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2010 Home buyer Tax Credit A Little Discrimination in the 2010 Home Buyer Tax Credit? It’s very late in the game with the 2010 home buyer tax credit, the finish line is only days away.  My purpose in mentioning this issue now is so something like this doesn’t happen again.  The next time Congress enacts a piece of legislation such as this, there shouldn’t be any discrimination against people because […]
For Buyers The Number of King County WA's Properties For Sale is Climbing The number of properties for sale in King County Washington is climbing. The total took a big jump over the last few weeks when 783 properties came up for sale.  Since January when the year started with 9726 King County properties for sale, the numbers have gone up by 28%.  Right now, the total is […]
For Buyers Photos Don't Tell Everything About a House, Go See It Professional photography and staging are, without question, necessary to sell a home in today’s marketplace. We have our stager and photographer ready for our sellers when they’re needed.  I wouldn’t list a home for sale without professional staging or photography. There are many other good real estate agents who believe the same thing as there […]
For Buyers Make More Money Selling Your Home, Part 3, Clean Up Your Yard Want to Make the Most Money Selling Your Home?  Clean up your yard. I spoke about planting flowers previously, now I’ll talk about having your yard looking good. You’ve heard of a “bad dye job”?  This is a bad lawn job.  This lawn exists in front of home for sale, a home that has a […]
Bellevue Real Estate What Were The Odds of Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Condo in March, 2010? (The absorption rate, the percentage of condos selling, is the number of condos for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of condos sold that month.  So if the absorption rate or chance of selling is 10% that means out of 100 condos for sale, 10 received offers and sold.) March, 2010                1356 condos for sale,    […]
Bellevue Real Estate How Did March, 2010 Home Sales Stack Up in Your Seattle-Eastside Neighborhood? [googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Seattle-eastside&sll=47.709762,-122.011414&sspn=0.310487,0.911865&ie=UTF8&split=1&radius=21.22&rq=1&ev=zo&hq=Seattle-eastside&hnear=&ll=47.709762,-122.011414&spn=0.310487,0.911865&t=h&output=embed&w=425&h=350] How did March, 2009 stack up to March, 2010 in your neighborhood? (Click on the cities below to see real estate trends for the past 5 years.  You’ll find the median pricing for each city and whether the number of homes for sale and the number of sales went up or down.  The […]
Bellevue Real Estate What Were The Odds of Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Home in March, 2010? The odds of selling a home on the Eastside in March, 2010 ranged from a low of 18% to a high of 34%, with an average 27% absorption rate. (The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of homes sold that month.) March, 2010             2923 homes for sale      778  […]
Bellevue Real Estate Seattle-Eastside Real Estate is Beginning to Turn Red Seattle-eastside real estate is starting to see “red.”  Red is a sellers’ market, which means the average market time to sell a Seattle eastside home in the areas marked in red is from 3-6 months. I sell a lot homes in the “hottest Seattle eastside area, which we call area 530, East Bellevue and the […]
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For Buyers Consider the Future When Making a Home Purchase What may happen in the Seattle area economy in the future? Appraiser Richard Hagar spoke with John Maynard about this topic on KPLU the other day. The piece was geared to the glut of high end condos in downtown Seattle that are now selling with significant price cuts, but then Mr. Hagar shared more about […]
For Buyers You Should Buy This House! Created by Redmond WA home sellers with a sense of humor and a great house for sale in the Seattle eastside city.)
For Buyers Make More Money Selling Your Home, Part 2, Set The Price At The Last Minute Selling your home?  Wait until the last minute to set the price, and I mean the last minute. Why would you do that?  Because real estate prices can be a moving target.  What worked a month or even a week or a day ago may not be the right price for your home. When home […]
For Buyers King County WA has 3000 More Properties For Sale King County has a lot more properties for sale than the first week of the year.  The first quarter of 2010 has passed and there are now 24% more homes and condos for sale, exactly 3000 more.  Each week of the year has seen an increase in the number of properties for sale with the […]
For Buyers Make More Money Selling Your Home By Planting A Little "Green" There’s a saying in real estate, “Plant a Little Green, Make A Lot of Green.” (From a CRS newsletter) Since spring is here, I’ll be doing a series about things you can do to dress your home up and get it ready for the party, oops, I mean a home sale.  The series will be […]
For Homeowners Are You Selling Your Home In The Next Five Years? Are you selling your home in the next 5 years?  Well, grab your camera now and take pictures of your yard. Seattle is beautiful right now, so take advantage of the natural color that surrounds your home.   You’ve got a few months coming up, so start now and take photos throughout the spring and summer […]
2010 Home buyer Tax Credit Seattle Eastside Real Estate Was "Normal" in February, 2010 The truly “hot” Seattle real estate areas in February, 2010, those in red, are in the core neighborhoods of Seattle itself.  However, almost all of the map is in “yellow”, which means the average market time for a home to sell in other Seattle areas is between 3-6 months. This means we’ve had another month […]
2010 Home buyer Tax Credit What Were The Odds of Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Condo in February, 2010? (The absorption rate, the percentage of condos selling, is the number of condos for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of condos sold that month.  So if the absorption rate or chance of selling is 10% that means out of 100 condos for sale, 10 received offers and sold.) February, 2010               1333 condos for sale,    […]
Bellevue Real Estate How Did February, 2010 Home Sales Stack Up in Your Seattle-Eastside Neighborhood? [googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Seattle-eastside&sll=47.709762,-122.011414&sspn=0.310487,0.911865&ie=UTF8&split=1&radius=21.22&rq=1&ev=zo&hq=Seattle-eastside&hnear=&ll=47.709762,-122.011414&spn=0.310487,0.911865&t=h&output=embed&w=425&h=350] How did February, 2009 stack up to February, 2010 in your neighborhood? (Click on the cities below to see real estate trends for the past 5 years.  You’ll find the median pricing for each city and whether the number of homes for sale and the number of sales went up or down.  The […]
Bellevue Real Estate What Were The Odds of Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Home in Feb, 2010? The odds of selling a home on the Eastside in February, 2010 ranged from a low of 16.5% to a high of 29%, with an average 22% absorption rate. (The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of homes sold that month.) February, 2010        2706 homes for sale      599  […]
For Homeowners Fixing Up Your Home to Sell? Call Your Real Estate Agent First. Getting ready to sell your home and needing to get it in show condition? There was a great article filled with tips on what to fix to get your home ready in last week’s Seattle Times. But there was one important thing I disagreed with in the article. So before you call a real-estate agent, […]
2010 Home buyer Tax Credit Should You Buy a Home on Seattle's Eastside Now or Wait? Should you buy a home now on Seattle’s eastside now or wait until after the tax credit expires at the end of April? People were talking on the Wall Street Journal site and on Zillow about this very issue.  Today people don’t just ask, “How’s the real estate market?”  They ask, “What do you think […]
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