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2513 SW Siskin Cir, Port Orchard, WA 98367

2513 SW Siskin Cir Port Orchard, WA 98367 JUST SOLD! The Details $489,000 Sold Price 4 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2,127 Square Feet .120 Acres Great news! The market is picking up again! We just sold your neighbor’s home and buyers have continued to show interest in your neighborhood. If you are interested in selling now […]
Monday's With Matthew

June 26, 2023 – Mid Year Update!

Mid Year Update! Curious about mortgage rates? In his latest “Monday with Matthew” video, Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist at Windermere Real Estate, hosts a master class, providing a brief history and analysis of mortgage rates, while also giving his forecast for the future.
Monday's With Matthew

Will Rising Foreclosures Impact the Housing Market?

Will Rising Foreclosures Impact the Housing Market? How will rising foreclosures impact the U.S. housing market? To give his answer, Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner sheds light on the latest foreclosure data and shows how prepared home buyers are to manage their mortgage debt today compared to the 2000s. Rising U.S. Foreclosures The market has […]
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Renting vs. Buying a Home: The Financial Benefits of Homeownership

Economic Forecast Renting vs. Buying a Home: The Financial Benefits of Homeownership Renting vs. Buying a Home One of my followers asked me about some of the financial benefits of owning your home as opposed to renting. I find this topic interesting as there really is a “laundry list” of reasons that, from a financial […]

Sold in Port Orchard 2513 SW Siskin Cir, Port Orchard, WA 98367 2513 SW Siskin Cir Port Orchard, WA 98367 JUST SOLD! The Details $489,000 Sold Price 4 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2,127 Square Feet .120 Acres Great news! The market is picking up again! We just sold your neighbor’s home and buyers have continued to show interest in your neighborhood. If you are interested in selling now […]

Monday's With Matthew June 26, 2023 – Mid Year Update! Mid Year Update! Curious about mortgage rates? In his latest “Monday with Matthew” video, Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist at Windermere Real Estate, hosts a master class, providing a brief history and analysis of mortgage rates, while also giving his forecast for the future.

Monday's With Matthew Will Rising Foreclosures Impact the Housing Market? Will Rising Foreclosures Impact the Housing Market? How will rising foreclosures impact the U.S. housing market? To give his answer, Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner sheds light on the latest foreclosure data and shows how prepared home buyers are to manage their mortgage debt today compared to the 2000s. Rising U.S. Foreclosures The market has […]

Monday's With Matthew Renting vs. Buying a Home: The Financial Benefits of Homeownership Economic Forecast Renting vs. Buying a Home: The Financial Benefits of Homeownership Renting vs. Buying a Home One of my followers asked me about some of the financial benefits of owning your home as opposed to renting. I find this topic interesting as there really is a “laundry list” of reasons that, from a financial […]

Monday's With Matthew Why This Market Won’t Be Like 2008 Hello there, I’m Windermere’s Real Estate’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner and welcome to the first episode of “Monday with Matthew” for 2023. As has become tradition, this first episode of the year will be dedicated to my real estate forecast for the U.S. housing market, so let’s get straight to it. 2023 Real Estate Forecast Existing […]

Monday's With Matthew Matthew Gardner’s Top 10 Predictions for 2023 Matthew Gardner’s Top 10 Predictions for 2023

Mike & Mikayla Talking Real Estate Where is the current housing market headed? Mike and Mikayla Talking Real Estate

Monday's With Matthew Are we in a housing recession? Are we in a housing recession? Hello there, I’m Windermere’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner and welcome to this month’s episode of Monday with Matthew. A little while ago, a housing analyst was being interviewed about the current state of the residential market and they suggested that the country is in a “housing recession.” Well, needless to say, this […]

Monday's With Matthew The Continued Decline of the Housing Market Index The Continued Decline of the Housing Market Index “Hello there, I’m Windermere’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner and welcome to this month’s episode of Monday with Matthew. Today we are going to take a look at the new home market where headwinds are certainly growing. And the reason this particular subject piqued my interest was that the National Association of […]

Monday's With Matthew The Landscape for Mortgage Rates and Inflation in 2022 This video is the latest in our Monday with Matthew series with Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. Each month, he analyzes the most up-to-date U.S. housing data to keep you well-informed about what’s going on in the real estate market. “Hello there, I’m Windermere’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner and welcome to this month’s episode […]

Monday's With Matthew The Growing Housing Affordability Problem “Hello there, I’m Windermere’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner and welcome to this month’s episode of Monday with Matthew. If you’ve listened to me at all over the past several years, you’ll know that I am pretty passionate about one subject: housing affordability. And, given the significant price growth that we’ve seen over the past decade, […]

Buyers Is the sky falling in real estate? June 20, 2022 – Is the sky falling in real estate? Below is a video on Mike’s thoughts on the state of the current Real Estate Market! Click Here to watch the video from Marcus and Millichap!

Monday's With Matthew The Current State of the Housing Market The Current State of the Housing Market “Hello there, I’m Windermere’s Chief Economist Matthew Gardner, and welcome to this month’s episode of Monday with Matthew. With home prices continuing to defy gravity, mortgage rates spiking, the Fed raising interest rates significantly, a yield curve that is just keeping its nose above water, and some becoming […]

Buyers Are We Approaching Bubble Territory in the U.S. Real Estate Market? By Clare Trapasso Apr 19, 2022 “Fast-rising home prices? Check. Out-of-control bidding wars? Check. Investors flooding the market? Check. Over the past two years, the nation has watched worriedly as home prices seemed to hit a new record high every month. Many buyers have been offering six figures over asking prices to snag properties. It’s been […]

Monday's With Matthew Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies in Real Estate The focus of this month’s Mondays with Matthew is how blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies may impact both Buyers and Sellers in the future. Milo claims to offer the worlds fist crypto mortgage. It allows borrowers to use bitcoin, but only bitcoin right now, as collateral for a 30-year mortgage. Windermere is not endorsing the milo […]

Monday's With Matthew The Impact of Rising Mortgage Rates The latest episode of Monday’s with Matthew addresses the spike in mortgage rates and if there will be any impacts to the housing market following Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine. Here is a chart how rates have moved over the past two years. Rates were falling in early 2020, they spiked when COVID-19 was announced, […]

Monday's With Matthew Top 10 Predictions for 2022

Monday's With Matthew Housing & Economic Forecast for 2022 Housing & Economic Forecast for 2022 Below is Gardner’s forecast for economic growth through the end of 2022. The impacts of Covid-19 are going to continue to act as a drag on virus sensitive consumer services next year and ongoing supply chain issues will also delay inventory restocking. Both of these have a depressing effect […]

Monday's With Matthew A Master Class In Mortgage Rates This months Monday’s with Matthew focuses on mortgage rates and what we can expect for the future. Gardner gives a crash course on how mortgage rates are set. There are many factors that impact the rate a homebuyer will get, which include credit scores and loan to value ratios, but the base rate is set […]

Monday's With Matthew How Do Buyers & Sellers Feel About the Housing Market? This months Monday’s with Matthew focuses on the latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index Survey. This is a survey that focuses primarily on housing and it shows the responses of 1,000 consumers across the country. Gardner shares data about about the housing market regarding buying, selling, and if home prices will go up or down […]