Matt Salit Homes

06/17/2026

How does writing an offer work in Washington 🤔?

Get your free Buyer Offer Playbook on https://writemyoffer.com/.

06/17/2026

Real Estate Escalation Clause. What is it? When do you use it?

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06/16/2026

What's EMD? 🤔Most buyers have no idea what it is until they're writing an offer.

We break this down, plus everything else you need to know before making an offer, in our Home Offer Playbook.
Free at writemyoffer.com 🏠

06/16/2026

Sale Price vs. Sale Net. The price you see isn't usually the whole story.

Something worth knowing if you're thinking about making a move this year:
The sales price that shows up on Zillow and gets talked about at the neighborhood level isn't typically what the seller actually walks away with.

By the time commissions, escrow, title fees, excise tax, prorated property taxes, and any buyer credits are settled at closing, the real number is often tens of thousands less than the headline. The biggest difference in our current market vs 20-23, is the seller to buyer credits, which were virtually unheard of in the covid market.

And right now, seller to buyer credits are really common. A lot of sellers are offering buyers money at closing to help cover closing costs or buy down their interest rate. It aids the deal for both sides, mainly by helping buyers afford current prices with where current rates. It also means the "sold for $750K" you see on your street may have effectively netted closer to $710K once everything was accounted for.

None of this is a red flag, seller credits are a large part in propping up home prices by keeping them affordable for buyers. But if you're selling, it's worth sitting down and running your actual net, not sales price, before you set your expectations.

And if you're buying, credits are absolutely worth asking for, most buyers don't realize how negotiable that piece is. Especially in a high-inventory/high interest rate market thats seeing 3-4 listings per closing.

06/09/2026

The NAR settlement changed everything for home buyers, but most agents aren't talking about it.

If you're buying in Washington State and already found the home you want, you could be saving up to $9,000 on a 600k home.

I wrote a full breakdown of what actually changed and what you can do about it. Link in post.

What the NAR settlement means for Washington home buyers. How to save up to $9,000 on agent fees with 1.5% buyer representation.

06/06/2026

Open houses this weekend?

If you find the one you want, writemyoffer.com lets you build your offer terms in about 2 minutes. Enter the address, set your terms, and you’re done. Licensed broker review and paperwork handled from there.

Most buyers pay 2.5–3% in buyer-agent fees. WriteMyOffer is 1.5%. On a $600K home that’s up to $9,000 back — applied to your price, closing costs, or a rate buydown.

No pressure, no commitment to start. Just enter the address and see how it works.

For Washington buyers who already found the home. Submit the property and terms you want reviewed, then move into broker-drafted offer paperwork with a 1.5% program fee.

06/02/2026

If you found the house. You should get the savings.
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05/30/2026

If you’re touring open houses this weekend and find one you love..

WriteMyOffer.com is here for Washington buyers! Instead of the usual 2.5%–3% buyer-agent fee, it's 1.5%. That spread can often come back to you as a lower price, closing cost help, or an interest rate buydown. On a $600K home that can be $9K!

Full Realtor representation from offer to close.

If you found the home, you should keep the savings!

For Washington buyers who already found the home. Submit the property and terms you want reviewed, then move into broker-drafted offer paperwork with a 1.5% program fee.

05/30/2026

Buying a house right now is rough.

Mortgage rates are hanging in the mid-to-upper 6% range. Prices are still roughly 30% above early 2020. Monthly payments are eating up close to a third of median household income.

And the standard advice is "just wait for rates to drop." Which might mean sitting out for years hoping 6.5% becomes 6.0%. Even if it does, your monthly payment barely moves unless prices come down too. Nobody's got that crystal ball.

Here's the thing almost nobody talks about, when you hire a buyer's agent, the seller's side is already paying a commission. Traditionally that money just disappears into the transaction. It doesn't come back to you.

WriteMyOffer.com flips that, and can put up to 1.5% buyers agent commission back in your pocket.

On a $600K home, that's roughly $9,000. You could use it to buy down your rate, cover closing costs, or knock the price down a bit. It's not a magic fix, but it's real money that most buyers never even know they're entitled to ask for.

03/02/2026

Congratulations to my buyers on locking down this sweet lot. I look forward to seeing their future build!

(NWMLS as Distributed by MLS Grid) For Sale: 909 N Fruitdale Rd, Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 ∙ $175,000 ∙ MLS # 2482710 ∙ Bring your building plans! This ready-to-build lot is located just inside the city limits of Sedro-Woolley, offerin...