A practical guide to Washington condo resale certificates, including buyer deadlines, reserves, assessments, insurance, litigation, and association rules.

An escalation clause lets a buyer's offer automatically increase past a competing offer, up to a limit the buyer sets in advance. Puget Sound inventory has grown substantially in 2026, and most listings no longer draw the kind of bidding pressure that made escalation clauses a near-default a few years ago, but well-priced homes in [...]

In the tightest corners of the Puget Sound market, buyers are sometimes told that skipping the inspection is just what it takes to win. Sometimes that's true. More often there's a middle path, and buyers who know the options negotiate better than buyers choosing between everything and [...]