Seattle Real Estate Podcast

A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled unconstitutional a national moratorium the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has instituted for most residential evictions to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.Siding with a group of...

Five months after former President Donald Trump’s administration dubbed Seattle, New York and Portland as “anarchist jurisdictions” that permit “violence and destruction of property,” President Joe Biden revoked the label on Wednesday.Trump’s label,...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about an exodus from American cities, including Seattle. But is it true?According to countless news stories, a lot of folks are kissing city life goodbye and moving to the open spaces of the suburbs, or even to more...

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on Wednesday rejected the "aberration" of remote work, which has become a popular alternative to in-person offices during the coronavirus pandemic.“This is not ideal for us and it’s not a new normal,” Solomon, 59, said...

The City of Seattle announced Tuesday that it will begin using a pair of hotels as 24/7 enhanced shelter spaces for homeless individuals.That will encompass 66 non-congregate rooms at Belltown’s Kings Inn, and 155 non-congregate rooms at the Executive...

A serious repeat offender was charged with second-degree attempted robbery on Friday after being caught trying to rob a Pike Place Market business.The suspect, 56-year-old Cedell Steven Scott, has been booked into the King County Jail 76 times in the...

Uncle Sam is in search for a pot of gold that could ease the pain of trillion-dollar deficits. And some believe Wall Street might just have the answer.For more than a decade, progressives have tried and failed to impose a financial transaction tax. But...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and officials in his administration face allegations they covered up the true death toll due to COVID-19 in nursing homes. The state’s tally of deaths in nursing homes had excluded those confirmed in hospitals after residents had been...

The pay equity startup has decided not to renew its sublease in Pioneer Square, but the company still wants to stay in Seattle.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this...

A couple of weeks ago, Mike Holzgang sat down for lunch with a client he was showing downtown Portland office space."There's no way in hell we're renting here," the client told Holzgang, a commercial real estate broker for Colliers.As they entered the...

One of the perceptions has long been that Seattle is spending a great deal of money on homelessness and that residents are not seeing the needle move. Is the public concern about the spending versus the outcome a legitimate one?“The first question I...

Landlords in Oregon whose tenants have fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic can now apply for relief from the state.Applications for Oregon’s new landlord compensation fund opened Wednesday, nearly two months after state lawmakers...

Boeing workers have been told to clear out their belongings from the jet maker's Longacres headquarters in Renton by the end of March, suggesting a sale of the $100 million office complex is coming this spring.Two sources with knowledge of the matter...

The City of Seattle has agreed to pay a $10,000 settlement to a woman who had filed a lawsuit over a December sweep of a homeless encampment in Cal Anderson Park.The lawsuit, filed in federal court by Ada Yeager, had initially asked U.S. District Judge...

A “rare opportunity” on Capitol Hill will transform a just-finished apartment building planned for upscale market-rate rentals into affordable housing for people who are currently homeless.The developer of the 76-unit Clay apartments plans to sell the...

A Senate bill that would impose a tax on capital gains in Washington state looked much different from its original form when it passed out of the Senate Ways & Means Committee Tuesday evening.With the changes, the new proposal is predicted to bring...

What is Facebook without news? People and publishers in Australia are now finding out.Facebook (FB) has barred Australians from finding or sharing news on its service, a dramatic escalation of a fight with the government that may have wide-ranging...

The heated debate over Seattle’s $4-an-hour hazard pay law for grocery workers escalated sharply this week.On Tuesday, QFC announced it would close two Seattle locations by April 24 — and blamed the move, in part, on the new law.Although QFC...

Portland protesters held a snowball fight. About 75 people—some dressed in black bloc, others wearing '80s-style ski suits—gathered in Director Park for what was cheekily billed as "Antifa Snow Day." Tamales were served; so was beer. Around 10 pm, a...

Mercer Island City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance barring people from camping or storing personal items on public property.The proposal -- which passed in a 6-1 vote -- was approved after hours of public comment from people on both sides of...

A glut of new supply has hit the in-city market, but the booming Eastside isn't immune either, new data shows.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

A year ago this month, Jason Johnson — the leader of the Seattle Human Services Department, which manages potentially the largest city budget for homelessness in the Pacific Northwest, announced he would resign.The same day, mere miles away, COVID-19...

TR International, a global chemical distributor, is moving from its home of more than two decades in downtown Seattle, crossing the county line to neighboring Edmonds.The company is one of at least 160 businesses that have left Seattle since last...

“I really loved our downtown Seattle location,” said TRInternational CEO Megan Gluth-Bohan, who recently relocated her business to Edmonds. “But with street crime on the rise, our employees and out-of-town customers were feeling increasingly unsafe —...

The federal judge overseeing police reforms in Seattle fired a shot across the bow of the Seattle City Council and its efforts to defund the Police Department on Thursday, saying those actions could put the city at risk of running afoul of a federal...

Minneapolis is planning to spend $6.4 million to hire dozens of police officers, at a time when some City Council members and activist groups have been advocating to replace the police department following George Floyd’s death.The City Council voted...

California has spent $13 billion in the last three years to tackle a massive homelessness problem likely to worsen with the pandemic, yet its approach is so fragmented and incomplete as to hinder efforts at getting people into stable housing, the state...

Tenants in Oregon owe $378 million in back rent, according to a new study by Portland State University.While that’s a lot of money, the study points to even bigger losses if lawmakers don’t act.Right now, 89,000 people have fallen behind on rent...

Last fall, in one of the bigger victories for the movement to defund the Seattle Police Department, the Seattle City Council awarded a $3 million contract to a community coalition to research new ways to assure public safety.That coalition, King County...

Authorities are seeing a dramatic increase in catalytic converter thefts all across King County and the Greater Seattle area.But with few arrests, it's also becoming one of the most difficult crimes to solve.The King County Sheriff’s office provided us...

Jeff Bezos would owe about $2 billion a year in state income taxes under Washington’s proposed wealth tax, according to legislators.As part of an effort to reduce inequality and offset the state’s lack of an income tax, Washington state legislators are...

The number of new building permits filed in Portland last year plunged by 27%, falling even below the trough of the Great Recession.A slowdown was already underway before the coronavirus pandemic hit, following a boom in new hotel and office...

Americans are furious following Fox News’ report that Bank of America may have handed private customer information over to the U.S. government related to the Capitol Hill riot.Fox News’ Tucker Carlson reported on Thursday night that Bank of America, at...

At a Wednesday press conference in Chinatown to discuss a series of disturbing robberies and assaults targeting Asian seniors and neighborhood shops, Mayor Libby Schaaf criticized City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas’s approach to public safety....

Imagine a mark-to-market capital gains tax, like the one proposed in New York, generating liability in a GameStop-style situation where retail investors have shares that have soared in value by orders of magnitude, get taxed on those gains, and then...

Tanium co-founder and CEO Orion Hindawi may not be as well known as Jeff Bezos, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates or other Seattle area billionaires.After all, it was just a few months ago that Hindawi and his family left the San Francisco Bay Area for...

WeWork is preparing to close at least one and possibly two of its big co-working offices near downtown Portland, the latest blow to the city’s struggling core business district.The Portland Business Journal reported Friday that WeWork notified a...

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler sat down (remotely) with KOIN 6 News Thursday to answer our questions about skyrocketing gun violence in the city, protests, livability issues, and the increasingly hostile political climate that has resulted in the mayor...

Take an in-depth look a the red hot Seattle Real Estate Market based on the Northwest Multiple Listing Association End of month statistics.Homebuyers who have been precluded from entering Puget Sound’s competitive market may want to consider...

After a year that saw the Seattle-born retailer lay off workers and close stores, Nordstrom said Tuesday it will leave its offices on Seventh Avenue near Olive Way downtown, where it occupies a large part of a 24-story tower.In a statement, the company...

Two Northwest grocery industry trade groups are suing Seattle over the city’s new law mandating $4-an-hour pay raises for grocery stores.The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleges the city’s law interferes with the...

A new idea to flip Washington’s regressive tax system goes straight to the top: it seeks to tax the state’s billionaires.Sponsored by Rep. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, House Bill 1406 would apply a 1% tax on a state resident’s taxable intangible wealth above...

BOEING Co. has said it will dole out annual performance bonuses next month to most employees despite losing $12 billion over the last year during the coronavirus pandemic.Most of the company's employees did not receive annual bonuses last year after it...

Coronavirus cases across the United States are continuing to plummet even as deaths from the virus continue to hold steady.On Friday, a total of 164,665 new infections were reported, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, which much lower than...

A woman was shot multiple times early Tuesday morning in Northeast Portland, police said.The woman called 911 at 3:16 a.m. and told dispatch she woke up to gun fire coming into her bedroom at her home in the 5200 block of Northeast 91st Avenue. She said...

The city of Seattle must pay $81,997.12 to attorneys for Black Lives Matter to cover their fees and costs in pursuing contempt-of-court violations against the Seattle Police Department for the improper use of pepper spray and blast balls against...

The Washington State Auditor’s Office said a data breach compromised the personal information of 1.6 million residents who filed for unemployment last year.The breach also may have exposed information from some state agencies and local governments.State...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration faced a barrage of criticism in the wake of a report from his own state attorney general claiming that the state had undercounted Covid-19 nursing home deaths by as much as 50 percent.The state's public...

