The "BUZZ" w/ Stinger

Spring is a beautiful time of year in Longview, WA with the flowers beginning to bloom and the cherry blossoms showing off their color with vibrancy.   Longview is a planned city from the visionary Robert A Long. Trees are an important part of our City. In fact, Longview is part of the Tree City USA program. All of the trees in our community are known and cared for by the City of Longview.  The cherry blossoms lining the streets are a beautiful sight in the Spring. Right now, the trees are just beginning to bloom. Check out the video below for a quick tour.

"Jerry, Zillow says my house is worth 3 million dollars, there's no way you can say my house is only worth 850K!" I often hear the words, "Zillow says, the 'Zestimate' is, Realtor.com says." What’s the value of your home? Have you looked on Zillow, Redfin, Homesnap or other real estate search engines lately? These sites can be great tools, but use caution when using them to determine the value of your home. Their home values are generated through algorithms & can often be inaccurate (too high or too low).  In fact, I often advise my clients to look up their home on many different sites & most likely all the estimated values will be different. The best way to get the truest value of your home is to have an experienced real estate agent come over to take a look at your house and put a detailed analysis together. 

And just like that, we're through the month of February. Here's a look at our local real estate numbers from last month.📈 We saw a slight uptick in new listings in the last month. We're still seeing multiple offer situations, with sellers (on average) receiving more than asking price for their home. With interest rates creeping up we may see more homeowners decide it's time to sell.