According to an article at SeattleTimes.com titled “Nation’s housing market may be headed for biggest slowdown in years“, the crazed seller’s market we’ve been experiencing is starting to soften – which is great news for buyers! Nationwide and locally, we’re seeing inventory growing, prices increasing at a slower pace than what we’ve seen in recent years, and buyers deciding to sit on the sidelines because of mortgage rate increase, wages not keeping up with home prices, and an influx of rental opportunities.