Suzi LeVine, the departing head of Washington state’s Employment Security Department (ESD), reportedly will run a federal agency office that assists states in processing unemployment claims. But LeVine’s transition into the Biden administration role...

The city of Portland is on track to clean more garbage off the streets this fiscal year than it ever has before, but ask most Portlanders and they’ll tell you: it doesn’t look like it.KGW put out a call on Facebook, asking Portlanders to pinpoint the...

Police said they arrested at least three people in Olympia, Washington, after a group that advocates for the homeless tried to occupy a hotel, prompting guests and staffers to shelter in place for several hours.Olympia Police Lt. Paul Lower said...

A group of popular Portland restaurants will open new locations in the suburbs. That includes places like St. Jack, Grassa, Lardo, as well as Oven and Shaker.The ChefSable group will start takeout at a new Lake Oswego location in April, with an official...

DEWEY COOPER STEPPED into the Bones Adams Boxing gym in Las Vegas last fall. The former pro boxer, kickboxer and longtime striking coach was there to referee a sparring session for Jake Paul, the popular YouTuber turned boxing hopeful.Cooper had seen...

On a blustery Saturday afternoon, opponents of Gov. Gavin Newsom set up shop in the parking lot of a Rancho Cordova sporting goods store.Under a small blue canopy adorned with yellow balloons and vinyl banners, volunteers for the Recall Gavin Newsom...

Eleven months since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Oregon, the state’s health agency says it will no longer share details about individual deaths connected to the virus. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced the change on Wednesday.Prior...

On Sunday, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was walking outside a craft brewery on the Oregon city’s southwest side when a man walked up to him and shouted, “Thanks for ruining the city!”Moments later, the Democratic mayor blasted the man in the eyes with...

Hit both by the grounding of the 737 MAX and the global pandemic that paralyzed its airline customers, Boeing suffered a massive net loss last year of $11.9 billion, the largest in its history.In a message to employees Wednesday morning, chief executive...

A few weeks ago, Governor Inslee extended the Washington state eviction moratorium until March 31. Dori spoke with a landlord in Blaine who depends on income from rental property, and is suffering major financial issues as a result of the eviction...

Pedestrian counts in downtown Portland saw a precipitous drop during last month's holiday shopping season, according to figures released by the Portland Business Alliance and the Downtown Portland Clean & Safe District.Pedestrian counts are taken...

People who destroy property during street protests will be arrested and prosecuted under a tighter new policy coordinated with Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes, interim police Chief Adrian Diaz announced Saturday. The enforcement was to begin Saturday...

Members of the Seattle Renters’ Commission have issued a statement endorsing Cancel Rent and Mortgages WA, part of a national movement calling for the cancelation of rent, mortgages, utilities and all related debt for the duration of the COVID-19...

American attorneys for Ethiopian Airlines, which lost 157 passengers and crew in the second fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX in early 2019, have advised the carrier not to accept a settlement Boeing has offered but instead to sue the manufacturer for...

In a demonstration that began peacefully but rose to a level that included scattered property damage, a group of more than 100 protesters gathered Sunday night at the intersection in downtown Tacoma where the night prior a police officer plowed through...

As about 50 people dressed head-to-toe in black stood in a standoff with Portland Police blocking a parking lot behind Benson High School, parents and coaches from a youth soccer program on the nearby field walked up to see what was going on.“What are...

At Jan. 5 budget meeting for the city's Bureau of Development Services, economists advising the bureau on the outlook for new construction presented dismal news: Portland has gone from one of the most desirable locations in the country just four years...

Antifa, the mythical group invented by right-wingers for reasons unknown, peacefully rioted in Seattle and Portland. Though they posted flyers on social media saying they would turn violent, some were caught off-guard.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner...

On the day after eight people were shot — one fatally — at Third Avenue and Pine Street, a worker at the Piroshky Piroshky bakery came in and quit. He had seen enough.“Here we’re trying to create jobs,” said Brian Amaya, head of the bakery’s operations....

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is calling for an investigation, after receiving multiple threatening messages from a city email account.According to Sawant, the emails began on Dec. 17, 2020, with escalating language that culminated in a...

In Portland, Ore., and Seattle, protesters marched through the downtown areas on Wednesday carrying signs opposing the police, immigration authorities and government in general, and some people in each city vandalized buildings symbolizing institutional...

Hours after President Joe Biden was sworn into office and implored the nation to come together, dozens of protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon in Seattle's Occidental Park for a tense demonstration that included a march through downtown in which a...

The Office of Police Accountability recommends Seattle police change its policy on using blast balls after complaints about officer conduct during summer protests.Reports from an independent agency say a Seattle police officer who threw a tear gas...

Crime in Seattle is up, and increasingly it seems more residents and business owners are feeling fed up and considering leaving."I've loved Seattle but I feel like it doesn’t love me back," said Wallingford resident Myra Levitzke.Levitzke has found...

Fox News has dealt a major shakeup to its staff, laying off more than a dozen staffers after falling behind in the ratings, as some of the departing employees told media outlets the move might be in response to backlash from President Donald Trump and...

At least a dozen people were arrested in Seattle -- and two vehicles were impounded -- Monday after a group of people showing their support for Black Lives Matter blocked a freeway, causing traffic delays throughout the afternoon.A video showed troopers...

The National Rifle Association on Friday filed for bankruptcy, a sudden development that could help the gun rights group escape a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general seeking its dissolution.The NRA filed for Chapter 11 protection in federal...

The Texas realtor who bragged on social media about flying a private jet to the Capitol riot is seeking a presidential pardon — and said anyone arrested in connection with the siege deserves one too.“I would ask the President of the United States to...

Seattle Is Dying. It's a harsh title. Someone on social media even called it a "hopeless" title. I'll admit to you that I wrestled with the name for some time. Too dramatic, I wondered? Too dark? In the end I went with it because I believe it to be...

The second weekend of January 2021 was a busy one for the Portland Police Bureau. Officers responded to five shootings between Saturday morning and Sunday night."The pace hasn't slowed down going into the new year as everyone hoped it would," said...

SEATTLE received a setback in its effort to create a supervised heroin consumption site after a federal appeals court denied a similar effort in Philadelphia to create locations for heroin users to inject the drug with a nurse present.The 3rd U.S....

A fire that broke out before dawn Wednesday in Venice destroyed a two-story building along the beachfront, authorities said.The blaze erupted at a homeless encampment on the south side of the commercial building in the 700 block of South Ocean Front...

A federal grand jury has indicted a former member of the Washington National Guard on felony charges, alleging he broke into the U.S. Capitol with the insurrectionist mob last week and repeatedly punched a federal police officer.Mark Jefferson...

On January 8, Portland Brewing, one of Oregon’s original craft breweries, took to Facebook to announce that it would be closing its doors forever in early February. And one of our favorite Pacific Northwest craft beer sites, the New School, took the...

If you traveled to San Francisco 25–30 years ago, you would have found a different city, different people and a different atmosphere. However, things have changed drastically since the 90’s; not only the universities in and around it have regressed and...

The president of Seattle’s rank and file police union says he will not step down, despite growing calls for his resignation after he blamed, in part, the “far left” and Black Lives Matter activists for the pro-Trump siege on the U.S. Capitol.In a letter...

Business owners all across the state are being hit with a tax increase they were assured would never happen.Unemployment tax rates are going up at a time when few can afford it — after hearing from the Washington Employment Security Department last year...

Boeing to pay $244 million penalty to settle fraud charges tied to 737 MAX crashes. Boeing has agreed to pay just over $2.5 billion to resolve a federal charge of “criminal misconduct” for how its employees misled regulatory officials during...

Social-media platform Parler has sued Amazon.com Inc. after the tech giant abruptly ended web-hosting services to the company, effectively halting its operation.In a complaint filed Monday in Seattle federal court, Parler alleged that Amazon Web...

The number of homicides in Seattle has skyrocketed, as compared to the last year, but interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz says it’s not easy to compare 2020 with 2019.“As we all know, 2020 was a year like no other,” he said. “We know, both because of COVID...

The president of Seattle's rank and file police officer's union is facing an internal investigation and calls to apologize or resign after tweets suggesting liberal activists are partly to blame for the U.S. Capitol riot.Seattle Police Officers Guild...

As pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, others supporting the president gathered in state capitals nationwide to oppose President-elect Joe Biden’s win, leading to the evacuations of some statehouses and...

Insurance underwriters are taking riots and damage into account when choosing whether or not to renew some policies.In downtown Portland, plywood and graffiti are the new cityscape. Only, it isn’t new, anymore. Since late last spring, businesses have...

Boeing says it’ll be repurposing the Seattle-area facility that has served as the focus for research into the composite materials used in aircraft ranging from the B-2 Stealth bomber to the 787 Dreamliner.In an emailed statement, Boeing said much of the...

More than 150 employees at a Costco in the state of Washington that tested positive for COVID-19 have returned to work following a mandatory quarantine period, FOX Business has confirmed.As of Tuesday, 173 employees at the Union Gap warehouse in Yakima...

