Where Are Home Prices Headed??
Today, many real estate conversations center on housing prices and where they may be headed. That is why we like the Home Price Expectation Survey. Every quarter, Pulsenomics surveys a nationwide panel of over one hundred economists, real estate experts…
3 Ways to Warm Your Home without Boosting Your Energy Bill
It’s time to face the cruel fact that summer is behind us. The nights are getting cooler and your home needs to be ready to take on the changing season, both inside and out. So many seasonal lists focus on…
Easements Q&A
You might have heard of an easement before or have one on your property. Basically, an “easement†grants someone else perpetual access to your property or through it without transferring ownership. Easement language in a title report (the report that…
Lighting While Listing
Q&A: Lighting While Listing I received an interesting question from a homeowner last week who was concerned about some information he had just heard from a neighbor. He is ready to sell his home this winter and his neighbor warned…
Buyer Question / Answer Inspection and Trees
Dear Liz, I am interested in a property, but I am concerned about the trees. The lot is beautiful, but there are a lot of trees in the yard and in the neighbor’s yard which overhang onto my would-be new…
Home Improvements
At the end of May, 2014 NAHB released the estimates of improvements made to owner-occupied housing in 2014. This information was created using the following data: Number of homes in the area The share built in the ’60s Share built…
What is changing around you can affect your home value
Our world is constantly changing. One day traffic flows through our town one way and the next it can flow through different thoroughfares, depending on how our town managers plan out our transportation options. You may not think about this…
Seattle Neighborhoods
A newcomer to Seattle may not get it at first- the city may seem overwhelming without a sense of community. After further exploration and/or after me showing them around, distinct neighborhood communities start to emerge. This is my observation of…
What Does Taper Mean to Buyers & Sellers?
Taper means to diminish or reduce. And why it’s important to the real estate industry right now is because the Fed again in January decided they were going to continue to taper. In December they decided they were going to…
KITCHEN REMODELLING
Ask Liz Q&A Liz, we are thinking about remodeling our kitchen but are not sure how much it could cost or if it is worth it if we try to sell in 5 years. Does it make sense to remodel…
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