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John L. Scott Mobile App 2.0
John L. Scott has released a new and improved version of its already successful mobile app. The John L. Scott Mobile App gives you a powerful set of tools to enhance your home search experience. Realtime GPS Search gives you…
Rent vs. Buy
According to the US Census Bureau, the national homeownership rate (which compares the number of owner occupied units with non-owner occupied units) is currently at 65.5%. This is down the high of 69.2% during the housing boom, but it is slowly on…
Is Your Home Physically Fit?
Is Your Home Physically Fit? To give your home a competitive edge when it’s time to sell, make sure it is in good physical condition. This not only makes your home more attractive and desirable, it also simplifies the negotiation…
5 Reasons Why Buying a Home is Still a Good Idea
You might be skeptical with the economy & the last few years of plunging real estate values, but you will probably agree with me here… Homeownership can help make good credit even better. If your credit is in poor shape,…
Recovery…a loaded word
The new buzz word for Real Estate right now is Recovery. The use of that word in the news is causing a lot of confusion and wrong assumptions from people. What does recovery look like? Recovery is defined as a return…
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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.…