Article Archives: Real Estate Views with Deb Kent

Eastsider Deb Kent, Realtor, gives us views and news on the real estate markets in our neighborhood in this monthly column.

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