Local Home Prices on the Rise
You probably have heard about the up tick in Real Estate activity in King County. Here are some interesting statistics. The median price of single-family houses sold in King County in May was $362,000, up 0.6 percent from April and…
Neighborhoods Rated
My favorite magazine article just came out in the June issue of the Seattle Met. The article rates 96 neighborhoods and compares home values from 2008 and present value and 2010 to present value. There is also other interesting facts…
A Visual of Seattle’s Inventory
Inventory Update – Supply and Demand In several parts of the country, the real estate market has picked up. However, as the saying goes, “all real estate is local”. Even if Seattle is moving, that doesn’t necessarily mean our…
Are you entitled to a piece of the $26,000,000,000 Mortgage Settlement pie?
Many of my clients have asked about the recent settlement by several of the biggest mortgage lenders and what it could mean for their bottom line. This is an historic settlement, representing the largest consumer financial protection settlement in history.…
Track the housing market with these two statistics
The National Association of Homebuilders recently released two statistics that are very important for anyone in the housing market to know. These two figures are the NAHB Housing Market Index (HMI) and the Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). The HMI (on…
Home Buyer Seminar
You Are Invited! We will be holding a Home Buyer Seminar with special guest Cindy Fraioli, Loan Officer with Guild Mortgage. This seminar will cover the process involved when buying a home and provide mortgage information for lending in today’s…
Online Property Marketing – Crucial for your Selling Success
If you are thinking about selling your home anytime in the near future, there are many things you need to think about when choosing an agent – everything from the market research they do in helping determine a fair market…
Interested in Short Sales? How much do you offer the bank?
Bank owned properties are popular these days for a “good deal.” The question is, What is the bank most likely to accept on a lower than asking priced offer? The answer seems to be in which bank you are dealing with.…
Breaking Even Is Okay!
One concern I have been hearing a lot from clients is they would like to move (or need to due to a job transition), however, the recent economic challenges have not been kind to the equity they have in their home – and…
5 Real Estate Trends To Heed To Beat the Real Estate Blues from the Northwest REporter
As the housing market emerges from the recession, one author, media commentator and entrepreneur suggests five trends bear watching in order to seize investment opportunities. “The secret to making sure your real estate doesn’t turn into a money pit is…
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