The first day of school has snuck up on us again! Most local school districts will start just after Labor Day, so if you haven’t already, now is the time to start getting ready. Take advantage of these last weeks of summer to start settling into a new routine before life gets hectic.

 

Start talking about it. New teacher, new classmates, new schedules can all create some anxieties with kids. Start talking about school a few weeks before the first day. Talk about practical things like what the new schedule will be like, but also make sure to address their feelings and concerns about the upcoming year.

 

Ease back into the scheduled days. When you and your kids are used to lazy mornings and staying up late, shifting to the early morning school bus rush can be incredibly difficult. To ease the transition, start 7-10 days before school starts, and shift bedtimes and wake-up times gradually. Every day, start their bedtime routine 10-15 minutes earlier and wake them up 10-15 minutes earlier until they’re back on track. And don’t forget to readjust your bedtime schedule, too!

 

Re-set eating habits. When school starts, your student needs to maintain a high level of energy throughout the day. Implementing a routine for breakfast, lunch and snacks is just as important as their sleeping patterns. Begin this transition 7-10 days before school starts as well.

 

Inventory wardrobes. Before going school shopping, take some time to go through what you already have, donate things they’ve outgrown, and make a list of what is needed.

 

Go back to school shopping early. The store aisles are currently packed with school supplies. Take advantage of your summer schedule to shop while the store isn’t as busy and the supplies haven’t been picked through. Don’t forget to buy extras for homework time or the winter re-stock that inevitably happens in January.

 

Determine how your child will get to and from school and discuss it with your child so they know exactly what to expect. If they will be walking or biking, try to find a neighborhood buddy they can stick with, and be sure to practice the route with them.

 

Sync your calendars. If you don’t already have one, create a shared family calendar to track everyone’s activities and commitments. Add all the important school dates before the year starts, so important things like parent-teacher night aren’t missed, and everyone is on the same page.

 

Set rules for after school. After-school time and activities such as TV, video games, play time, and the completion of homework should be well-thought out in advance. Talk about the rules (and consequences) for these before school starts.

 

Set goals. Research shows that setting and tracking goals leads to success. Before school starts, talk to your child about some things they would like to accomplish this year. Write down their goal(s), post it somewhere visible in the house, and check in periodically with them to see how they are doing.

 

Implement a weekly family meeting. This will come in handy as the year goes on and schedules become fuller. Put it on the calendar and make it a priority: just a few minutes every week to sit down together, review the schedule for the coming week, and check in with each child about homework, projects, and goals. This is also a good time to clean out and organize backpacks and binders.

2019 provided a very healthy and more balanced spring market! Median price is up 5% complete year-over-year and up 2% from last June. Prices have started to find their balance as more inventory has come to market compared to the scarcity of years past. While buyers have had more choices over the last year, it is still a seller’s market with just 1.3 months of inventory based on pending sales, resulting in an average of 28 days on market and 99% list-to-sale price ratio in June. Low interest rates continue to drive demand, however sellers who overprice or don’t address condition issues will linger on the market.

 

Our real estate market continues to be driven by low interest rates, positive job creation, and upbeat consumer sentiment. Currently, interest rates sit around 4% which is still an historical low, affording buyers the ability to make moves and reduce their debt service. Price appreciation has started to temper to more normal rates, compared to the double-digit appreciation we experienced over the last 3 years due to more sellers coming to market. This has created more balance and greater opportunity for buyers. The generational shift we are experiencing as Baby Boomers move towards retirement and Millennials enter into their prime earning years is an exciting exchange happening in the market place right now.

 

This is only a snapshot of the trends in south King County; please contact me if you would like further explanation of how the latest trends relate to you.

2019 provided a very healthy and more balanced spring market! Median price is up 2% year-over-year at $925,000. Prices have started to find their balance as more inventory has come to market compared to the scarcity of years past. While buyers have had more choices over the last year, it is still a seller’s market with just 2 months of inventory based on pending sales, resulting in an average of 30 days on market and 98% list-to-sale price ratio in June. Low interest rates continue to drive demand, however sellers who overprice or don’t address condition issues will linger on the market, illustrated by the 27% increase in carryover inventory.

Our real estate market continues to be driven by low interest rates, positive job creation, and upbeat consumer sentiment. Currently, interest rates sit around 4% which is still an historical low, affording buyers the ability to make moves and reduce their debt service. Price appreciation has started to temper to more normal rates, compared to the double-digit appreciation we experienced over the last 3 years due to more sellers coming to market. This has created more balance and greater opportunity for buyers. The generational shift we are experiencing as Baby Boomers move towards retirement and Millennials enter into their prime earning years is an exciting exchange happening in the market place right now.

