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Emily Cressey HomePro Associates is Emily Cressey's Seattle, WA Real Estate Team at Keller Williams Greater Seattle

Let us put our experience to work for you and make the process of buying or selling your next home smooth and enjoyable. We pride ourselves on our market knowledge, negotiation expertise and concierge-level service. With excellent communication skills, we will make sure you understand each step of the process so you can be as hands-on or hands-off as you like, while still benefiting from our skills and market knowledge. HomePro Associates is a team of real estate brokers led by Emily Cressey and affiliated with HomeSmart Real Estate Associates. If you are looking for a top real estate agent in the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett area, call us and put us to work for you.

10/12/2026

🔍 Here's one of my favorite things about buying in a softer market: you may actually get to negotiate again.

That can mean making your offer with an inspection contingency, doing a real inspection and potentially asking the seller to address problems you discover.

I've seen buyers get homes around list price in late summer that could have attracted substantially more aggressive offers during the spring market.

That's a very different buying experience.

Of course, every property and negotiation is different. But when competition drops, price isn't the only place where buyers may gain leverage.

You can potentially negotiate on:
🔍 Inspection
🔨 Repairs
💰 Price
🏦 Closing costs or other concessions
📅 Timing and other contract terms

So don't assume you missed your chance because spring is over.

If you're thinking about buying in Seattle or on the Eastside, the late-summer and early-fall market is absolutely worth watching.

Send me a message if you want to talk about timing. 🏡

10/10/2026

🏡 Everyone thinks spring is the best time to buy a house in Seattle. But late summer can offer buyers something spring often doesn't: LEVERAGE.

By August, we can have an interesting combination:
🏠 Plenty of homes still on the market
✈️ Families away on vacation
🎒 People focused on getting kids back to school
📉 Fewer buyers actively competing
🤝 Sellers becoming more motivated

In a hot spring market, you may be competing aggressively for the best homes.

Late summer can feel very different.

That doesn't mean every house is suddenly a bargain. But if you've been sitting on the sidelines waiting for competition to ease, this is exactly when I'd start paying attention again.

Sometimes the opportunity shows up after everyone else stops looking.

Thinking about buying in Seattle or on the Eastside? Send me a message and let's talk about timing.

10/09/2026

😂 It’s 8:45 on Saturday night. Where are you?

I'm sitting in my car in Mountlake Terrace after a day of showing homes all the way from West Seattle to Bothell to Mountlake Terrace.

Dinner so far? Biltong. 🥩

I discovered this stuff at Costco because it’s basically dried beef with just a few ingredients. Then Costco stopped carrying it, so naturally I started ordering it by mail. 😂

Meanwhile, word on the street is that my husband made steak tonight.
I missed it.
Hopefully he loves me enough to have saved some. 🤞
So now I'm heading home to eat, decompress, maybe lie on the floor and cry. KIDDING. 😂 Then recover from the adrenaline of a long day before getting back at it tomorrow with contracts and listings.

Real estate isn't always glamorous, but I really do love helping people find their next home.
Have a great weekend! ❤️🏡

10/08/2026

🏙️ A little behind the scenes from downtown Seattle today!
I'm checking out a condo I'll be listing soon. The tenant is in the process of moving out, so I brought one of my contractors along to figure out exactly what needs to happen once the unit is vacant.

The goal is to make the turnaround as smooth as possible: move-out, repairs and touch-ups, cleaning, staging, professional photography, and then on the market.
This is one of my favorite parts of preparing a listing because you get to see the transformation from an everyday lived-in space to a home that's ready to make a great first impression on buyers.
Stay tuned for the before and after!

🏡 Thinking about selling a Seattle-area home or condo? My booking link: https://calendar.app.google/kD76e2q7MTp9iTti9

10/07/2026

🏠 Selling your Seattle home this fall? There's an appraisal change coming November 2.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are transitioning to UAD 3.6, which replaces the familiar legacy appraisal forms with a new dynamic Uniform Residential Appraisal Report.

The redesigned report captures more property and market information in standardized, structured fields.

For sellers, the big takeaway is simple: the appraisal report buyers and lenders receive is getting a major redesign.

I'll be breaking down what the new report captures and what Seattle sellers should know before listing.

10/07/2026

🌿 A warning about mint: once you plant it, it may decide the entire yard belongs to it. 😂

Mine has spread quite a bit, and now it's flowering and eventually will go to seed.
Normally I'd probably be thinking about cutting it back, but then I look closely...

🐝 Bees everywhere.
🦋 Pollinators visiting the flowers.

And apparently one GIANT wasp who has also decided to stop by. 😳

Once something starts flowering in my yard, I have a hard time cutting it back while the pollinators are still enjoying it. I love feeling like my slightly overgrown garden is doing a little something useful for them.
So the mint gets to stay... at least for now.

Although if you're thinking about planting mint yourself, consider putting it in a container. You've been warned. 😂🌿

10/06/2026

🧥 That sweater doesn't fit anymore? There's a hole in it? You're never going to wear it again?
Perfect. Set it aside! 😊

We're getting ready for our October clothing drive benefiting Northwest Center, and I'd love your help.
This is a great excuse to go through the closets, pull out the things your family no longer needs, and put them to good use instead of leaving them buried in the back of a drawer for another year.
👕 Clothes you've outgrown
👖 Things that don't fit anymore
🧥 Jackets you're not wearing
👟 Shoes your family has moved on from

Want the details on where and how to donate?
📱 Text CLOTHING or comment “CLOTHING” below, and I'll send you the information.
Time for a fall closet cleanout that does some good. ❤️

My bags are ready for the Fall Clothing Drive. How about yours? 🍂❤️Just a few items can add up to a big impact. See you ...
10/05/2026

My bags are ready for the Fall Clothing Drive. How about yours? 🍂❤️
Just a few items can add up to a big impact. See you October 10th!

10/05/2026

🏡 Buying a home isn't a completely logical decision.

Price, square footage and location matter, of course.

But buyers are also asking themselves something much more emotional:

“Can I see myself living here?”

That's why I put so much emphasis on staging and presentation when I'm preparing a home for sale.

Good staging isn't just about putting pretty furniture in a room.

It's about helping buyers imagine:

☕ Drinking coffee in that kitchen
🛋️ Relaxing in that living room
🍷 Having friends over for dinner
🌿 Spending summer evenings on the patio
❤️ Building their own life there

You're not really selling the furniture.

You're helping buyers picture their future.

And when a home makes that emotional connection, the numbers on the listing sheet suddenly mean a lot more.

Thinking about selling? Let's talk about how to prepare and stage your home strategically.

Book a consultation with Emily - https://calendar.app.google/kD76e2q7MTp9iTti9



📅 Ready to talk through your situation? Grab a time here: https://calendar.app.google/kD76e2q7MTp9iTti9
🏢 Emily Cressey, Realtor
Keller Williams Greater Seattle
(Each Office Independently Owned and Operated)
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📱 (206) 245-8813
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10/04/2026

🌸 Garden people, I need your help. What is this?

I'm out filming in this beautiful garden, and whatever this plant is, it smells AMAZING.

My first thought was jasmine... then I started wondering if it's gardenia. 😂

I've actually noticed similar wonderfully fragrant plants at several beautiful homes I've toured, and now I'm thinking I may need one for my own garden.

So before I confidently identify the completely wrong plant on camera...

Jasmine? Gardenia? Something else entirely?

Tell me in the comments! 👇

In the meantime, we're going to take advantage of this gorgeous setting and film some real estate videos out here. 🌿🎥

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