Gary McNinch Realtor Renton WA Real Estate

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Don't Lump Your Renton Real Estate Research With The 128,203,000 Other Homes In America

National real estate data helps economists identify trends in the housing market. It shapes policy and influences markets.

For active home buyers and home sellers, though, national real estate data is irrevelant. This is because national data says nothing for the factors determining home prices in any given zip code.

See, national real estate news is mash-up of data. It's 128,203,000 homes from all 50 states. Each of these states has its own economy and there are different factors that drive home values in each

Most Americans understand this.

But, if we dig deeper, we see that within those states, there are more than 19,000 incorporated cities -- plus thousands of unincorporated ones. And like the 50 states, city-to-city home values vary by economy, too.

Furthermore, each city is comprised of areas, and those areas can be broken down into neighborhoods and then sub-divided again into streets, with blocks.

It's apparent that a random home in Alabama can't be compared to a random home in California. Yet, that comparison is exactly what you're getting with national real estate data and why we can't rely on it to say "values are up" or "values are down".

Values depend on what's happening locally.

For buyers and sellers, the underlying goal is to meet at "the right price". To reach that sort of price discovery, you have to look local.

It's not as easy as it sounds.

Local real estate trends is a topic that's too narrow to be covered by the national press. It's even too narrow for local papers. Therefore, buyers and sellers have two places to turn:

1. A general Renton real estate website (RentonHomefinder.com)
2. A practicing Renton real estate agent (The Gary McNinch Team)

Using both sources for local data is common among today's buyers and sellers.

National real estate news offers little value with respect to home price negotiation. Because all real estate is local, your real estate data should be, too. Give the Gary McNinch Team a call or use our map search of Renton Homes and Townhomes for Sale to start your search. There are huge differences between communities and neighborhoods and we have been inside homes and condos in most all of them.

Home Safety : An Easier, Better, Cheaper Fire Extinguisher

Sure, you've got a fire extinguisher at your home in Renton, but if you ever had a fire, would you know what to do with it?

Like any tool, reading the directions can only get you so far. If you've never "pulled the pin" and discharged a fire extinguisher before, fighting an actual fire can be a frightening intiation. Having spent years running up and down the highways with the Washington State Patrol, I got pretty good at using a fire extinguisher. And you usually can't get a car fire out with one extinguisher, just to put an old wife's tale to rest.

For non-firefighters, there's an alternative. It's an aerosol spray from the First Alert company called the Tundra Fire Extinguishing Spray and it's billed as an intuitive fire safety product.

According to a First Alert product fact sheet, aside from its ease-of-use, the Tundra product boasts several advantages over traditional fire extinguishers:

1. Tundra sprays for 32 seconds -- double a traditional fire extinguisher
2. Tundra spray covers 3 times more surface area than a traditional extinguisher
3. Tundra cleans up with a damp sponge

The Tundra Fire Extinguishing Spray is recommended for cooking fires, electrical fires and household fires involving wood, paper and fabrics. You can buy it at most hardware stores such as McLendons in Renton or Home Depot or Lowe's in Tukwila or for cheap at Amazon.com.

More good home info to protect your home and family courtesy of your local Renton Realtor Gary McNinch Team. Who do you know who is talking about buying or selling Real Estate? Well give us a call and we'll be glad to help them out. Thanks.

One of my great clients Leandra Hoyne and her husband Jeff have sold a house in Lake Tapps and
bought a house in Enumclaw. Then her mom and dad bought a home and a rental property in Enumclaw.

I have seen their family go from no kids to 3 kids. All healthy and full blast. We've shared meals and stories about kids. Plus Jeff is a Police Officer and Leandra was a police dispatcher so we have that craziness in common as well from my 26 years in the State Patrol.

So this morning I'm on facebook and this is what I see from Leandra.

COFFEE OUT MY NOSE!!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!! I raised 2 little boys and nothing surprises me.

Life is good. If you are interested in buying or selling a home and want to know about the Satisfaction Guaranteed Service of the Gary McNinch Team, then you can call Leandra and get a good recommendation for real estate service. If she has time to answer the phone or get on the computer, because she has 3 little kids and is a really busy mommy. Or MAYBE SHE JUST WON'T HAVE TIME TO ANSWER.