 

This is only a snapshot of the trends on the Eastside; please contact me if you would like further explanation of how the latest trends relate to you.

2019 provided a very healthy and more balanced spring market! Median price is even year-over-year at $750,000. Prices have started to find their balance as more inventory has come to market compared to the scarcity of years past. While buyers have had more choices over the last year, it is still a seller’s market with just 1.7 months of inventory based on pending sales, resulting in an average of 23 days on market and 99% list-to-sale price ratio in June. Low interest rates continue to drive demand, however sellers who overprice or don’t address condition issues will linger on the market, illustrated by the 66% increase in carryover inventory.

Our real estate market continues to be driven by low interest rates, positive job creation, and upbeat consumer sentiment. Currently, interest rates sit around 4% which is still an historical low, affording buyers the ability to make moves and reduce their debt service. Price appreciation has started to temper to more normal rates, compared to the double-digit appreciation we experienced over the last 3 years due to more sellers coming to market. This has created more balance and greater opportunity for buyers. The generational shift we are experiencing as Baby Boomers move towards retirement and Millennials enter into their prime earning years is an exciting exchange happening in the market place right now.

 

This is only a snapshot of the trends in the Seattle Metro area; please contact me if you would like further explanation of how the latest trends relate to you.

2019 provided a very healthy and more balanced spring market! Median price is up 1% year-over-year at $760,000. Prices have started to find their balance as more inventory has come to market compared to the scarcity of years past. While buyers have had more choices over the last year, it is still a seller’s market with just 1.6 months of inventory based on pending sales, resulting in an average of 23 days on market and 99% list-to-sale price ratio in June. Low interest rates continue to drive demand, however sellers who overprice or don’t address condition issues will linger on the market, illustrated by the 60% increase in carryover inventory.

Our real estate market continues to be driven by low interest rates, positive job creation, and upbeat consumer sentiment. Currently, interest rates sit around 4% which is still an historical low, affording buyers the ability to make moves and reduce their debt service. Price appreciation has started to temper to more normal rates, compared to the double-digit appreciation we experienced over the last 3 years due to more sellers coming to market. This has created more balance and greater opportunity for buyers. The generational shift we are experiencing as Baby Boomers move towards retirement and Millennials enter into their prime earning years is an exciting exchange happening in the market place right now.

 

This is only a snapshot of the trends in north King County; please contact me if you would like further explanation of how the latest trends relate to you.

2019 provided a very healthy and more balanced spring market! Median price is up 3% complete year-over-year and up 1% from last June. Prices have started to find their balance as more inventory has come to market compared to the scarcity of years past. While buyers have had more choices over the last year, it is still a seller’s market with just 1.5 months of inventory based on pending sales, resulting in an average of 21 days on market and 99% list-to-sale price ratio in June. Low interest rates continue to drive demand, however sellers who overprice or don’t address condition issues will linger on the market, which is illustrated by the 16% increase in carryover inventory year-over-year.

Our real estate market continues to be driven by low interest rates, positive job creation, and upbeat consumer sentiment. Currently, interest rates sit around 4% which is still an historical low, affording buyers the ability to make moves and reduce their debt service. Price appreciation has started to temper to more normal rates, compared to the double-digit appreciation we experienced over the last 3 years due to more sellers coming to market. This has created more balance and greater opportunity for buyers. The generational shift we are experiencing as Baby Boomers move towards retirement and Millennials enter into their prime earning years is an exciting exchange happening in the market place right now.

 

This is only a snapshot of the trends in south Snohomish County; please contact me if you would like further explanation of how the latest trends relate to you.

2019 provided a very healthy and more balanced spring market! Median price is up 8% complete year-over-year and up 3% from last June. Prices have started to find their balance as more inventory has come to market compared to the scarcity of years past. While buyers have had more choices over the last year, it is still a seller’s market with just 1.3 months of inventory based on pending sales, resulting in an average of 23 days on market and 100% list-to-sale price ratio in June. Low interest rates continue to drive demand, however sellers who overprice or don’t address condition issues will linger on the market, which is illustrated by the 15% increase in carryover inventory year-over-year.

