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Interest rate hike for June still ‘in play’
Tom Kelly | April 9, 2015 11:51 amJune is being viewed as the likely month for the Federal Reserve to start raising rates. -
Local prices skyrocket as inventory lags behind intense demand
Tom Kelly | April 7, 2015 3:22 pmDisgruntled buyers are dropping out of the market to wait out this cycle only to be replaced by a new wave. -
Beyond basic wear and tear: 5 inspection red flags
Tom Kelly | April 6, 2015 9:20 amWhat repairs should buyers especially be alarmed about that could possibly send them back to the negotiation table? -
Traffic a big factor in recovery of Seattle suburbs
Dave Ross | April 3, 2015 5:55 amDave Ross asks Tom Kelly, host of Real Estate Today on KIRO Radio, when houses in Seattle's suburbs will finally bounce back. -
Spring break: Buyers flock to booming second-home market
Tom Kelly | April 2, 2015 9:17 amVacation sales in 2014 nearly doubled the combined total of the previous two years. -
The waiting game could prove costly in local housing
Tom Kelly | March 31, 2015 9:31 amThe inventory of resale and pre-build homes is not expected to recover until summer or fall. -
One-quarter of Seattle’s lower-end homes remain ‘underwater’
Tom Kelly | March 30, 2015 8:01 amAt the peak of the real estate crisis, more than 15 million homeowners owed more on their mortgages than their homes were worth. -
Saints alive! Taking home marketing to a higher level
Tom Kelly | March 27, 2015 7:30 amOne legend has it that some European nuns, desperate for additional land in the 1700s, buried statues on their property in order to get the… -
Best time for open house continues to be 2 p.m. Sunday
Tom Kelly | March 26, 2015 9:26 amThe church-going crowd also influence the timing of open houses. -
Housing affordability: Detroit, San Francisco at ends of spectrum
Tom Kelly | March 25, 2015 9:51 amSan Francisco buyers need 72 percent of their median income to afford a home.