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19 Jan

Estate Planning for Pets

If you are like us, pets are more than pets, they are part of the family, we sometimes even customize our Anacortes homes to make them more pet friendly! We want to enjoy them and give them the best life possible but, have you ever thought about what will happen to your pet when you

08 Jan

Life is not forever...if not now, when?

Housing patterns are fascinating to watch as each generation tends to move based on lifestyle changes that have many similarities. Baby Boomers are facing the impact of the "life is not forever” realization, which the Pandemic magnified. That has contributed to 10,000 Boomers retiring every day! Baby Boomer post-pandemic housing trends include: Moving to places

03 Jan

The Only Thing for Sure is Death, Taxes and Change

Once again, we see changes in home buying patterns as the number of vaccinated people increases. The real estate industry saw a shift in buyer patterns from cities to more rural areas in 2019 and 2020. Due to many companies switching to the work-from-home model, home offices, large yards, and square footage were most desired

04 Nov

Pet-friendly homes

Our pets are part of the family, and in some cases, they rule the family! This is being translated into a new home design trend ... a room dedicated to a pet. A huge percentage of the population in Anacortes, WA are pet owners. A pet room might be a flex room or the space

08 Aug

Buyer Fatigue Is Real

You might have heard of buyer fatigue, and it is real. Many home buyers have submitted offer after offer on homes only to be outbid by another buyer or trumped by a cash offer. Some homebuyers feel manipulated by sellers and are opting out if there is already an offer submitted on a property -

29 Jul

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

If you are trying to decide if you should sell your home in Anacortes or Skagit County this year or wait, here are some things you should consider. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Low interest rates Low interest rates have been a major contributing factor towards

14 Jul

Is it time to downsize?

People nowadays crave a simpler life. As Baby Boomers enter retirement they have disposable income and time, two things they have not experienced simultaneously before. They want to travel, spend time on hobbies, visit their grandkids, and work on their bucket list. The things they spent working hard to obtain now encumber them, the biggest

08 Jul

2021: Buying A House Is Like Playing Musical Chairs

Due to increasing demand for homes for sale, record low inventory levels, and rapidly increasing prices, real estate has been in the headlines almost daily. We receive a lot of questions from our clients, and I thought this would be a good venue to answer the three most common questions about the real estate market

03 Jun

Real Estate Market Shift?

When Covid hit, the business buzzword was "pivot." Life as we knew it came to a sudden halt, and consumer buying behavior changed instantly. By summer 2020, consumers were buying homes with the same frenzy they purchased toilet paper 3 months before. Homes in rural locations were being snatched up like people’s lives depended on

03 May

THE GROESBECK GROUP Takes Another Step Toward Becoming Carbon Neutral

THE GROESBECK GROUP is proud to announce that we have joined Carbonfund.org. The program's objective is to provide a way for individuals or companies to help neutralize the carbon footprint of doing business. We Are Local Most of us grew up in the NW, so we committed to minimizing our impact on the environment. We