Utility Companies

Puget Sound Energy (Electric/Gas)

PO Box 97034

Bellevue, WA 98009

(425) 424-6537

The Water Company

H&R Waterworks, Inc.

(Water and Sewer)

PO Box 3

East Olympia, WA

98540-0003

(360) 357-3758

City of Lacey (Water/Sewer)

420 College St. SE

Lacey, WA 98503

(360) 491-5616

City of Olympia (Water/Sewer)

PO Box 7966

Olympia, WA 98507

(360) 753-8340

City of Tenino (Water/Sewer)

PO Box 4019 149 Hodgen St. S

Tenino, WA 98589

(360) 264-2368

City of Tumwater (Water/Sewer)

555 Israel Rd. SW

Tumwater, WA 98501

(360) 754-4133

City of Yelm (Water/Sewer)

901 Rhoton Rd. SE

Yelm, WA 98597

(360) 458-3244

WA Water Service Co.

PO Box 336

Gig Harbor, WA 98335

(877) 408-4060

LeMay Inc. (Garbage)

2910 Hogum Bay Rd. NE

Lacey, WA 98516

(360) 923-0111

Lewis/Chehalis

1713 N. Pearl

Centralia, WA 98531

(360) 264-2368

Grays Harbor

4201 Olympic Hwy

Aberdeen, WA 98520

(360) 533-2507

Pierce County

4111 192^nd St. E

Tacoma, WA 98446

(253) 875-5890 

Mason County PUD 3

PO Box 2148

Shelton, WA 98584

(360) 426-8255

Belfair

PO Box 2148

Shelton, WA 98584

(360) 275-2833

Shelton

PO Box 2148

Shelton, WA 98584

(360) 426-8255

Thurston PUD

912 Lakeridge Way, SW

Suite 301

Olympia, WA 98502

(360) 357-8703

4 Things (We) Agents Consider When Setting Listing Prices

There’s no online calculator for setting the perfect listing price for your home. It takes experience, market savvy, and even a bit of psychology. A strong listing agent can help you set the right, most competitive price for your home. Here are a few things they might look at:

1. The competition
Your agent will look at the prices of similar homes in your area that either are currently listed or sold during the past few months. They’ll take into account how many days the properties were on the market, and how the listing prices for those homes differed from the final sale prices.

2. Market trends
What’s affecting the market in your neighborhood, and your region? Your agent will consider national factors that shape the real estate market, such as possible rising interest rates, as well as local factors, like whether the average home price in your neighborhood has been rising or falling. They’ll also think about things such as new companies moving to the area in the near future, or plans for improving local amenities, like parks and shopping districts. All can increase the value of your home to a buyer.

3. Your neighbors
Although a home the same size and age recently sold for a high price, your own place might not fetch the exact same fortune if, say, junky cars continue to proliferate in your neighbor’s driveway. On the flipside, if the grass is in fact greener on the other side of the fence, your home’s value may be higher due to your neighbors’ curb appeal.

4. The Goldilocks price
Listing your home at a price that’s “just right” from the start is critical to selling it quickly, for the best price. Overpricing your home, and then dropping the price a few times while it sits on the market, could lead to a lower final sales price than if the home was priced appropriately from the beginning. And, of course, setting a price that’s too low leaves money on the table.

Wondering how much your home might be worth in today’s market? I can explain how these and other considerations could factor into a pricing strategy for your home. Call or message me today.