Deb Kent’s Story Archive

Reaching Crossroads

December 12, 2019 | by Deb Kent

This weather has me hunkered down and working from home, surrounded by sweet, sleeping dogs and cats. I’m so lucky to have a career that allows me to work this way when I feel like it. But it wasn’t so very long ago that I sat in a sterile gray … Read More

Finding A House With Character

October 31, 2019 | by Deb Kent

You’re newly single and eager to start dating. You’ve always had a thing for older gents, so charming and old-fashioned in all the good ways. You decide to search for a new beau on Match.com. You fill in your various preferences from location to political bent. When you get to … Read More

Local Real Estate Market Data

October 10, 2019 | by Deb Kent

There are lots of things I love about being a Realtor and brokerage owner. I love helping people at pivotal moments in their lives, whether they’re buying their first home, upsizing to accommodate a growing family, downsizing as the last of their kids heads off to college, or scrambling for … Read More

Real Estate Agent Confidential

August 8, 2019 | by Deb Kent

What if your real estate agent could tell you what they really think? I recently gave my colleagues around the country that very opportunity when I posed this question in an online group: What do you wish you could tell your clients (if professionalism, common sense and your pride didn’t … Read More

Home Shopping with Your Head & Heart

July 3, 2019 | by Deb Kent

This is a story about birds, anxiety, and house-shopping. Bear with me. A few years ago I showed houses to first-time buyers in their mid-30s. Bright, articulate and careful with their money, they were engaged to be married and were searching for an Eastside home with an office, sunny garden, … Read More