EP: 009 Mid-Year Housing Market Update for Anacortes & Skagit County with Leslie Iacolucci

Market Shifts and Clear Cooperation: Navigating Real Estate in 2025

Paul and Howard dive into the significant industry shifts happening in 2025, including clear cooperation policies, lawsuits, and changing market dynamics that are reshaping how properties are bought and sold. • Clear cooperation policy requires listings to be shared with all agents and the public, not kept as private exclusives • Approximately 80% of sellers only speak with one agent, making transparency in listing strategies crucial • Private exclusives risk creating a fragmented market that's less efficient and potentially problematic for fair housing • John L Scott's "Listing Launch" strategy maximizes exposure through coordinated marketing and strategic open houses • Successful selling requires understanding both the "backlog of buyers" and how to reach "off-market buyers" • Social media advertising and financing knowledge (like 2-1 buydowns) are essential skills for today's agents • Creating weekend buzz with proper presentation and pricing helps overcome buyer hesitation in a high-interest rate environment If you're a real estate professional looking to navigate these changes, make sure you're staying informed about policy changes and focusing on transparent, consumer-first approaches that maximize exposure for your listings.

EP: 0012 Bow Edison Washington Community Spotlight with Shalyce Pocock

At the foothills of Blanchard Mountain and just south of the scenic Chuckanut Drive, Bow Edison is a charming town that flies under the radar for many home buyers. The community offers a historic town area plus nearby access to incredible parks and trails. Bow Edison is also close to freeway access and within 25 minutes of larger cities including Anacortes, Mount Vernon and Bellingham. Shalyce Pocock is a broker that not only serves in Bow Edison, but also resides in the community with her family. In this podcast, she shares the amenities of the area, along with local housing information. 2:00 About Bow-Edison 3:45 Downtown and nearby amenities 6:00 Different types of homes in the area 9:50 Market update for the Bow-Edison area 12:00 Where buyers are coming from. For more, please reach out to Shaylce at shalycepocock@johnlscott.com or 360-421-4407.

EP: 0011 San Juan Island Community Spotlight with Sadie Holt

San Juan is the largest and most populated island on the San Juan islands, with 2 very popular harbors, Roche and Friday Harbor.  Sadie Holt is a Realtor and local resident of San Juan Island. On this episode, Sadie talks about living on San Juan Island and some information on Orcas and Lopez Island as well. 2:00 Lisa shares her story and why her and her husband chose San Juan Island to raise there family. 5:00 Explaining medical and other services available on the San Juan Island 8:00 Where the relocating buyers are coming from. 9:30 What the community is like for those moving from out of area. 11:30 Housing opportunities on San Juan and the greater San Juan Islands. 14:20 The San Juan Island culture. To learn more about San Juan Island you can reach Sadie at SadieHolt@johnlscott.com or 360-990-0714.

EP: 0010 How to have success in year 1 of your Real Estate career with Betsy Anorbe

Betsy Anorbe is a Realtor serving Skagit, Island & Whatcom County. She sold 37 homes in her first 12 months in Real Estate, and is currently on track to sell over 50 homes in her year 2.  In this episode of Get In Real about Real Estate, Betsy and Paul Balzotti discuss her recipe for success. For those who are considering a career in Real Estate or need a jump start, Betsy shares many valuable insights.  1:05 How Betsy started her career day one. 4:00 Joining the chamber of commerce.  5:20 Reaching out to veteran brokers and previewing homes.  7:00 Previewing homes and creating video for social media. 8:10 Faking it till you make it.  10:30 Engaging on social media.  15:30 Relationship building with no agenda.  18:50 The failure rate of new licensees.  19:44 Don't focus on the money. 23:40 Summarizing Betsy's secrets to success.  Interested or buying or selling? Reach out to Betsy at betsyanorbe@johnlscott.com. Interested in a career in Real Estate? Reach out to paulbalzotti@johnlscott.com

EP: 009 Mid-Year Housing Market Update for Anacortes & Skagit County with Leslie Iacolucci

Leslia Iacolucci joins the John L. Scott Real Estate Anacortes Get in Real Podcast to share a mid-year housing update for Anacortes Washington and Skagit County.  00:30 About Leslie Iacolucci and her experience serving the Anacortes community. 03:00 Skagit County housing update from Leslie. 04:15 Paul Balzotti & Howard on why home prices are up and home sales are down. 07;11 Leslie on the Anacortes Washington housing market update.  08:00 Paul on the housing forecast for the second half of the year. 09:21 Leslie on new building starts in Anacortes. 11:00 Timing your purchase with Leslie.  For more reach out to leslielac@johnlscott.com