What Are You Doing To Fight Inflation?
What are you doing to fight inflation? As we all know, inflation has been crazy-high this past year and will continue to be overheated for a while.
Category: Home Buying Process
Buying a Home in Seattle? Here’s Where to Start
Buying a house is a major commitment. Before you begin shopping for properties or comparing mortgage options, you need to make sure you’re ready to be a homeowner. Buying a home can be more than a little challenging. In fact, the process can be downright confusing and overwhelming, especially for first-time buyers. The chief source of home-buying anxiety is a result of knowing that it is the largest financial transaction of your life – you don’t want to make an enormously expensive blunder.
5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Neighborhood in Seattle
When you buy a home for yourself or your family, that’s not all you’re doing. You are also buying a neighborhood. The neighoborhood is actually one of the chief determinants of your home's value. You want to do your due-diligence and make sure you love the neighborhood as well as the home.
5 Tiny Details to Look for When Buying a House in Seattle, WA.
When buying a house, everyone has priorities. The buying process is complex and takes time, and it’s easy to get off track. Having written priorities is a helpful way to guide you through the process without forgetting some of the features that are important to you and your family.
Uh-Oh! I Can’t Sell My Downtown Seattle, WA Condo For What I Paid For It. What Should I Do?
Are you “upside down” in your condo? I have had 3 clients (or potential clients) talk to me about the idea of selling their home in downtown Seattle this year. I did the homework, and it is a rough time to sell. Condos are not selling for as much as they were at this time last year.
Selling Your House in Seattle? What You Should and Should Not Fix At Your Buyer’s Request
Buying a home can be a precarious business. When money and emotions are involved, things can get dicey (and ugly). So when issues pop up during a home inspection or initial walk-through, it’s important to request some repairs — especially if they’re related to safety concerns or would cost a mint to fix once the property is yours.
The Latest Tech Buyers and Sellers Should Know About in Shoreline, WA
It's no secret that the real estate market is constantly changing. In order to stay ahead of the curve, it's important to keep up with the latest developments. Technology is advancing at an exponentially growing rate in most areas and industries. Until recently, though, that hasn’t been the case in the real estate arena. The adoption of the latest technologies in real estate has lagged behind that in other business sectors. But that’s changing now, with a huge increase in real estate tech in recent years – which looks to change this industry in big ways. So let’s take a look at the latest tech buyers and sellers should know about in Shoreline, WA.
Interest Rates Are Up, Recession Fears On The Horizon
So what’s happening in the Seattle Economy (and Nationally) right now?
How Entry-Level Buyers Were Able To Buy Their Dream Home In Lake Stevens, Washington
A normal person would have gotten frustrated. Not Moses and Roxanne - these two were some of the most positive and optimistic buyers I have ever worked with. They had a specific type of house they were looking for. In fact, I think we looked at EVERY SINGLE split level in Marysville, Everett and Lake Stevens that was in their price range.
7 Things I Hate About Seattle, WA
Living In Seattle, WA has its Pros and Cons, but there are lots of things that I DON'T LIKE about living here. You might even say, I HATE these things about Seattle, Washington - my own hometown.