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Spring Market Looking Good with lots of listings Pending

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341 new listings 274 list price reduced 20 list price increases 57 listings expired 392 listings pending 204 listings sold 50 listings canceled

These are the ONE DAY stats for the changes in listed properties on the market this morning.  I do keep an eye on these, because it’s quite informative when you compare the . . . → Read More: Spring Market Looking Good with lots of listings Pending

8 Points You’ll Want to Consider Before Buying

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1. Is this a location I’m really committed to?

To protect your investment, you’ll want to stay put for several years.  Spend some time making a list of your top priorities in a location so you can make sure it meets them.  If not, take a good hard look at the effect of not having . . . → Read More: 8 Points You’ll Want to Consider Before Buying

Relocating Resouces…Virtual Relo Package

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If you like to have a paper-based resource in your hand to browse through, nothing can replace the “Seattle Info Guide” in our snail mail Relo Package.  We are happy to send you one, just email me at edy@seattlecentric.com.  It helps me to know what area or neighborhood you are interested in if there is . . . → Read More: Relocating Resouces…Virtual Relo Package

List of lenders for your convenience

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We have had the pleasure of working with quite a few lenders in the area who are responsible professionals, putting the client’s interest first, going out of their way to be of service, and telling the truth rather than glossing over things that would make it awkward for them.  I value these things as much . . . → Read More: List of lenders for your convenience

Higher Ed in the Seattle Area

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Cornish Scool for the Arts in Seattle

Maybe you are a nurse wanting to be re-licensed in Washington, or a family moving here whose teenager is going to want to go to art school or become a games programmer.  Or you want data on the community colleges in the area.  Or your prospective college . . . → Read More: Higher Ed in the Seattle Area

When Are Mortgage Rates Going to Drop?

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Here is the first in a series by lenders we know.  This article courtesy of Danny Forbes, Sterling Savings Bank.  Thanks, Danny!

Mortgage Interest Rates have remained the same as last week.  Please drop me an email if you want me to send you a flyer with today’s rates.   I have been receiving quite a . . . → Read More: When Are Mortgage Rates Going to Drop?

Investing in Real Estate today

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Investing in Real Estate today and what you should know

The market is ripe for investing in real estate for a couple of reasons: first, prices are the lowest in many years; and secondly, financing rates are also the lowest in over 20 years.  So what’s holding everyone up?  Primarily, the current economic disaster is . . . → Read More: Investing in Real Estate today

Just How is a Buyer’s Broker Different?

I lost count exactly, but I know that I have helped my clients with the purchase of over 90 houses.  And the sale of two.  Not hard to infer that I think of myself as a Buyers’ Broker, not just a Real Estate Broker. (For those who may wonder, recently here in Washington State our . . . → Read More: Just How is a Buyer’s Broker Different?

Homeowners Associations in Washington

If you’re buying a condo it’s pretty obvious that you’ll be dealing with a Homeowners Association.  (Depending on

new home in Lynnwood's Apple Grove community by Mietzner Homes

one’s attitude, that can be seen as a plus or a minus.)  It may not be quite so obvious if there is an HOA involved in . . . → Read More: Homeowners Associations in Washington

Making an Offer that Opens Negotiations Well

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These days anyone will tell you “It’s a buyer’s market.”  Well, almost anyone, as a marketing guy from Coldwell Banker Bain spent 45 minutes at a recent all-day seminar for realtors explaining why he thought it was a seller’s market, or at least neutral.  (The argument has to do with percentages of new homes coming . . . → Read More: Making an Offer that Opens Negotiations Well

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