The first thing most people want to know about co-buying a home is, “how does co-buying work?” It’s a great question. Teaming up to buy a home is a big decision. There’s a lot of money involved, and it’s not your typical home purchase. Let’s first look at the big picture and then break it down.
Folks often focus on the purchase. But the transaction is just the start. Buying a home is not the end goal: the real objective is successful co-ownership. Success involves some combination of financial and social return on investment with minimal stress.
For more on the CoBuy journey, check out these recent case studies:
- CoBuy Success Story: Mom & Daughters Buy Home Together (10/16/20)
- CoBuy Success Story: Mom & Daughter Find Perfect Home to Live Together but Not Too Together (6/21/19)
- CoBuy Success Story: Dan, Briannon & the Perfect Fremont Townhome (4/22/19)
- CoBuy Success Story: Spouse & Siblings Purchase Sleek West Seattle Townhome (6/15/18)

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The following analysis of the Western Washington real estate market is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. We hope that this information may assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about the housing market in your area, please don’t hesitate to contact your Windermere agent.
Alan and I have been going to Smarty Pants in Georgetown for years, and it always seems to be a favorite for out of town guests. For many of our friends, a trip to Smarty Pants is a must-see on their Seattle agenda.
I became a CoBuy certified agent so that I could help buyers that may have been priced out of our housing market. As a CoBuy partner, I’m able to focus on my client’s home search and offer process, while leaving the very important details of co-ownership to the experts in that area.

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With new Halloween guidelines just issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing that door-to-door trick-or-treating, indoor haunted houses, costume parties and “trunk or treating,” where children go from car to car to receive treats, are considered “higher risk activities” that should be avoided this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, here are 7 ways to have loads of Halloween fun without risking exposure.