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday a plan that will eventually allow businesses like restaurants to open back up once the state gets a better handle on the coronavirus pandemic.The Healthy Washington plan breaks the state into regions that are tied...

President Trump’s signature Sunday on the $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief and government funding bill started a 180-day countdown for the Pentagon and spy agencies to say what they know about UFOs.The provision received very little attention in part...

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler minced no words in his opening remarks at a New Year’s Day press conference following a riot on New Year’s Eve in downtown.Wheeler laid out the “who, what, when, where and why” of what happened Thursday.“The who: violent...

Hollywood Boulevard has been reduced to a ghost town amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with three-quarters of businesses boarded up and locals left wondering whether the area will ever recover. The street, which runs through the heart of Hollywood and...

Seattle Police and anti-police protesters ended 2020 in a familiar fashion on Capitol Hill with clashes and arrests near the 12th Ave youth jail and the East Precinct after reports of property damage and more broken glass at an area business targeted in...

Vandals lashed out at the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate over the holiday weekend, blighting their homes with graffiti and in one case a pig's head as Congress failed to approve an increase in the amount of money being sent to individuals to help...

On Friday, Mayor Ted Wheeler called for stiffer penalties for those who repeatedly engage in destruction and vandalism.A riot in downtown Portland on New Year's Eve reportedly caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage.Authorities say dozens of...

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler promised to hold violent demonstrators accountable in a press conference hosted after two straight days of vandalization and clashes with police.Wheeler said Friday that he would organize a meeting with local and state law...

Portland police declared a riot just before 11 p.m. local time on New Year's Eve after protesters broke windows, shot off fireworks and set fires near the federal courthouse, CBS News affiliate KOIN reported.Less than half an hour later Portland police...

A group of people experiencing homelessness that was staying in a Fife motel without paying for the rooms has left the property, according to police.The group was organized by advocacy organization Tacoma Housing Now, which booked 16 rooms at a...

What’s the cause of the “mayhem in the streets” that has taken over sidewalks in the outer boroughs?Sure, everyone points the finger at the incompetence and stupidity of Mayor de Blasio. Gotham’s astonishing decline on his watch is an indisputable...

Members of the Atlanta City Council have proposed a $ 1.6 million plan to create a private police force in one of the wealthiest suburbs a few days after a seven-year-old girl was fatally shot by a stray bullet.Kennedy Maxi died of an injury on Saturday...

Businesses in downtown Portland say crime is on the rise.Multiple bar owners tell KATU they're now taking things into their own hands.Places like Fuse and Candy watched break-ins happen repeatedly, along with stolen cameras and damaged property.Now...

Barstool Sports has raised over $6 million this holiday season for small businesses struggling amidst lockdowns and the pandemic.The company announced on Christmas that its fundraising efforts, which started just over a week ago, surpassed $6 million...

Portland has seen more homicides this year than it has in almost three decades and more than 850 shootings as of December, which is more than double the number reported in 2019. Portland police says it will take community action to reduce the gun...

By the end of November, the official number of separations was 164. Since then, more officers have offered their resignations to take jobs at neighboring agencies. Put bluntly, the city does not have enough officers to keep the area safe.As of this...

Across the city of Los Angeles, the homeless population has exploded beyond control. Although Los Angeles is not the only community in the United States that is currently struggling with a homelessness problem, encampments are sprouting up along LA...

On Christmas Eve, a homeless advocacy group booked 16 rooms at the Travelodge Motel at 3518 Pacific Hwy. E. and paid for one night.But now, the group told the motel’s manager they have no plans to check out, or to pay the bill.Monday night, as...

A man and woman claiming to be members of a Moorish Sovereign Citizens group are under arrest after they were caught falsely claiming ownership of a home in the town of Woodway and burglarizing it, police said Monday.The incident unfolded late Friday in...

A Seattle-area Antifa member, who has been arrested multiple times during violent protests and tweeted out a list of businesses that supported the city's efforts to clean out a homeless encampment, has been identified as a children's camp counselor and...

Legal costs are piling up in a federal lawsuit that led to an injunction and a contempt-of-court finding against the Seattle Police Department (SPD) for using unnecessary force against Black Lives Matter protesters this summer, and could top $600,000 if...

Police officers in Portland, Oregon are abandoning the force, taking a hit to their livelihoods to do so. The large number of officers leaving the force is “unprecedented,” Assistant Chief, Michael Frome told the Portland Tribune. “We really have not...

Not only is Dallas a major corporate center and Houston, the nation’s fourth most populous city, the capital of the oil industry, but Austin is a rising tech star.Austin’s ascendency was emphasized recently when software powerhouse Oracle said it would...

Alaska Airlines has agreed to buy nearly two dozen additional Boeing 737 Max planes, the first order from a U.S. carrier since regulators cleared the planes to fly again last month after two deadly crashes.Alaska said Tuesday it will buy 68 of the 737...

Activists put up a flyer that lies about a police shooting. (Photo: Jason Rantz/KTTH)Posters popped up in South Lake Union claiming Seattle police “murdered” a man, presumably to continue activist pressure to defund police. That didn’t happen.The...

This policy would basically give anyone with a good sob story a green light to violate property rights at willMatthew Humphrey recently lost $4,000 worth of goods in a theft of his Seattle barbershop. Under a new proposal the Seattle City Council is...

Seven agitators were arrested following a disturbance in Cal Anderson Park Sunday afternoon.Shortly before 4:30 PM police responded to Cal Anderson Park for reports of people inside the park, which remains closed. This is a day after a homeless...

Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them.The agreement,...

The state Employment Security Department (ESD) did not have adequate controls to prevent a slew of illegal unemployment insurance claims last spring that totaled about $600 million and grew into the largest fraud in state history. The audit provided the...

Viktor White, former King County Sheriff’s Sergeant, has left the department and the Seattle area due to what he says is the general lawlessness and the lack of support from local elected officials.“The hardest part of leaving me was working with...

A Seattle councilwoman who voted to slash the city’s police budget called the cops after her home was attacked, local media reported. Ironically, the culprit could avoid charges under a plan introduced by the politician.Councilwoman Lisa Herbold phoned...

Hundreds of people have attended a 'Freedom Rally' in a small town in Washington on Saturday after its mayor refused to enforce the state's COVID restrictions on businesses, citing 'the Constitutional rights of small town America'. Large crowds joined...

One of Portland’s most storied hotels is closing its doors for the winter.The Benson Hotel in downtown Portland announced Tuesday that it will shut down through the rest of December and all of January, due to a severe drop in reservations caused by the...

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan sought to build a bridge between the tech industry and its harshest critics in the divided city during her first term. In a one-week tech blitz last year, Durkan paid visits to Amazon, Expedia, and Apple’s downtown campuses to...

Google is delaying employees’ return to offices to September 1, and will expect employees to report to work in-person for at least three days a week thereafter, according to an email from CEO Sundar Pichai.“When we closed most of our offices back in...

With protesters’ occupation of the North Portland neighborhood around the so-called “Red House on Mississippi” rounding its fourth day, it remains unclear if there is a peaceful path to resolving a conflict that started two years ago, when a mixed-race...

If the outbound migration from Silicon Valley to Texas continues at its current clip, we may soon see a sign on southbound Highway 101 “Will the Last One in Silicon Valley, Please Turn Out the Lights?”Just 11 days after Hewlett Packard Enterprise, part...

Insurers’ apparent reluctance to cover Portland businesses is another indication of how severely this year’s turbulence has affected the city and its image.And it represents another hurdle for small business owners, who are trying to overcome the...

Local Seattle media outlets are raising concerns over the city's $3 million contract with King County Equity Now, a pro-defund the police group linked to this summer's Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP).Independent news blog Seattle City Council...

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other programs—but will keep the mayor’s targeted staffing levels for sworn officers...

Since the death of George Floyd in police custody in May of this year, the Seattle Police Department has been attacked from Antifa, Black Lives Matter, the City Council and the Mayor. As a result of pressure from outside groups, the City Council vowed...

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has asked the City Council to pay her legal fees of approximately $240,000 following a failed recall effort against her earlier this year, according to reports.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and...

The city of Seattle is being sued by the Chamber of Commerce over a recently passed Jumpstart or Amazon tax.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

Elon Musk has announced he is leaving Silicon Valley for Texas, and predicts the tech hotspot could lose its influence.The billionaire entrepreneur declared that California had "too much influence in the world" but that its power is waning.Join your...

An appellate judge has ruled that the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries did not show sufficient evidence to fine a gym owner for alleged violations of coronavirus regulations in Yakima.One of Anytime Fitness' owners, Bradshaw...

Portland ‘Red House’ occupation continues as a resolution may be in the works as occupiers at the Red House in North Portland said they are negotiating with the city and said there are offers to buy the house outright as part of the solution.And a...

Take an in-depth look a the red hot Seattle Real Estate Market based on the Northwest Multiple Listing Association End of month statistics.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a...

Seattle’s Denny Park overrun with drugs and homeless encampments.A crime-ridden, garbage-strewn, rat-afflicted encampment which is avoided by all but the addicts and criminals who’ve taken it over.Oceans of trash fill the tent camps. In 2017, the city...