 

Our real estate market continues to be driven by low interest rates, positive job creation, and upbeat consumer sentiment. Currently, interest rates sit around 4% which is still an historical low, affording buyers the ability to make moves and reduce their debt service. Price appreciation has started to temper to more normal rates, compared to the double-digit appreciation we experienced over the last 3 years due to more sellers coming to market. This has created more balance and greater opportunity for buyers. The generational shift we are experiencing as Baby Boomers move towards retirement and Millennials enter into their prime earning years is an exciting exchange happening in the market place right now.

 

This is only a snapshot of the trends in north Snohomish County; please contact me if you would like further explanation of how the latest trends relate to you.

SOUTH SNOHOMISH

 

Arlington’s Movies @ Olympic Theater

Olympic Theater

6/21     The Lego 2 Movie

7/19     Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse

8/2       Dumbo

 

Edmond’s Outdoor Movie Night

Frances Anderson Center Field

7/26     Trolls

8/2       A Wrinkle in Time

 

Everett’s Cinema Under the Stars

Thornton Sullivan Park, Camp Patterson Field

7/19     Incredibles 2

7/26     Ralph Breaks the Internet

8/2       The Lego Movie 2

8/9       Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse

8/16     How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

 

Everett’s Sail-In Cinema

Port of Everett North Guest Docks 6 & 7 (by boat) or Boxcar Park (by land)

7/19     Battleship

7/26     Transformers

8/2       Remember the Titans

8/9       Pirates of the Caribbean

8/16     The Proposal

8/23     Moana

 

Marysville Popcorn in the Park

Jennings Park

7/13     A Dog’s Way Home

7/20     Ralph Breaks the Internet

7/27     Bumblebee

8/3       Incredibles 2

8/10     The Karate Kid

 

 

Monroe Movies Under the Moon

Lake Tye Park

8/2       The Incredibles 2

8/9       Ralph Breaks the Internet

8/16     Mary Poppins Returns

8/23     Black Panther

 

Movies in the Park

Willis Tucker Park (Snohomish)

7/25     The Incredibles 2

8/1       How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

 

Lake Stevens Community Park

8/8       Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

8/15     Mary Poppins Returns

 

 

EASTSIDE

 

Bellevue Movies in the Park

Downtown Park

7/9       Hotel Transylvania 3

7/16     A Dog’s Way Home

7/23     Smallfoot

7/30     How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

8/6       The Lego Movie 2

8/13     Ferdinand

8/20     Wonder Park

8/27     Back to the Future

 

Crossroads Movies in the Park

Crossroads Park

8/1       Christopher Robin

8/8       Ralph Breaks the Internet

8/15     The Incredibles 2

8/22     Mary Poppins Returns

 

Carillon Point Outdoor Movies

Carillon Point Plaza

7/6       Mean Girls

7/20     Crazy Rich Asians

8/3       The Incredibles 2

8/17     Solo: A Star Wars Story

 

Movies at Marymoor

Marymoor Park

7/10     Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

7/17     Bohemian Rhapsody

7/24     Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse

7/31     Top Gun

8/7       The Incredibles 2

8/13     The Sandlot

8/22     Grease

8/28     The Princess Bride

 

 

SEATTLE

 

Bite of Seattle

Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre

7/19     Wayne’s World

 

 

Cinema under the Stars

Columbia Park

7/20     Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse

8/17     The Lego Movie 2

 

International District Summer Cinema

Hing Hay Park

8/3       Crazy Rich Asians

8/10     Iron Monkey

8/17     Mirai

8/24     Up

 

Movies at the Mural

Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre

7/27     The Princess Bride

8/3       Crazy Rich Asians

8/10     Bohemian Rhapsody

8/17     Dirty Dancing

8/24     Black Panther

 

Outdoor Movie Nights @ Peddler Brewing

Peddler Brewing Co Beer Garden

5/30     The Goonies

6/6       Bridesmaids

6/13     Super Troopers

6/20     Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark

6/27     Mean Girls

7/11     The Hangover

7/18     The Princess Bride

7/25     10 Things I Hate About You

8/1       Back to the Future

8/8       Point Break

8/15     Pitch Perfect

8/22     The Sandlot

8/29     The Big Lebowski

 

Seattle Outdoor Cinema

South Lake Union Discovery Center (21+)

6/22     The Matrix: 20^th Anniversary

7/20     Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: 30^th Anniversary

8/17     The Life Aquatic

 

 

Seattle Skyway Outdoor Cinema

Skyway Outdoor Cinema

8/2       Incredibles 2

8/9       The Princess Bride

8/16     Aquaman

8/23     Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse