Setting the rent for a new lease? Start with comparable rentals, not a guess. Rent isn’t one exact number. It’s a range, and good comps narrow it. The trick is making each comp look like your rental. A comp with a garage you don’t have is worth a little less to you. One without the…
Not long ago, I got an email from a colleague with a “Request for Proposal” attached. The name was right and the email address was right. It was their real account. They hadn’t sent it, though. Their email account had been compromised, and someone else was using it to send a fake RFP with an…
If you’re planning to buy land or build in Kitsap County, permit timelines are probably already on your mind. They came up again on November 2, 2026, when the Kitsap County Commissioners’ Office heard from the Kitsap Building Association (KBA) and the county’s Department of Community Development (DCD) about how long permit reviews are taking….
NWMLS’s new First Look status lets Washington sellers start marketing for up to 21 days before a listing goes Active. Here’s how it works in plain language (showings, online reach, offers, Days Active and the 60-day rule), plus what I learned from my first two First Look listings.