Tech giant, which traces its roots to the origins of Silicon Valley, is latest company to move away from area long considered hub of innovationBut despite that, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, one of two companies created from the split of HP, is moving...

Small business sports bar owner interview covering the Covid shutdown struggles due to Governor Jay Inslee restrictions.  Dan Flitsch is the owner of the Savage Moose Sports Pub in Kenmore and also the Off The Rails Sports Pub in Bellevue, WA.Dan gives...

A new, privately funded analysis of dispatch data from the Seattle Police Department shows that the city’s most diverse neighborhoods have the most number of high priority 911 calls, providing new support for the argument that cutting police staffing...

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan will not seek re-election, prompting what will likely be significant political posturing for the position and a 2021 city campaign season like no other.As of November of 2019, Durkan was dropping hints about running for a...

In the past 60 days, 15 percent of those who tested positive reported visiting a food-service establishment or restaurant before illness onsetJust before Thanksgiving, Public Health — Seattle & King County released a new report on COVID outbreaks...

Tech CEO moves $9B cybersecurity company’s HQ to Seattle area, says S.F. is ‘not the city it was’Hindawi also realized that the “mythology around Silicon Valley” no longer resonated with him. He cited the expense of operating there, and “some...

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant's appeal to dismiss the recall effort against her will head to the Washington State Supreme Court in January 2021 where it is expected to be decided without oral arguments.Back in September, King County Superior...

Washington State is going after businesses that are defying the current lockdown restrictions.  Businesses are being fined and threatened with criminal charges for staying open.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds...

Amazon is being requested by a large group of world leaders to increase wages to its employees and pay more in taxes to help solve the worlds financial issues. Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline...

A Seattle caseworker was murdered by her client as the City Council voted on defunding the police and considerations of police being replaced by social workers continues.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds &...

Cops intervene after extreme squatters 'Sovereign citizens' knock on doors of rich Seattle residents and demand they hand over their mansionsA group of so-called ‘sovereign citizens’ who say they own most of the land in the Western Hemisphere have been...

Audits of the Washington State Unemployment Department for this past summer's $576 million Nigerian Fraud are being hindered.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this...

Uncle Ikes, a weed store in Seattle has been the subject of violent protests over the years.  Demonstrators call on the store owner to do a list of things including having a dialogue with them, halt predatory development, and provide 15% of profits to...

A scary development is happening:  More tenants are paying rent with high-interest credit cards. An eviction crisis looms as more and more tenants are unable to pay rent due to the shutdown of the economy.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit...

Former President Barack Obama cautioned young activists against using the slogan "defund the police" to achieve changes in policing practices, instead urging them in a new interview to have a more inclusive discussion to better enact changes.In doing...

The owners of a  New York City bar in a covid hot spot said they've declared their watering hole an "autonomous zone" offering food and booze on the house, but asking visitors for tips and telling authorities they're not welcome.Join your host Sean...

Find out how much cash, credit, and income you need for the home buying process at several different price points.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal, and Dan Chapman of Fairway Independent...

The current Oregon State eviction moratorium proposal is being rejected by both tenants and landlords. Neither side feels the issues are being fairly resolved.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline...

Unemployment reports for Washington State appear to be rapidly increasing due to the recent business shutdown by Governor Jay Inslee.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at...

King County in Washington State may allow community groups to decide the punishment on some crimes.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

A restaurant group indicates they will lose around $800 million dollars in revenue due to Gov Jay Inslee closure of indoor dining for all restaurants and bars over the 4 week period of the current shutdown.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of...

As the Seattle City Council voted to defund the Seattle Police Department two stabbings occurred including a social worker. Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this...

The Seattle City Council has voted to defund the Seattle Police Department by about 18% which is far less than the protesters at CHAZ/CHOP demanded.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he...

For every 2 people that move out of Seattle, 3 more are moving into the city of Seattle.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

Extended unemployment benefits are scheduled to expire at the end of the year.  If these benefits expire, thousands of Washington State residents will be out of work with no income.  This could be a disastrous situation.       Join your host Sean...

The US cities with the most appreciation are also the hardest and most competitive for purchasers to buy a house.  Buyers have to be lucky to actually be able to buy in these neighborhoods.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW...

The Seattle Police Department has lost a total of 144 officers in 2020 with an additional 34 more in the last month or so.  Blue flu is epidemic.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes...

The New York post office has received almost 300,000 address move requests which equate to almost 1,000,000 people total moving out of the city.  Escape from  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal...

About 1/3 of Americans would choose to live away from locations known to have protests.  A new Redin study indicates homeowners would rather not live in close proximity to known protest area.      Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties...

Many Washington State Families Thanksgiving 2020 plans have been changed by recent covid 19 restrictions placed by Gov Jay Inslee.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this...

New information has come out regarding who gave the order for the Seattle Police station to abandon their East Precinct Station during CHOP/CHAZ.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a...

Washington State Gov Jay Inslee is forcing small businesses into bankruptcy with the shutdown and no real financial aid. Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing...

The Boeing 737 Max airplane has been cleared to fly again after two fatal crashes.  Airlines are wanting the plane due to the cost savings of its fuel efficiency.  Would you risk flying on the Boeing 737 Max??Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of...

Gov Jay Inslee has closed bars and restaurants for the 2020 Holiday Season but retail shopping remains open.  Is there really data and science to support putting 100,000 families out of business right before the holiday season??   Join your host Sean...

Luxury real estate market home sales have skyrocketed in recent months across the United States.  Why are luxury home sales exploding while affordable homes have slowed down?Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds &...

A California exodus is happening with residents moving in big numbers to Las Vegas to avoid high taxes and massive restrictions.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this...

Will the recent surge in covid 19 cases stall out the US housing market recovery?  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

Governor Jay Inslee just entered Washington State into it's second lockdown due to the global pandemic.  What does this look like?  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this...

Downtown Seattle is having difficulty keeping spaces leased as work from home becomes the norm and nobody is working in the downtown core areas anymore.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as...

Deutsche Bank has proposed work from home employees pay a 5% tax to help stimulate the economy.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

The US Housing Market has been on a tear in 2020, will it experience a slowdown soon?     Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

The service industry workers in Silicon Valley are for the most part still maintaining commercial buildings even though few people are actually working in them.  How long will this continue??  Will companies with large groups of employees working from...

Tenants behind on their rent may need to prove their hardship in order to avoid eviction.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

With case numbers rising many states are putting their holiday plans for 2020 on hold.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

The economy appears to be rebounding, some politicians indicate a much smaller second aid package will be needed but not the size of the first Cares Act Package.  Will the second outbreak of the pandemic require a full aid package??Join your host Sean...

As new cases rise will global economies go into another lockdown??Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

Real Estate stocks took the election results in stride with many posting strong gains. Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

A group of Washington State Landlords has brought a lawsuit challenging the legality of the current rent eviction moratorium in place.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at...

Take an in-depth look a the red hot Seattle Real Estate Market based on the Northwest Multiple Listing Association End of month statistics.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a...

Limited supply, historically low-interest rates, and people wanting more from their housing have caused Seattle real estate to have a record-breaking October 2020.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline...

Recent economic news points to jobless claims subsiding but millions of Americans are still unemployed. Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

The US government has seized $1 Billion dollars worth of Bitcoin that part of the now-disbanded Silk Road. Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

The housing market will not slow down this Holiday Season. Low inventory and low-interest rates continue to be the theme that will drive real estate prices even higher.         Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds...

Boeing announced recently it has sold its corporate yacht to a San Diego Real Estate Developer for $13 million.  It will remain in South Lake Union undergoing retrofit until it is moved to California.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit...

As Seattle struggles to meet larger Black Lives Matter goals, the city will transfer two more Central District properties to community ownershipJoin your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a...

The state of Oregon has voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cocaine, meth, and heroin.  Will other states follow suit?  Tune in to find out.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline...

Rents in Seattle have dropped 14% since the beginning of the pandemic.  What is causing rents to drop but property values to rise??  Seattle has the second hottest real estate market behind Phoenix, AZ.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit...

The reduction in Seattle Police Department officers has left the city vulnerable to anticipated post-election civil unrest.  Seattle Police had a reduction of 39 officers in September 2020 alone and does not have enough officers to keep all of Seattle...

As the Seattle protests continue we start to find out where and who the protestors are from based on arrest records.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing...

Billionaire accused of blasting ‘Gilligan’s Island’ theme song to torment neighbor. A billionaire former bond trader is being accused of tormenting his next-door neighbor — by blaring the “Gilligan’s Island” theme song on a loop, according to a report...

Detroit Michigan is making a comeback after years of decline but large swaths of the city are left behind, starved of the housing credit needed to revive them. No purchase mortgages were made last year in almost a third of Detroit’s census tracts, and...

Seattle-based real estate tech company Redfin is facing allegations of discriminatory pricing practices and “redlining” in a lawsuit filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and other fair housing organizations.It is alleged Redfin’s minimum...

Seattle City Councilwoman Lisa Herbold proposed legislation that would allow for the dismissal of misdemeanor crimes for offenders who could argue .in court that a person’s addiction, mental health disorder or poverty level could have influenced their...

