It is no secret that I have blogged before about the difficulty involved in closing a short sale successfully. Many agents have not ever closed one and jump into it head first with no idea as to the actual process. I am not saying that their intentions were not good, just not adequately informed. Not everyone . . . → Read More: Tips On Closing Short Sales Faster
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Seattle real estate has definitely slowed down this year although I am still pretty busy, but I like to read all of the local posts and articles on what is going on out there. The title of this one from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer was pretty negative, but really is a good argument on why we should . . . → Read More: A Good Argument For Why To Buy In The Next Year… Seattle First Time Homebuyers: I love free money and this essentially is a loan with no interest so in my book, that is FREE. First Time Homebuyers can take a tax credit of up to $7500 just for getting out there and buying your first house! This is via the Housing and Recovery Act of 2008 which was . . . → Read More: Seattle Real Estate: Free Money Seattle Suburbs real estate – The weatherman was wrong…again! Well, I guess I should be thankful because the new perennials I planted in are doing very well without any HEAT!!!! The truth is that while the rest of the country is going through a bitter heat wave, Seattle has managed to stay in the 50′s and . . . → Read More: Seattle Suburbs Real Estate: Great Weather For Sprucing Up The Garden To Spruce Up Your Curb Appeal Seattle real estate is still good – the market has cooled off a bit, but houses are still selling – with multiple offers in some cases – if they are positioned correctly within the real estate market. There are some properties that are probably always going to demand more interest when it comes to being on . . . → Read More: Seattle Seller Tips In a Slower Market… Seattle real estate: Going green in Seattle has a lot of different angles, but replacing all of our energy guzzling regular old light bulbs is a very basic part! I was thrilled when I spotted a cool deal at Bartell’s over the weekend – hubby looked at me and said, “Is that for real?” The sign . . . → Read More: Seattle Real Estate Got a Great Green Deal over the weekend! Years ago before I was a Seattle real estate agent, my husband and I bought our first house in the Seattle suburbs via an FHA loan. We had no idea what so ever as to what we were doing and I hated not being able to control every single aspect of the transaction. OK, so I . . . → Read More: FHA is Back: Mortgage Insurance? Here is One Story That Will Get You Thinking About Trying To Remove Your PMI! I love the green building going on around Seattle – I actually am working on my ECO Broker designation and love looking around at all of the different variations of “building green” going on in houses, townhomes, and condos. Most of the builders who claim to be green builders are completely legitimate with well thought out . . . → Read More: Seattle Green Wannabe: Is it REALLY Built Green? Really, Chocolate & Going Green in Seattle? Whether you are looking at buying green in Seattle or going green via green remodel, there is a special offer for residential customers in the Green Up program through Seattle City Light. From now through 7/31/2008, residential customers who decide to make a commitment to the environment and join the . . . → Read More: Seattle Real Estate: Going Green & Chocolate??? Thinking about relocating to Seattle and wondering about crime rates? Looking for information about what is a safe neighborhood? Seattle is full of wonderful neighborhoods and has amazing architecture on top of it, but make sure to check out the crime rates! Moving in Seattle should be fun, but at the same time you want to . . . → Read More: Seattle Real Estate: Crime in Seattle Neighborhoods: Looking for Crime Rates? |
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