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Lacey, WA Real Estate News

By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
      This stylish residence nestled in the desirable Campus Green neighborhood with tree-lined sidewalks is a quick jaunt to 2 golf courses, the beach, new shops & eateries and I-5. And the new owners will have the time to enjoy these fun spots with this easy-to-maintain home and yard! This property sold in August 2019 for $375,000. If you are looking for other homes in this neighborhood, call me today! Or if you live in the Campus Green neighborhood, this is the second home I've sold here within the last 2 months. There were a couple of unexpected events during this transaction but the sellers had this to say about my service:  "I want you to know how much we appreciate the support you’ve given us. This could have been a disaster, but you wouldn’t let that happen. You went above and b...
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
Are you a homeowner in Madrona Park in Lacey, WA? As you might have seen, you live in a "hot" neighborhood where buyers are actively looking for homes to buy.  Your neighbor's home at 8836 Natooka Court SE received multiple offers on the same day, and three days later the seller decided on one of eight offers received. The home was listed at $269,900 and sold for $285,000.  Why did this home sell so fast and receive so much interest?  Seller Prepped the Home for Sale - the sellers repaired known issues, cleaned the home inside and out, improved the landscaping and created a neat and tidy appearance. A move-in ready home will always be appealing to buyers. Sellers Priced the Home According to Market Conditions - at one of the smallest homes in the neighborhood (a 1,287 square foot ramble...
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
Tips for finding records on decommissioned oil tanks in Olympia, WASome older homes in the Olympia WA area relied on buried and sometimes above-ground oil tanks to fuel their furnaces to heat their homes.  Many of these homes have since been converted to natural gas or electric and the oil tank is now not in use. Oil tanks can last for about 30 years before they start to corrode and potentially start to leak oil into the soil and groundwater.  Decommissioning a tank involves either digging out the tank and removing it or leaving the tank in place and filling it with material such as concrete. In a real estate transaction, trying to find these records of decommissioning is very challenging.  And if there are no records to be found, that doesn’t necessarily mean the tank was not decommiss...
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By Ben Kinney, We do real estate:Tech, Training, Sales, Brokerage
(Ben Kinney Team)
   832 Lacey St SE, Lacey 98503   Completely remodeled home in Old Lacey. Everything is new, even the Sheetrock. All new kitchen, including new SS appliances, quartz counters, walk-in pantry, SS deep, oversized farm style sink. Ceramic floors & surrounds in both bathrooms, as well as in the fully enclosed & heated sun room to enjoy those clear winter nights. Laminate floors throughout the common area & new carpet in all bedrooms. Fully finished shed can be used as a home office. New roof and gutters.     Gail Smith  (360) 561-0852 The Ben Kinney Team Keller Williams Tacoma
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By Ben Kinney, We do real estate:Tech, Training, Sales, Brokerage
(Ben Kinney Team)
   832 Lacey St SE, Lacey 98503 Completely remodeled home in Old Lacey. Everything is new, even the Sheetrock. All new kitchen, including new SS appliances, quartz counters, walk-in pantry, SS deep, oversized farm style sink. Ceramic floors & surrounds in both bathrooms, as well as in the fully enclosed & heated sun room to enjoy those clear winter nights. Laminate floors throughout the common area & new carpet in all bedrooms. Fully finished shed can be used as a home office, "Man Cave" or "She Shed". New roof and gutters.   Gail Smith (360) 561-0852 The Ben Kinney team Keller Williams Tacoma
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By Sandy Nelson, your Olympia area Realtor
(Riley Jackson Real Estate Inc.)
6619 Virginia St SE Lacey, WA 98513 6619 Virginia St SE Fantastic, move-in ready home with large, fenced yard in Lacey, located close to all amenities, parks, schools and trails. Interior Features: Appliances, Walk-In Closet, Forced Air, Pantry, Dining Room. Custom Features: Roof : Composition roof Lot Size : 0.13 acres Construction : Wood exterior Price: $239,900 Type: Single Family Residential for Sale Floors: Multiple Parking/Garage: 1 Bedrooms: 3 Baths:1 Half Baths:1 Square Feet: 1153 Year Built: 2009 MLS #: 1287560   www.sandynelsonrealestate.com/listings/6A0DA12E-B416-8971-AD65D4F53794632B.shtml   For more information contact: Sandy Nelson Realtor®, ASP, GRI, VAMRES, SRESRiley Jackson Real Estate Inc. Cell: 360-789-7505 sandy.nelson@comcast.net www.sandynelsonrealestate.com Copyr...
