My latest home for sale is located in the Meadow Park neighborhood in north Marysville, just off 132nd. For its size and price it has a lot to offer: featuring a 3 bed floorplan with the master on the opposite end of the home, 2 full baths and a garage which is uncommon for this neighborhood, and one of the larger lots. Don't miss an opportunity to be near schools, shopping, and arterials for easy commuting.

Learn more by visiting the Exclusive Listings page.

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Snohomish County's residential housing market has been hot of late but is a slowing looming? In the article Is it a Good Time to Sell a Home in Snohomish County? 4 years of housing inventory was compiled to determine low and high points in order to know when the optimal time for selling a home is.

Now, we'll continue the conversation and examine individual city data to identify if local housing inventory is consistent with previous years, trending downward, or showing an increase.

The below data was generated on 7/19/2018 and focuses on residential homes and a few key categories and a chart showing the Active residential housing levels by month.

*The property types were excluded: manufactured homes, condos, vacant land.

Active Arlington Residential Homes

Arlington's housing inventory isn't up to last years levels yet if the upward trend continues then July and August will be close to the previous year.

• 88 Total Active Homes
• 66 View Homes
• 5 New Construction
• 16 Waterfront Homes
• 0 Short Sales
• 0 Foreclosures

Search all Arlington homes at http://www.barnettassociates.net/arlington/ and let us know if you'd like a private showing.

In a past blog post, we've discussed solar home values and now we're are selling a solar home. This particular property is located in Marysville's Sunnyside neighborhood and has so many benefits for its new owners. So, what are the benefits of solar and this home in particular?

• Transferable Solar Incentives
• Virtually NO PUD Bills
• Sound & Mountain Views
• 3 Bed & 2 Bath Rambler Floor Plan
• Open Kitchen Design w/ Granite
• Insulated Garage w/ 2nd Furnace & Epoxy Flooring
• Private Backyard with Sprinkler System and 12 X 7 Garden Shed

But don't take my word for, watch the two videos, see the pictures, and request a tour today. Enjoy!

When selling a home how important is professional photography? In one word. VERY.

Real estate advertising has changed so much in the last 20 years. From monthly property books with single photos and weekly print ads to low resolution photos that were limited to just a handful of pictures. Now, there are thousands of real estate websites with property data at your fingertips and high definition photos and videos for nearly every home.

I've spent hours in classes, conducting online research, and asking questions to the Department of Ecology to make this well and water basin post as informative and easy to read as possible. So let's begin.

Not to dive into much back story; the gist is, the Hirst Decision changed the way county building departments decide to approve or deny building permits that use wells as a primary water source. As property owners and potential buyers, if needing to know what watershed serves an address it can be challenging.

This post will aim to answer the following question and deliver information on how to research watersheds and water basins.

• How do I find a watershed for a particular property?

Let's start with the basics.

There are 5 watersheds in Snohomish County and they are the Lower Skagit-Samish WRIA 3, Upper Skagit-Samish WRIA 4, Stillaguamish WRIA 5, Snohomish WRIA 7, and Cedar-Sammamish WRIA 8.  Yet, it is very unlikely that a property will need to research the Cedar-Sammamish WRIA 8 since the SW area of Snohomish County relies on city water - view watershed map.

How much money do I need to buy a home? is a question that is regularly asked from homebuyers, especially from first time homebuyers. It's a normal occurrence as costs tend change over time. In this article, we'll dive into a typical homebuyer's costs for purchasing a home.

In a previous article Buying a Home Zero Down Doesn't Mean Free it was discussed that zero down loans are often confused with zero cost to buyers for purchasing. Equating zero down to needing no funds to purchase isn't readily discussed within the industry and in real estate blogs. So let's break it down as those items are very different.

Besides downpayment, whether its a zero down loan or not, there are other costs incurred when buying a home.

Home Purchasing Costs Include:

• Earnest Money
• Home Inspection
• Appraisal
• Closing Costs

What is Earnest Money? Earnest money is funds put up with an accepted purchase and sale contract, usually a personal check, money order, certified check, or wire. Those funds are held in a trust account at the closing company, typically the escrow firm, until closing. Upon closing, those funds are applied towards closing costs or refunded in the event a purchase and sale contract terminates. There are other scenarios but for sake of argument we'll not venture down that path.

As times change and new technology disrupts the real estate industry, the process of selling a home has become more complex and what once was customary isn't so much.

Whether you're a first time seller or just haven't sold a home in a few years, there is always something new and in the 10 Things to Know when Selling a Home, we'll cover many of these items and how homeowners should prepare themselves and their home.

What are quick home search links and how are they used to find homes? For a bit of background, our website is designed to show case properties in the area we serve.

The Home page, www.BarnettAssociates.net, is about Snohomish County as a whole and additional pages have been created for each of the County's cities and town.

If you're looking in Bothell, Mill Creek, Snohomish, Stanwood, and/or other cities/towns then just place the desired city's name at the end of the domain. Here you'll find the City Page.

Example: www.BarnettAssociates.net/Marysville

For this email, we'll keep looking at Marysville and see what Quick Links are available and how they make property searching simple.

Interested in learning how to find the best real estate deals when housing is scarce? Then continue on.

Housing inventory continues to decline in Snohomish County and if trends stay consistent then competition from other buyers might be twice as fierce this spring/summer.

So, how are buyers going to find the best real estate deals?

Is it a good time to sell a home in Snohomish County? Yes. It is a great time to sell properties in Snohomish County and that is not just a advertising ploy. Year over year, Snohomish County continues to experience extremely low inventory levels during the winter months and into early spring.

Being that we're well into 2018, lets visit residential inventory levels, over the last four years, to see when the ideal time to list a property is in its given city.

*Statistics are pulled from the Northwest MLS and look at just Residential properties.

Housing Inventory for Snohomish County

As of December 2017 there were 8,389 active properties listed for sale. Nearly half of January 2013's inventory of 16,419 properties and the least amount of properties for sale in the last 4 years.