Boeing announces more job cuts - adding to Seattle's woes.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

Is it safe to move to Seattle?  Great question!!!  Considering all of the chaos, protesting, rioting, and political leader upheaval happening in Seattle is it really a safe environment to make a move to?  A Seattle Real Estate Podcast sent in an e-mail...

Amazon has announced that their work from home policy to those eligible employees will be extended until June 2021.  This will further impact downtown Seattle which is already suffering from the pandemic, crime, homelessness, and recent looting from...

Homeless encampments in Seattle Parks have exploded in recent months as city officials have discontinued sweeping the camps as part of Covid-19 precautions.  The original Navigation Team has also been defunded as part of defunding Seattle Police and as...

People fearing post-election violence are buying guns in record numbers.  Area gun shop owners say that since they've been allowed to reopen, many have seen a spike in sales, while at the same time they can't keep up their stock. It's fueled by fears of...

Portland Landlords may now have to pay tenants moving costs who can't afford rent increases. This is very concerning to landlords nationwide.  In Portland, Oregon, a new ruling states landlords must now pay their tenants' relocation costs if those...

At the recent Bellevue Protests, I was stopped by Bellevue Police as a weapons ban had been enacted. Find out why I was stopped and what happened.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he...

As the Seattle City Council decides to defund its police force, the current interim police chief indicates there is already a lack of officers to serve the city.  Over 118 officers have quit the Seattle Police Force in 2020 and a record number 39 left...

New York, Seattle & Portland — three cities recently labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the U.S. Justice Department — filed a lawsuit Thursday to invalidate the designation and fight off the Trump administration's efforts to withhold federal...

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan told Seattle Police Officers "I value you."  after a record number left Seattle Police Department last month.“I say to the ones that are there, please stay. Seattle values you. I value you,” Durkan said.One former officer...

Seattle Police Department reports record-setting shootings in 2020.  King County data found that more people were shot in the county in the first six months of the year than during that same time frame in the past four years.In August, data released...

Seattle-ization describes progressive leadership turning a city into a quagmire.  Seattle has seen an autonomous zone/occupy protest, defunding of the police, rampant homelessness, an opioid crisis addiction, a decimated police force, multiple recalls...

Despite all the work from home, telecommuting hype, CEO's are ready to get their employees back to the office.  Zoom calls are less productive than in-person meetings.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds &...

Starbucks recently announced it would tie its executive pay structure to the reaching of its diversity goals.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

The feds leveled charges against Houston billionaire Robert Brockman, who is accused of taking $2 billion through an elaborate tax evasion scheme. Prosecutors call it the biggest case of tax evasion of its kind in American history against a single...

Due to the economic chaos caused by the pandemic, mortgage delinquencies rise to record-setting levels. Homeowners behind on their mortgages are at levels not seen since 1999.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds...

The Seattle Police Department has had over 118 officers leave their force in 2020.  Unsupportive Progressive Seattle leadership is causing the police officers to leave in droves. Nobody wants to be a police officer in the city of Seattle.  Join your...

Gene Simmons of KISS fame is joining the California Exodus due to the high taxes.  He and his wife are putting their Los Angeles home, where he’s lived for nearly 40 years, up for sale.“California and Beverly Hills have been treating folks that create...

Seattle leaders may have deal reached to fill the gap left by the defunding of Seattle Police and the elimination of the Navigation Team.  A crew of civilians will replace any member of the Seattle Police Department.“It goes without saying that this...

A recently fired Seattle area Realtor is facing felony charges stemming from September riots following a decision in the Breonna Taylor case.The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed charges against Jacob Bennett Greenburg and Danielle...

A federal district court judge allowed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle by 21 businesses to move forward, despite the city's attempt to have it discontinued.The lawsuit accuses the city of harming local business owners by allowing the existence of...

In the midst of a pandemic, the Progressive Leadership of Seattle is taing its way into oblivion.  Amazon is leaving Seattle for Bellevue.  Other big companies will follow.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds &...

Will Seattle become the next Detroit??  Many are saying the comparisons between Detroit and Seattle are inevitable.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

Dropbox has rolled out an offer to its employees for permanent work from home.  Many San Francisco companies are offering this solution to ease traffic congestion and lessen the amount of office space they need to rent.Join your host Sean Reynolds,...

Boeing loses over 1000 airlane orders as the airline industry continues to suffer from limited travel volume during the global pandemic.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at...

A judge just okayed the recall motion of Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant.    Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

A recent poll indicates a majority of Seattle Residents are against defunding the Seattle police. Defunding the Police has been a hot topic especially in a city like Seattle with an increase in violence and efforts by the Seattle City Council to abolish...

Is a clear exodus of homeowners moving from Democrat-run blue cities to Republican-based red cities in the USA.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

Seattle city leadership does nothing about the illegal metal shop being operated on city land in the Jackson Park Golf Course area.  Neighbors complain of fumes from a generator, loud noises at night, motorcycles coming into the area, and fights among...

Despite all of the recent turmoil in Seattle, it's a little surprising that throughout the pandemic it has a red hot real estate market.  Multiple offer situations, escalation clauses, and buyers writing "Dear Seller" letters are commonplace.   Join...

Renters in Hong Kong rent cage apartments as small as 3' x 6' in size.  Barely larger than a closet. The rent situation in the worlds most expensive city becomes worse with the pandemic    Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and...

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Every few days there are Seattle riots resulting in multiple arrests by the Seattle Police Department at the location of the form CHAZ/Chop zone.  This is located in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit...

The Seattle Human Rights Commission has called for Mayor Jenny Durkan's resignation.  Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

Amidst a situation of Portland protest and social unrest, there are over 170 businesses that have closed temporarily in downtown Portland, OR.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a...

The City of Seattle is in the process of reworking its 2021 budget.  Cuts to the Seattle Police Department are imminent.  How many officers will have to be cut? Will crime rise?Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds...

Boeing will be abandoning their 787 Everett plant in a consolidation move to its existing South Carolina location.  Boeing needs to cut costs as the airline industry suffers from the lack of travel going on with the pandemic. Local officials and...

San Francisco rents are dropping due to a combination of the California wildfires and the pandemic as tenants are choosing to leave the area.  There is a downward trend in San Francisco's rents as a result. How much are they dropping and have other...

The problem with the economy isn't that the wealthy have too much control, money, and power, it's that there are too many people without enough money.  Or is it????Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline...

The City of Seattle defunds the Police and ends an outreach program to its homeless population.  Nice call Seattle.  Seattle's Denny Park is being overrun with tents of the homeless. A pile of about  200 hundred needles was picked up by city workers at...

Almost 20,000 Amazon employees have tested positive during the Pandemic.  A ton of people have been critical of Amazon's handling of the pandemic outbreak.  But if you look at Amazon's overall number of employees versus their number of infected, it's...

Columbia Sportswear has decided to permanently close the downtown Seattle store amidst street violence, lack of business, and unfavorable politics.  Columbia Sportswear is one of many companies that have closed only their downtown Seattle location...

The Department of Justice considered charging both Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler for their part in the violent riots this past summer including CHOP and over 100 nights of protests in Portland.Join your host Sean Reynolds,...

Half of all Seattle jobs are now working remotely - Who are these workers and can this continue?In the Seattle metro area, which includes King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, nearly half (48.7%) of all adults have switched to teleworking because of the...

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and the Seatle City Council have been pushing local businesses out of Seattle, especially the downtown Seattle core business district.  Both the mayor and council have been silent regarding the ongoing looting and violence in...

Lower wage earners have been more impacted by the COVID Pandemic.  For higher wage earners the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have been minimal.  The stock market and real estate markets are going strong.  But lower-wage earners may not be able to...

The city of Seattle began plans to transfer three Central District properties to Black-led community organizations that have long operated or had plans to operate, public-service programs at the sites.The Seattle City Council voted to formally transfer...

San Francisco is a  destination city for tech workers and one of the most expensive housing markets in the world. After years of home prices making like tech stocks and going up, up, up, the COVID-19 pandemic has now thrown the city into a state of...

Seattle is paying an ex-pimp $150,000 a year to act as the city's "street czar" and offer "alternatives to policing" after protests morphed into the no-police-allowed Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.Activist Andre Taylor is open about his past as a pimp...

QFC, Fred Meyer, and parent company Kroger have banned employees from wearing Black Lives Matter (BLM) buttons at work.  The employees are pressuring back their employers.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds &...

The Seattle City Council voted 7-1 to override Mayor Durkan's veto defunding Seattle police. This overriding vote counts toward the remainder of the 2020 year budget.  About 100 police positions will be eliminated and other assorted changes made.   ...

The Department of Justice threatens to defund Seattle, New York, and Portland as they have been deemed "anarchist jurisdictions".Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this...

Seattle is recalling Mayor Jenny Durkan and also Socialist Councilmember Kshama Sawant.  These two separate political recall efforts are over developments that occurred this past summer in Seattle.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties...

Over 100 Washington state bars and restaurants are petitioning Washington State Governor Inslee to extend the current bar closing time of 10 pm until 2 am.  A large portion of most bars/restaurants profits come from the drinking hours between 9 pm and...

