Reports from January are in and we are seeing a dip in Seattle’s housing inventory. In January 2016, there were 1,906 active listings on the market in King County while in 2017, there were only 1,444 actives listings.

Even as home price increases have been slowing, Seattle continues to have the fastest growing housing market in the nation. Across the greater Seattle area, the average cost of a single-family home was 10.4 percent more in November than a year ago.

In a recent article, Shannon Petrie, a writer for HGTV, detailed the importance of evaluating your lifestyle in order to find the perfect waterfront property. Here are four key take-a-ways from that you should consider when searching for waterfront properties.

Recently, drones have made huge waves in the news, real estate industry, and advancements in aerial photography and cinematography.

In 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration made it much easier for businesses to operate drones. The FAA announced operational rules that permit the flight of drones as long as they meet a set of requirements including weighing less than 55 pounds, adhering to existing registration requirements, and drone pilots must pass an unmanned aircraft operator test.

With 2017 in full swing, companies such as Zillow and Forbes are releasing their predictions for this year’s hottest housing markets.