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Let Your Buyer’s Agent Be Your Guide

The home buying process can be simultaneously intimidating and exhilarating. From the first steps of qualifying for a mortgage and deciding what’s important in a home, to making a strong offer, coordination appraisals and inspections and getting to the settlement … Continue reading

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National Open House This Weekend.

This Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR), will host thousands of Open Houses coast to coast educating consumers on the benefits of homeownership and allowing buyers to see what’s on the market.  Buyers use Open Houses … Continue reading

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Housing Market Showing Signs Of Healing

With more Americans taking advantage of the record low interest rates by refinancing existing homes or applying for new home loans, families are making payments.  2 major banks reported earnings that are reflecting a housing market that is “healing”. The largest bank in … Continue reading

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Bidding Wars!

The Hensley’s offered $10,000 above the asking price, a family picture and a written letter of introduction detailing there plans to build a family in the Renton neighborhood in Seattle.     They lost out to one of seven other buyers. Bidding wars in Real … Continue reading

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How much for closing costs?

When a home sale is completed and the title of the property is conveyed to the buyer, it is referred to as “closing:”  There are typically a variety of costs that come with the transaction that are paid for by … Continue reading

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Buying in a Homeowners Association.

A Homeowner’s Association (HOA) can be very attractive to potential buyers of a home.  A HOA fosters community togetherness through common areas and activities.  You can get to know your neighbors and helps maintain the curb appeal of your neighborhood, … Continue reading

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National Association of Realtors speaks on Obama’s Budget Proposal.

  The following is a statement from Moe Veissi, President of the National Association of Realtors (NAR): As the leading advocate for housing and homeownership, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is strongly opposed to elements of President Obama’s budget … Continue reading

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Justice Department reaches Mortgage Settlement.

The Justice Department has announced it has reached a $25 billion dollar settlement in the mortgage lending scandals involving several U.S. Financial Institutions in which millions of families were affected.   It is being called the largest civil settlement in United States history.   The State of Washington … Continue reading

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Increase your curb appeal.

We’ve all heard it’s a buyers market, so your are competing with the other homeowners’s attempting to sell there homes in this market.  Your home needs all the appeal to get those potential buyers in there!  Unless your house is silver … Continue reading

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