Chuck E. Cheese which is in bankruptcy court, needs to shred 9 billion tickets.  The cost to shred these tickets will be $2 million dollars.  Chuck E. Cheese has been in bankruptcy court and any money spent needs to be approved by a judge.  Including...

The City of Seattle Council voted 7-1 to pay the legal fees of Socialist Councilmember Shama Sawant.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

Multiple airlines are offering travel packages with "Flights to Nowhere".  What is a flight to nowhere???  It's where you go through typical airport security check-in, board the plane, plane takes off, flys around then lands right at the same airport. ...

Amazon has decided not to renew one of its oldest leases in Seattle.  Amazon plans to move employees out of 2201 Westlake by December to other offices across the Puget Sound region.Tech giant Amazon is taking additional steps to abandon Seattle,...

Facebook just bought REI's recently completed Bellevue, WA headquarters for $390,0000.   Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.

As residents flee Manhatten in droves, 15,000 vacant apartment units have been left behind.  The number of empty rental apartments in Manhattan nearly tripled compared with last year, as more New Yorkers fled the city and prices declined.There were more...

Social gatherings during a pandemic are problematic.  Let's take a look at how the Sturgis BIke Rally, a prayer rally and college parties all went down on Labor Day weekend.       Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds...

The city of Seattle is having to address issues with its insurance coverage due to the liability it created during the protests and C.H.O.P. (Capital Hill Occupy Protest).  Two of its insurance carries are indicating there are major issues with...

Amazon is adding 10,000 MORE jobs to Downtown Bellevue.  This brings the recent total to 25,000 jobs up from a recent estimate of 15,000.  Many of these jobs are being moved from the Seattle offices to Bellevue due to the recent passage of the Jumpstart...

Here are 7 things we will most likely never do again due to the global pandemic of Covid-19.  Some things will never go back to the way they were.  Let's talk about what has changed and what will maybe go back to our old ways. Join your host Sean...

Buying a house and need a mortgage?  Let's talk about mortgages with Dan Chapman from Fairway Independent Mortgage.  Dan has been a mortgage consultant for over 18 years and has provided mortgages for thousands of hundreds of satisfied clients over the...

Maybe you've seen an ad for a 1.99% mortgage rate and just knew if it seemed too good to be true.  Because it probably was.  Join Dan Chapman as he discusses how these types of rates are legally acceptable in the mortgage world even if they are...

The shooter of a Portland Patriot Prayer member was eliminated in a shootout with a Federally headed taskforce.  Michael Reinoehl, 48, passed away Thursday as US Marshals moved to arrest him at his hideout in the city of Lacey, WA in Washington State....

Pinterest pays $89.5 million to cancel the lease on almost 500,000 SF of commercial space in the San Francisco marketplace.  Find out why a big company like Pinterest no longer needs a huge clock of office space.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of...

Seattle rents have dropped 1.6% since the pandemic started and 1.9% year over year.  Find out what's causing rents to drop in Seattle and a number of other major US cities.  Housing prices are skyrocketing but rents are dropping. What is causing the...

The US housing market has been on fire since the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the signs:  Super low inventory, low-interest rates, and strong demand from buyers looking for something different.  What is driving this upward trend in what should be a...

Violent rioters attempted to use quick setting concrete to seal shut the door at the Seattle East Precinct then start a fire to harm the police officers inside alive.  Fortunately, the violent rioters were not able to mix the appropriate water/concrete...

Is there a threat to Amazon's business model by Walmart +, Etsy, or Shopify???  Will the stocks of these companies continue to rise as Amazon becomes an over the hill company??Or is Amazon so secure in its online position that there are no companies...

The lack of affordable housing for buyers in Seattle is causing the way they search for homes to change.  Home-buying habits have gone through a sizable shift, both in Seattle and across the United States.There is virtually no "affordable housing"  left...

Members of Seattle Antifa Group Riot Kitchen 206, "a no charge kitchen serving protestors, activists, movements and those in need in Seattle WA" have been arrested by authorities in Kenosha, Wisconsin after police suspected that they were "…preparing...

Homeowners in the Snoqualmie Ridge neighborhood outside of Seattle have been requested by their HOA to remove Black Lives Matter signs in front of their home.A 6 week period recently went by where political signs of this nature were allowed as an...

The Seattle real estate market ranks #1 among cities with a population over 300,000 people.  Using a wide array of 24 differing factors, Wallet Hub has determined that Seattle beats out every other major US city for its real estate.  Find out what other...

Should we blame "The Rich" instead of a bunch of Far Left nut jobs on the City Council for Seattle's "decline"???? The Seattle City council has defunded police, allowed the Seattle Police East Precinct to be taken over, allowed protest marches on both...

Outdoor retailer REI (Recreation Equipment Inc.) recently listed its newly completed headquarters in Bellevue, WA as part of a strategic business decision.  In place of the urban styled campus will be a  number of pod-like centers located throughout the...

USPS mailboxes have been disappearing in mainly Democratic influenced cities.  There is a theory being floated in the media that the removal of these mailboxes will impact voters' ability to cast mail-in ballots.  Is the Federal Government being...

New Zillow report disputes the familiar narrative that homebuyers are flocking to the suburbs as they give up hope on in city living.  Is everyone leaving the city for the suburbs???Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and...

Millions of US homes owned by Senior Citizen homes could become unsellable over the next 20 years.  The younger generations of potential homebuyers may not be able to afford these homes leaving them unsold as they hit the market.  Will these homes drop...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's surprise new fee roils industry and consumer advocates. The government-controlled mortgage companies recently announced that they will levy a 0.5 percent fee on refinance loans they purchase starting on Sept. 1, 2020.  So on...

How does a low real estate appraisal happen in a super hot market?  There were multiple offers and the final sales price was way more than list price so how could the appraisal come in low????Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW...

Steepologie closes its Downtown Seattle location as crime in the area deters walk-in customers from coming into the tea store.  Fear of crime rising was one of the determining factors as the Seattle Police reduce its presence from recent Seattle City...

Small businesses are failing as the US economy continues to falter.  Check out a recent report from Paychex, a nationwide payroll processing company as we start to see data come in which indicates trends in small business success and failure.    Join...

Should we be considering a 2nd shutdown of the economy??  Virus cases are rising and yet we are putting more and more people into contact with each other.  Many think we should be considering a second shutdown of the overall economy to really put a stop...

California and New York residents are relocating to Washington State due to its lack of state income tax.  Has Washington already established itself as the premier West Coast destination to relocate and work remotely??Join your host of the Seattle Real...

The Seattle City Council defunds the Police and as a result, Chief Carmen Best retires.  Find out how much the Seattle Police Department has lost from its budget and what Chief Best had to say about her 28 years as an officer and Chief with the SPD.   ...

Abolish or defund the Seattle Police Department has been a major theme of most of the Seattle City Council over the last several months.  For no real reason.  One of the major stated goals of the violent rioters at C.H.O.P. (Capital Hill Occupy Protest)...

More and more Americans are considering moving to Texas due to greater personal freedoms.  Joe Rogan recently disclosed he is moving from LA, California to Austin, Texas.  More and more people are considering living locations based on personal freedom. ...

Second stimulus checks are being negotiated right now between The House of Representatives and The Senate.  Join host Sean Reynolds as discusses what the second round of stimulus package might look like.

The media would have you believe that unmarked secret Federal Police were snatching people off the sidewalks in Portland willy nilly.  This just wasn't the case.  Join Sean Reynolds, host of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he talks about a recent...

Nationally, US Home Sales rose 20.7% in June.  Record low mortgage rates, a backlog of buyer demand and seriously low levels of housing inventory are driving the market.Join Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he discusses why there is a...

A new study indicates Tacoma is one of the worst places in Washington to rent.  Is this true???Join host Sean Reynolds as he looks at Tacoma's real estate rental market and quality of life.

Is there an ongoing Homeowner Exodus in Seattle with residents leaving for areas with more freedom and better governmental leadership?Join host Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as we discuss what is happening in Seattle right now.

Governor Inslee has restricted activities in multiple phases on top of freezing all phases in the foreseeable future.   Join host Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast to discuss Inslee's recent changes which go into effect July 30, 2020.

Governor Inslee of Washington State has extended the rent eviction moratorium through October 15, 2020.  Join Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he covers this new development.

Robinhood traders may be left holding the bag of unwanted Gap stock as Kanye West threatens to back out of their deal.  GAP stock surged 40% when news broke of professional hyphen Kanye West‘s exclusive 10-year deal with the retail fashion giant last...

How does Jeff Bezos of Amazon net worth go up by $13 Billion in one day?Find out with host Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast.

Housing performance correlates with workers who live in cities with work from home situations.  The more you can work from home, the better those cities' housing appreciation has been. How a city’s housing market fares amidst the COVID-19 pandemic...

Update on mortgage rates, mortgage restrictions, where interest rates are heading - All on the Seattle Real Estate Podcast with host Sean Reynolds.Join guest Dan Chapman of Fairway Independent Mortgage as he talks us through current market...

Will the eviction moratorium be extended as our unemployment persists and the economy tries to open back up.  Join host Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he discusses what's going on with rent moratorium and also eviction moratoriums.

