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…
Good News is on the Uptick
I was reading an article the other day about how, in some parts of the country, the economy – while still challenged – is beginning to see signs of improvement. In Seattle, Washington, for instance, orders for Boeing planes have…
It’s All In the Numbers
One of the key indicators that a regional or local real estate market is relatively healthy is the average time it takes for homes to sell. Known as the ‘days-on-market’ number, as agents we pay close attention to this number.…
Advice for Buyers
It happens all too often that buyers are distracted by the peanut gallery. Among all the other challenges of purchasing a home, today’s buyer often has an added burden: the advice of friends, co-workers and family. And what do these…
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