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By Ben Kinney, We do real estate:Tech, Training, Sales, Brokerage
(Ben Kinney Team)
9305 Eld Ct NE, Lacey 98516-6022   Recently upgraded 5 Bedroom in Hawks Prairie. One bedroom & 3/4 bath on main. Soaring ceiling in family room w/lots of natural light. New SS appliances, custom back-splash, quartz counters & large SS sink in kitchen. All new interior paint, new tile floors in all baths, plus new vanity & sink in guest bath and new shower/soaker tub in master. All new hard surface flooring on entire upstairs & new carpet on stairway. New tile in laundry & custom Levolor blinds. Close to all shopping, parks & JBLM   Gail Smith (360) 561-0852 The Ben Kinney Team Keller Williams Western Realty    
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
This beautiful home at 4055 Amelia Ct NE, Lacey WA 98516 just sold in March 2018, but click here for other homes in Hawks Prairie for sale.  This home is an acclaimed Rob Rice Home in Campus Highlands.  In this same neighborhood, you can find other resales of Rob Rice Homes as well as his new construction homes. The location is perfect for I-5 commuters.  Heading north to JBLM or Tacoma - you are just a few minutes from the freeway.  For more information on this property and others like it, contact me today.  And be sure to visit my site for more homes like this for sale.
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By Sandy Nelson, your Olympia area Realtor
(Riley Jackson Real Estate Inc.)
4429 Roxanna Lp SE Lacey, WA 98503 4429 Roxanna Lp SE The perfect home for a low-maintenance lifestyle: One-story living with HOA-maintained front yards, and easy-to-care-for back yard. Interior Features: Appliances, Main Floor Bedroom, Main Floor Bathroom, Dining Room, Laundry Room, Hardwood Floors. Exterior Features: Fenced Yard, Deck/Patio, Landscaping. Custom Features: Roof : Composition roof Construction : Wood exterior Price: $219,000 Type: Single Family Residential for Sale Floors: Single Parking/Garage: 1 Bedrooms: 2 Baths:1 Square Feet: 886 Year Built: 2006 MLS #: 1243034   www.sandynelsonrealestate.com/listings/B5715DF3-E516-C77F-FFDCBC2B394955F0.shtml   For more information contact: Sandy Nelson Realtor®, ASP, GRI, VAMRES, SRESRiley Jackson Real Estate Inc. Cell: 360-789-750...
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By Sandy Nelson, your Olympia area Realtor
(Riley Jackson Real Estate Inc.)
5040 Roxanna Ct SE Lacey, WA 98503 5040 Roxanna Ct SE Sweet home for a low-maintenance lifestyle. HOA maintains the front yard, and the back yard is small and easy to care for. Great location! Interior Features: Walk-In Closet, Appliances, Pantry, Main Floor Bedroom, Dining Room, Laundry Room. Exterior Features: Fenced Yard, Deck/Patio. Custom Features: Sewer/Water : Public water and sewer Roof : Composition roof Price: $229,900 Type: Single Family Residential for Sale Bedrooms: 2 Baths:1.75 Square Feet: 1190 Year Built: 2006 MLS #: 1237432   www.sandynelsonrealestate.com/listings/90D99691-B5C7-0F37-D32AEF8845D659D1.shtml   For more information contact: Sandy Nelson Realtor®, ASP, GRI, VAMRES, SRESRiley Jackson Real Estate Inc. Cell: 360-789-7505 sandy.nelson@comcast.net www.sandynelso...
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
What has your REALTOR® done for you today?  They worked to save homeowners money.  Most recently REALTORS® rallied together to contact Congress about shaping the final Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.  In short, REALTORS® worked to educate legislators on how to advance the bill with these improvements:- Keeping the capital gains exclusion.  This is a huge win for homeowners.  The current law was left in place on capital gains of $250,000 for an individual and $500,000 for married couples.  The original bill was to make this exclusion much harder to qualify for, but fortunately, REALTORS® worked with legislators to keep this exclusion in place.- Mortgage interest deduction.  This topic has been highlighted frequently in the news as homeowners with a mortgage know that they can deduct their...
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
I'm happy to have helped another out-of-state military seller sell their townhome in Lacey, WA this week!   Working with out of state clients, whether they are buyers or sellers, takes extra diligence.  It's very easy for miscommunication and misunderstanding of the entire real estate process, especially when you cannot have face-to-face conversations.  Luckily my clients asked a lot of great questions!  I also had lots of information ready to go to share with the sellers on the selling process. When sellers are not in town and are selling a property, there is a much longer list of things that I worked to take care of, including working with the tenant and the property management company to coordinate the listing, the showings and timing the move-out for the tenants.  The tenants also n...
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
The end of summer is upon us, and the real estate market has been just as hot as the summer weather.Here is the summer 2017 real estate market update for the Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater areas of Washington. Click here to watch the 1-minute update:    Supply is LOW, Demand is HIGH, which is driving up SALES PRICESSupply is VERY LOW with just 1.7 months of supply.  As you can see by this chart, the last time our market was anywhere near this low of supply within the last 17 years was in 2004. This market has been in a Seller's Market for a consecutive 35 months.   The buyer activity is going strong.  For August 2017, the market saw the most sales in the last 17 years with 594 sales. The average sales price in Thurston County for August was $317,763.  That is up from $291,034 in August of ...