Some experts predict a housing bubble will burst in 2020.  Some experts indicate the Housing Market tanks in 2020. Will there be short sales???  Will there be bank-owned properties???Find out from host Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as...

Minimum wage earners in the United States can't afford even a 1 bedroom apartment.  Full-time minimum wage workers cannot afford a two-bedroom rental anywhere in the U.S. and cannot afford a one-bedroom rental in 95% of U.S. counties, according to the...

The Portland Protests have been ongoing for about 6 weeks.  Is this the new CHOP/CHAZ that Seattle experienced just weeks ago?Find out with Sean Reynolds, the host of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast.

Housing markets rise during a pandemic.  What is going on???  In fact, they re going up in many markets.  Find out what's going on with our real estate markets from owner/podcaster/YouTuber:  Sean Reynolds of Summit Properties NW & Reynolds &...

A potential housing crisis is on the way for millions of Americans whose mortgage and rent deferrals are about to sunset. Evictions loom as the end of state and local moratoriums will no longer protect homeowners and tenants unable to make payments...

The Seattle City Council has proposed by a vote of 7 to 2 to defund the Seattle Police Department by 50%. Let's take a look at what a 50% cut to the police department budget would like in 2020.Join host Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast...

Real estate agent Sarah Hoverson finds a stranger living in her rental home, who claims a doppelgänger agent moved her in.Sarah Hoverson owned a rental property with a partner in the Spokane area of Washington State.  Tenants moved out of the property...

Wells Fargo slows their jumbo mortgage lending business by requiring new customers to have $1 million in accounts before refinancing a jumbo mortgage.  Join Sean Reynolds, host of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he discusses new changes with Wells...

New legislative bill by Washington State Senator would outlaw future Seattle CHOP Zones and make it illegal for cities to withdraw police and related services.   State Senator Steve O’Ban (R-University Place) is introducing legislation that would...

Corelogic Predicts National Home Prices Drop 6.6% By May 2021The CoreLogic HPI Forecast indicates that home prices will decrease on a month-over-month basis by 0.1% from May 2020 to June 2020, and decrease 6.6% on a year-over-year basis from May 2020 to...

Will businesses leave the central business district for the suburbs?Real estate CEO expects ‘exodus’ of central business districts to last the next two yearsMarcus & Millichap President and CEO Hessam Nadji told CNBC he expects the residential...

Here is your 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑼𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 for July 2020. Podcast style in-depth analysis of the NWMLS stats for the month of July 2020.  Hosted by Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast.  𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:King County,...

The Seattle City Council passed the JumpStart Tax, a payroll tax on the city’s biggest businesses and highest earners, including Amazon.  Join Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he discusses a new tax proposed by the Seattle City...

Robinhood Investing trading apps have recently been in the news.  Are they a good thing or a bad thing to markets?  There are a ton more people trading since the Covid-19 shutdown.  With no sports betting or even sports at all people need an outlet for...

How did Seattle's CHOP/CHAZ go from the "Summer of Love"  to "Summer of Sam"  inside of 3 weeks???  The friendly block party turned into a lawless crime-ridden area with shootings and violence on the regular.  Join host Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real...

Join Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he discusses yet another big investment company moving out of Seattle, Washington to Austin, Texas.  Amid the chaos of Washington's economic shutdown, the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or Occupy...

Will remote work situations become permanent and shift the trend away from commuting to downtown office space?  Many company owners of big businesses think so.  What does this do to downtown urban area commercial office space?  Join host Sean Reynolds...

The US unemployment rate has remained stubbornly high in spite of most states continuing their reopening process. Claims for unemployment should be dropping if business is truly getting back to "normal".  But that's just not the case.  Will high...

Real Estate Appraisal FAQ session with Sean Reynolds, owner of Reynolds and Kline Appraisal, Inc with frequently asked questions from Jim and Denise Scott of Team Scott/Summit Properties NW.  If you are a real estate agent these are some questions that...

Join Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he discusses a new tax proposed by the Seattle City Council that taxes the top 3% of Seattle Big Business and redistributes to the people.  The Seattle City Council introduced a new proposal...

I recorded a podcast at my office immediately after an interview I had with "John" who indicated he was from Antifa.  The interview was on Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 at CHOP.  The day after the deal had been allegedly cut between BLM Protest Groups and...

Late mortgage payments rise in May 2020 as people in forbearance struggle.  Home sales fall off cliff in May 2020 as the full effects of shutting down the economy are felt throughout the housing market.     The number of people who failed to pay their...

Mortgage rates have been hitting historic lows about once a week lately it seems. They have been hovering just above 3%. Join Seattle Real Estate Podcast host Sean Reynolds as he discusses why you should jump on a mortgage rate at this level and not...

Rookie Robinhood investors are buying bankrupt Hertz stock.  This will end in tears says billionaire Leon Cooperman for these investors.Find out why investors are pumping millions of stock purchases into a zombie company like Hertz that is teetering on...

Key Points:Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose 4% last week from the previous week and were a remarkable 21% higher than a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.That was the ninth consecutive week of gains and the highest...

Rising unemployment is a major threat as a second round of the coronavirus becomes a possible reality. The Reallocation Shock of workers not finding jobs in the future work-force is very real, it's threatening the US economy.  Join Sean Reynolds as he...

Why become a real estate agent now?? Should I start my real estate career now - considering everything that's gone on?  What are the pros of getting going now or the negatives?  Can I get business in this market?  I think the market may get worse before...

At its June meeting, the Federal Reserve said it would keep the federal funds rate at near zero, doubling down on its commitment to help aid in the coronavirus-triggered economic downturn.In the short-term, the Fed projects a 6.5% decline in economic...

The United States recession has officially been called.  What does this mean for our economy?  Find out on the Seattle Real Estate Podcast.  More than 42 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits. Major companies including JCPenney, J.Crew,...

Watch this video for the Seattle Real Estate Market Update for June 2020.  Join host Sean Reynolds of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he analyzes the previous month's statistics published by the NWMLS.

A national housing market downturn is being predicted by CoreLogic, Bank of America, and Zillow.  Will this actually happen?Find out from real estate industry expert Sean Reynolds why these major companies are pointing to a national downturn in 2020.   ...

What is the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020?The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, signed into law by President Trump June 5, 2020, amends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to give borrowers more freedom in how and when loan funds are...

Gov. Jay Inslee extended protections for renters today as COVID-19 continues to impact the finances of Washingtonians statewide.The governor first proclaimed a moratorium on evictions in mid-March, then extended and expanded the moratorium in...

Join Sean Reynolds for mortgage rates predictions 2020.  The Seattle Real Estate Podcast is your source for all things real estate.Topics covered on this podcast:-Locking in your mortgage rate-Why rates will drop in 2020-What would cause rates to rise...

Washington state reopening plan Safe Start: what does the phase 1.5 mean?  Will there be haircuts or can we go eat at restaurants??Find out on the Seattle Real Estate Podcast with host Sean Reynolds.  Washington state loosens restrictions for phased...

Seattle home prices are most likely rising despite the ongoing pandemic.  This is the ongoing narrative by Sean Reynolds from The Seattle Real Estate Podcast.Historically low levels of inventory, more buyers than sellers, and historically low mortgage...

New Mercer Island food company finds success amid pandemicGoodness Grazers, which launched in January, started operating in Mercer Island a few weeks ago.In January, Mercer Island native Maggie Dickinson started Goodness Grazers, a company specializing...

Can you sell a home with mold?  Find out the answer to this common question and many more with  Zach Duffey from Mold Mentor Consultants.  Join Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate podcast as he discusses mold issues in homes from the perspective of...

Update on Jumbo Loans, how an appraisal gets ordered out, and the mortgage rate lock process - All on the Seattle Real Estate Podcast with host Sean Reynolds.Join guest Dan Chapman of Fairway Independent Mortgage as he talks us through 1. What jumbo...

Is it safe to travel during the pandemic global crisis??Join host Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he describes his travel from Seattle to Phoenix, Arizona.  What are the flights like?  Are there many people flying?  What are the new...

The 1969 Woodstock Festival was held during the Hong Kong Flu Pandemic. Join Sean Reynolds on the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he compares a pandemic held during the most iconic music festival and our pandemic in 2020.

A second stimulus check for $1,200? What we know about another round of payments.  Join Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as he discusses the likelihood of another round of payments. The government is weighing another coronavirus relief...

The PPP Loan Forgiveness Application was released by the SBA and Treasury Department on May the 15th, 2020.  Check it out on this episode of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast.

Small businesses and owners of small businesses have been decimated as the state-mandated shutdown has impacted many, many lives. It's simply time to reopen. Data and science do not open an economy. The leaders of the government presiding over the...

Professional services (offices) and personal care services (beauty) - What does the new norm for offices and personal care services opening under Phase #2 in Washington?Let's take a look at the new norm for personal services that cover cosmetologists,...

What's going on with builders in Seattle?  What impact has the shutdown had on the Seattle New Construction Market?  Are builders still building and selling homes??  Will the new construction scene change with all the safety restrictions in place?Find...

Small business owners who took Paycheck Protection Program loans for less than $2 million will not face scrutiny from the U.S. Small Business Administration, even if the loan might not have been necessary.While the CARES Act did not require borrowers to...

