6820 Meridian Rd. SE Olympia, WA 98513

Meticulously maintained rambler on 2.3 acres with barn, shop space, covered RV parking/hay storage, chicken coop, 3 pasture areas, fruit trees & garden space. Cross fenced for horses or other animals plus storage for boats/RV’s/toys! Popular split bedroom floor plan, with generous master suite & 5 piece bath with jetted tub & walk-in closet. Huge great room concept living, dining & kitchen separates the master from 2 comfortable guest bedrooms & full bathroom. High efficiency heat pump and A/C.

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Price: $150,000 Address: 1617 Alder St. SE Lacey, WA 98503

Unbelievable transformation – freshly remodeled floor to ceiling! Oversized showroom-quality kitchen includes hardwood flooring, cherry cabinetry, granite slab counter, & a stainless steel appliance package. Bright and open main living area features new french door entry & flows nicely into the kitchen and eating area. New tile floor in the bath, plus new vanity with granite slab & dual sinks. New roof, new windows, new electrical panel, new paint inside and out & more. Plus a HUGE backyard!

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Price: $200,000 Address: 4862 41st Lane SE, Lacey WA 98503

Beautifully maintained, this home is ready for you to unpack and move right in. The main floor is bright and open with the kitchen, dining room and living room all connected. Out back there is a patio and a modest, but nicely landscaped yard. Upstairs you enter into a spacious landing area perfect for a playroom and/or office. The master bedroom is enormous, with enough room for a full bedroom set plus a sitting area.

Located just off of College St. in Lacey, the home is a perfect fit for those commuting to JBLM or Tacoma/Seattle.

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Price: $249,900 Address: 4642 Claridge Dr. SE Olympia, WA 98501

Brand new home inside! Stylishly updated rambler on a large lot with a great layout. Huge living room, luxurious bright kitchen with all the bells & whistles, formal dining room plus kitchen nook, and a rustic feeling family room. Kitchen glows with natural light and features all new hardwood floors, new cabinets, granite slab counters, and a high-end stainless steel Frigidaire appliance package. New roof, new furnace, new insulation above and below. This home is truly like new & move-in ready!

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Horizon Pointe is a newer community at the south end of Lacey WA. Featuring schools, parks, sidewalks and access to local amenities it has quickly become a popular destination for relocating households.

Horizon Pointe in Lacey WA has drawn the attention of many local residents as well as those new to the area. What is so appealing about Horizon Pointe? Well, it has all the ingredients of a great community that many of today’s homebuyers are seeking: stylish low-maintenance homes, well lit streets and sidewalks, close proximity to schools, nearby shopping and dining, easy access to freeways and Fort Lewis, and a great mixture of recreational opportunities.

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I’m frequently asked this question: “When is the best time to sell my house?”. While the salesperson in me wants to say “today”, my analytical side craves statistics.

There are all kinds of factors that may cause you to need to sell your home. And some of them don’t allow you the luxury of choosing when it happens. Changes to your employment, income, or family size can all cause you to need to sell quickly. But sometimes moving is more of a lifestyle decision than an economic necessity. So how can you make an educated decision about when to put your home on the market?

It is true that more homes sell during the summer months. But does that mean summer is the best time of year to sell your house?

2011 Home Sales in Thurston County WA by Month

That depends on your own personal strategy. By definition, the increased number of sales during the summer months implies a higher level of demand than other seasons. However, before you decide summer is the time for you, be sure you also take a look at the level of inventory on the market. If the market experiences a huge increase in inventory during the summer months from all the people who think they will capitalize on that increased demand, you may actually find it harder to sell your home and you may have to take less money in order to get it sold. Conversely, if the inventory reduces significantly in November as people prepare for the holiday season that doesn’t necessarily mean there are fewer people out looking for a home.

What I have found through the years is that people shopping during the late fall and winter seasons are typically much more motivated purchasers. After all, shopping in the rain isn’t nearly as fun for the average window shopper. And while more sales are closed during the summer months, it isn’t as if we see sales drop to zero during the winter. More than seasonality, I think the thing that should have the greatest weight in your decision is your competition in the market.

Ask your agent to send you weekly or monthly updates about inventory levels for your neighborhood or price range. When there becomes a shortage of homes like yours you increase your chances of finding a buyer quickly. Plus, with less for buyers to choose from you will find yourself in a much stronger position for negotiating!

It is no secret that the military has been a driving force in our local housing market. But to what extent? I set out to answer this question and stumbled into some interesting numbers.

Our local real estate market has experienced relative stability this year when compared to other parts of the country. And a big part of the credit goes to our military men and women.VA homebuyers accounted for over 40% of Lacey WA home sales and over 25% of home sales in Thurston County in 2011.

VA Financed Sales as a % of Total Sales (2011 YTD)

You can see pretty clearly that the Lacey housing market has been hugely dependent on those military home buyers. Olympia and Tumwater have seen their markets heavily influenced by VA financing as well. In fact, Thurston County as a whole saw over one quarter of all sales in 2011 close by way of a VA mortgage (26.4% or 657 of 2486).

But what about other financing types? Conventional financing contributed the highest percentage of Thurston County home sales at 36%, followed by VA (26.4%), FHA (18.5%), and Cash (11.2%). Here is a visual of reported market trends for new mortgages in Thurston County this year.

Home Sales in Thurston County by Financing Type (2011 YTD)

Note: These numbers are based on my own calculations, using sales data reported to NWMLS as of December 17, 2011. I stand by my method of calculation, however, the numbers may have inaccuracies due to late reporting or errors in reporting.

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Price: $300,000     Address: 127 Plymouth St. NW, Olympia WA 98502

Rare opportunity to own this spacious newer home in a desirable West Olympia location, plus an additional detached unit which rents for $600/ month. The main home features an open concept living area plus 1 bedroom and a full bath on main floor & a huge master suite with sitting room & private bath upstairs. Also attached to master is a 3rd bedroom/nursery/office. There is a 1-car attached garage accessible from the alley behind the home. Also behind the home is a charming cottage for extended living or rental opportunities. The additional unit is approx. 480 sq. ft with an open kitchen and living room, 3/4 bath, and a bedroom. Topping off the list of features are nicely landscaped grounds with a garden space and peek-a-boo views of capitol dome and Mt. Rainier.

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