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
4129 Capri Ct NE, Lacey WA 98516 - JUST SOLD! The new homeowners are moving into this beautiful home in Campus Highlands in Lacey, WA!  The market can be tough for buyers.  Become a buyer success story!  Call me and I can help you find and get the home of your dreams in this busy market.   Built by Rob Rice Homes, a premier local builder in the Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater, WA areas. Built in 2011 2,600 Square Feet 4 bedrooms / 3 full baths 0.218 acre lot 3 car garage  Desired location for commutersCampus Highlands in Hawks Prairie is located in North Lacey.  There are two roads that can get you to I-5 quickly.  You can choose to drive south on Meridian and pick up I-5 at exit 114.  Or drive south on Willamette to exit 111 of I-5.  Looking for a similar home?  Rob Rice Homes is building ...
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By Qualls Team - Quincy & Amy Qualls, Real Estate for the PNW
(Thunderbird Real Estate)
#OpenHouse Today, 1-3 PM. Custom Golf-Course Home, 3-Bay Shop on 1+ Acres - Total Package!9375 46th Ave. NE, Lacey 98516 http://www.quallsrealestate.com/listing/mlsid/185/propertyid/1172448/
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
This beautiful home at 7601 Kodiak Ave NE in Lacey WA just sold!    Happy sellers and happy buyers for this home in the Edgewater neighborhood in North Lacey.  This was one of the larger homes (2,173 square feet) available for sale this summer. This neighborhood of Edgewater in North Lacey offers lots of parks within the neighborhood and just a few minutes away from Tolmie State Park - a great escape to the beach! This is also a commuter's dream with quick and easy access to I-5. JBLM is just 15 minutes away!  Why did this home sell so fast and for over the asking price? The sellers:--Prepared their home for sale.  They didn't need to do much but they did take care of two repair items ahead of time, so that 1) the sale could close on time, and 2) the home inspector had fewer items to wr...
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
Thinking of selling your home in Olympia, WA or Lacey, WA this year?  Now could be the time.   Here is just a sample of the sellers I represented who took advantage of the 2017 market.  The Olympia and Lacey WA inventory of homes for sale remains at an all-time LOW, while buyer activity remains at an all-time HIGH. Think you missed out on the spring/summer market to list your home?You didn't.  This market is going strong and is not showing any signs of slowing down. (In fact, our ratios for buyer activity and sales was actually higher in December than in July of 2016.) Talk is cheap - and free!Gathering information is the first step in deciding if selling your home now is the right move.  Please contact me and we can talk about different options, with no obligation or pressure.  (Read w...
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By Ben Kinney, We do real estate:Tech, Training, Sales, Brokerage
(Ben Kinney Team)
5529 66th Av Ct SE, Lacey 98513Great opportunity for investor or owner occupied buyer to enjoy this chalet style 4-plex, located in the Horizon Pointe area of Lacey across the street from Capital City golf course and a block away from Horizon Pointe Park. All units are 2 bedroom. one bath and all have fireplaces. All are equipped with all kitchen appliances and 3 have washer and dryers. Metal roof and newer siding make for easy exterior maintenance. Long term tenants with virtually 0% vacancy rate. Great location. Gail Smith360-561-0852The Ben Kinney TeamKeller Williams Western Realty 
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
Why all the negativity in such a great real estate market?  The real estate market for 2017 has been a good year.After years of short-sales, bank-owned properties, an unstable economy and low buyer confidence, 2017 is a breath of fresh air.  But sometimes, you just can’t make people happy, especially the media.Last week, The Olympian, our local newspaper headlined an article, “Buying a home in Thurston County continues to be an exercise in frustration.” The first two paragraphs read:“If you’re a prospective home-buyer looking for a little relief in a market that favors sellers, you didn’t find it in June, according to Northwest Multiple Listing Service data released Thursday.  The inventory of single-family homes remains low and few listings were added in June. In fact, the number of ne...
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By Francine Viola, REALTOR®, In Tune with your Real Estate Needs
(Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Olympia WA)
What happened when I used Fred Meyer's ClickList online shopping feature......I'll tell you what happened.....pure joy and bliss!!   My life has changed!  Simply put, I ordered my groceries online, selected the time of when I would be there to pick them up, pulled into a reserved parking space just for ClickList shoppers and called the number on the sign.  Then my knight in shining armor showed up with a wagon filled with groceries and he loaded the bags into the car!  I'm in love.The Fred Meyer in Lacey, WA now offers this magical service! The ClickList shoppers selected better produce than I could have.  When I was shopping the old fashioned way of actually going into the store, it was basically Armageddon in the produce section and I just grabbed whatever I could, and screw the plast...
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