Mortgage forbearance will rock local governments with fewer property tax payments being made by servicers and homeowners.  Join host Sean Reynolds as he discusses why the property tax component of mortgage forbearance will impact local governments...

UFC 249 paves the way back for professional sports in the US.In the middle of a period when professional sports has been brought to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic, the UFC took on the daunting task on Saturday night of serving as the first major...

Herd immunity, what we are already doing but nobody is talking about. Go to Costco and try and distance yourself from others. Go to a park, invariably someone will crowd you and get too close - possibly infect you with the virus. Do you know where your...

Here's the Seattle Real Estate Market Update for April 2020. Don't believe the Seattle Times!!! -Fake News!!Find out how the Seattle Real Estate Market did during the month of April, our first full month of data during the pandemic.  Join Sean Reynolds,...

After we reopen the economy, the real test begins for the United States of America.  How many small businesses won't even make it to the starting line of reopening? And then how many will give up after they assess too much damage has been done?...

The reopening of restaurants and bars is happening ever so slowly in the state of Washington. Join small business sports pub owner Dan Flitsch as he talks with Sean Reynolds about navigating the Governor Inslee plan for reopening in Washington State....

Big changes are happening in the mortgage loan industry. Real estate lending is happening so quickly that you need an industry expert to help you keep up to date. Join industry expert Dan Chapman of Fairway Independent Mortgage as he talks with host...

Join Sean Reynolds as he interviews Oscar Hailar of the Hailar Home Team on The Seattle Real Estate Podcast. Find out what things Oscar is doing to prepare for when the real estate market goes back to "usual".

The real estate closing process has changed due to the shutdown. Find out what title and escrow companies are doing to keep real estate closings happening.

Working from home is one of the effects of the stay home-stay safe shutdown. The question is: How many people will continue to do it when the shutdown ends and the crisis fades?

Lump-sum payments are NOT required as part of the CAFES Act on mortgage forbearance.

Why aren't home prices dropping on a national basis? How can this be with 26 million Americans unemployed?

The eviction moratorium in Washington State has been extended until June 4th, 2020. What does this mean for Washington tenants and their landlords???

The paycheck protection program ran out of its initial $359 billion. The second round of funding has been secured by the federal government.

What is the plan for reopening Washington State? At this point, it doesn't feel like we have one.Our economy is shut down. Hundreds of thousands of people are unemployed in our state.  People aren't able to make their mortgage payments or rent....

The price of oil for futures contracts in May absolutely tanked. To the point, the price of a barrel closed -$37.63 on the day. Future sellers are paying buyers at that pricing to take the contract.

With businesses shut down, people at home and restrictive social interaction on real estate transactions it seems like prices should be dropping. But are they??

Should I buy a house now is a favorite question during the shutdown. Can I get a good deal?? Is it possible to even buy a home with all the restrictions in place? Will home prices go down?

What will it be like reopening America after the shutdown? What new restrictions will be in place?  How will this all go??  Let's take a look at what some of the states are proposing for their reopening.Reopening American small businesses, bars, and...

When will we know the housing market is rebounding??  Here are 5 signs that will be good indicators that we are on the road to recovery.  Join Sean Reynolds of the Seattle Real Estate Podcast as we talk about what to look for in the coming months to...

Join small business bar owner Dan Flitsch as he talks with Sean Reynolds about navigating the Coronavirus shutdown. Bars and restaurants were one of the earliest businesses that were closed per governmental orders to slow the spread of the virus. Dan Flitsch is the owner of the Savage Moose Sports Pub in Kenmore and also the Off The Rails Sports Pub in Bellevue, WA. Dan gives an honest description of what it's like to be an owner of a small business that is shut down but still has to scramble to cover overhead, pay bills, retain employees and hold things together even though there is zero income coming in during the closure.

Will the current shutdown of the economy result in thousands of short sales and foreclosures?? Will real estate take a huge price hit? Will our spring real estate market get shifted to Summer?

Are lenders tightening up their standards?? Will it be harder to get a loan in the very near future? What will mortgage forbearances do to the mortgage market??

When America Reopens - what it will look like - you are already thinking about it. A lot. What will happen Day 1 of our return to "normal"?

Is mortgage forbearance something to look into if you can't pay your mortgage? So many people have lost their jobs with the shutdown of the US economy.

For the first time ever real estate brokers who are independent contractors are included and can get federal money under the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and also the EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan)

Why a Recession Prediction in 2020 is inevitable, it's already happening! How long will the 2020 recession go and how deep will it be?

Back to work on May 5th, that is the latest word from Washington State Governor Inslee.

US unemployment claims reached 10 MIllion over the past 2 weeks. The unemployment rate is roughly 13%. A massive spike in the unemployed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Are you out of work and you can't pay rent?? You are not alone. Millions of Americans are unemployed. In the last 2 weeks over 10 million people have filed for unemployment for the first time in the US. And those numbers will continue to grow.

Find out what's it like to do an appraisal inspection where you have to put your health at risk and potentially come into contact with coronavirus.

Are life-risking appraisal inspections worth it?  Appraising during the coronavirus epidemic.  Find out what's it like to do an appraisal inspection where you have to put your health at risk and potentially come into contact with coronavirus.  Kiernan...

Appraising during the coronavirus. There's been a ton of misinformation on appraisers and how the coronavirus is being handled.

Let's take a look at the $2 Trillion Dollar stimulus package. Will it actually help the American Economy? Or does it only apply to big business and special interest groups?

Washington State Governor orders lockdown statewide in Washington. All non-essential businesses are to cease operations at midnight Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

Coronavirus prediction: Last week when everyone else was saying this would be months, maybe years-long process, I called April 6th or 13th as the date we’d go back to work.  President Trump has indicated he’d like to see us back to work by Easter.  Yes,...

Coronavirus prediction: We will go back to work on April 6th or April 13th.  That is my call for the Seattle market.  Yes, it might seem early but the bottom line is most Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.  As a service-based consumer society,...

Everyone is wondering when will we go back to work/school and resume our old lives back?? Here are some of my predictions. I believe the focus is now put on the economic damage to the economy.

Daily Seattle Real Estate Podcast during coronavirus. Welcome to the Seattle Real Estate Podcast - Mortgage rates and stock market update with industry expert Dan Chapman of Fairway Independent Mortgage.

The proposed Federal Bailout for the coronavirus is estimated at 1 Trillion Dollars. Will this have much impact??

When will the coronavirus hysteria start to taper??? It’s like asking a fireman when you can move back in, but your house is still on fire. How long will social distancing for coronavirus have to last?

Here's your daily coronavirus podcast update from the Seattle Real Estate Podcast. Coming to you daily from the epicenter of the US coronavirus outbreak in Seattle, Washington.

On today's podcast, we focus on selling luxury real estate with Wes Jones of Keller Williams Bellevue. There is a high likelihood you’ve heard my guest today on the radio, he’s had a ton of airtime particularly on the Ron and Don Show here in Seattle.

Coronavirus and its Impact on the Real Estate Market - from the epicenter of the epidemic outbreak in Seattle, Washington. Join Sean Reynolds, designated managing broker and owner of Summit Properties NW and certified real estate appraiser and owner of Reynolds and Kline Appraisal.

Why the Housing Market Crash 2020 won't happen with Seattle Real Estate Podcast host, Sean Reynolds. Find out what the one thing our market is missing that won't allow it to go into a fiery downfall.

In this episode we discuss how to buy a home and get it financed in Seattle (or anywhere) with mortgage industry expert Dan Chapman of Fairway Independent Mortgage.

Get the best advice from a bar owner as Dan Flitsch the owner of the Savage Moose Sports Pub and Off the Rails Sports Pub gives his inside look into bar ownership, bar management, owning a bar as an investment and much more.

Let's find out how to get a hard money loan in Seattle with industry expert Brent Eley of Legacy Group Capital.

Join Michael Patterson, branch manager of American Pacific Mortgage as we discuss the downfalls of using an online mortgage broker, how mortgage brokers can get good training, trends for 2020 and is the Seattle market finally cooling?

Join the 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 as we discuss eating strategies for the Holiday season with IFBB Professional bodybuilder Alex Berg. 🏋️‍♀️Alex is the only professional bodybuilder to ever come out of Medina, WA. She is a recent graduate of Purdue...

Join us as Gunnar Hadley of Windermere Ballard Real Estate shares his secrets to longevity in real estate, tips and tricks for newcomers and his predictions for the Seattle real estate market.

Dan Chapman joins me this week and discusses how to finance a fix and flip investment property.

Today’s guest has a phenomenal way of setting goals and doing things every day to work towards those goals. We’ll hear about that at the beginning of the episode, followed by more details on the actual investing he has done so far. If you enjoyed...

Join us as we talk with special guest Chris Hall of Rainer Title & Escrow about the differences between title and escrow during the home buying process.

In this episode we talk to Dan Chapman, Mortgage Officer at Fairway Independent Mortgage.

Join Sean Reynolds and Nathan Morello of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as they discuss the in's and out's of appraisal in the Seattle real estate market.

In today's episode we have special guest Dan Chapman from Fairway Independent Mortgage join us to discuss what's really going on with the cooling of the Seattle real estate market.