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Unlocking the Power of Women in Leadership

A panel discussion about local women leaders’ challenges, economic empowerment, and how communities can support their businesses and organizations. We invite you to join an insightful panel discussion that brings together influential women leaders from various businesses and institutions in the Seattle region and beyond. We’ll dive deep into the unique hurdles these women face

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Spring 2024 Market News

2024 brings relief to buyers and sellers as rates potentially hit their peak in Q4 of 2023 and are predicted to come down this year into the high 5% range or around 6%. So far rates have dropped from a peak close to 8% but are still in the high 6% range fluctuating between 6.5%-6.8%

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Lunch & Learn: Competitive Mortgage Options for Buyers

Buyers need every advantage in this real estate market to help them compete. Join us Thursday Feb 29th at 11:30am to learn more about Ruby’s fast as cash loan options, rate buydowns and learn how inexpensive and convenient it can be to buy first and then sell your home. Looking forward to seeing you for a

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Fall Market Update 2023

Market Analysis As we head towards winter we are seeing rates drop a bit, recently down at 7.2%. We are seeing homes sit on the market right now and this can sometimes translate into good deals for buyers. Looking out a little further, in recent weeks rates hit a high of 7.72% and mortgage applications

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Q&A happy hour w/Pete Hanning

For the last 35 years, Pete Hanning has been a leader in our community. As owner of the Red Door in Fremont for twenty years his experience as a small business owner has honed his ability to solve problems and provide service to others. Pete has been civically engaged throughout his career, with a focus

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Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates for 10th Consecutive Time

Central Bank Pushes Policy Rate by a Quarter Point, Suggests Pause To Come Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell delivers remarks at a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 3. (Getty Images) By Christine Cooper and Chad LittellCoStar AnalyticsMay 3, 2023 | 1:55 P.M. As broadly expected, the Federal Reserve’s policy-making committee voted

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Lunch & Learn with Hempitecture, April 20 12-1PM

Join us for a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, April 20th from noon to 1PM with Jonnie Pederson of Hempitecture and learn about their sustainable durable, and affordable building materials from insulation to hempcrete. Light lunch provided. RSVP to Rebecca Sayre ~ rebecca@infinitiRED.com Link to presentation can be found here. HEMPWOOL INSULATION: NO VOC’s. NO

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Little Relief in Sight for the Beleaguered Housing Market

Buyers, Sellers Remain at Odds By Christine Cooper and Rafael De AndaCoStar Analytics March 1, 2023 | A reprieve in mortgage rates from November to January brought hope that the housing market was starting to loosen up, but recent data show that there’s still a long way to go to get the market into better balance. Sellers

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Fall 2022 Market Update

Last week the Federal Reserve raised the interest rates by the third consecutive time by .75% basis points to reach 3.25% from 0% just a short time ago. This is consistent with what they have said they plan to do and is not the last rise expected this year. A similar rate increase is likely

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Summer Market Update 2022

Seattle and Mount Rainier

There is an overall sense that “normalcy” is returning to the market with June prices showing their smallest growth since June 2020.   According to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service’s monthly report, released July 6th, realtors overall said there were more houses on the market, and for longer, in June, with prices continuing to stabilize,

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