Category: Real Estate News

Real Estate Investors Gone Wild

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In the old days, when I used to be geek-chic and travel the country speaking on stage to hundreds of real estate investors at adult-education conferences, I occasionally got to listen in to other speakers who would speak and/or sell their products. One amusing schtick I may have witnessed more than once was when a speaker would get up on stage and ask, “Who wants this $100 bill that I am holding up?”

Questions to Ask Your Agent When Selling Your Seattle Home

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If you're thinking about selling your home, you're probably also thinking about getting an agent. That's a good idea – if that is, you get a good agent, one who is knowledgeable and experienced in the right ways. In fact, in looking for agents, you should treat that first conversation as a job interview, with you as the employer and the agent as the prospective employee. With that in mind, we offer these questions to ask your agent when selling your Seattle home.

How First-Time Buyers Landed a Home in Lake Stevens

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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.

How Your Listing Photos Impact The Sale of Your Shoreline, WA Home

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At the most basic level, your photos need to look technically sharp and polished. Take them with a professional camera (or at least a very good smartphone camera), and make sure the shots are in focus, correctly exposed, and properly framed. Unappealing or amateurish shots won't sell. There was a time when you or your real estate agent would snap a few quick listing photos with a cheap disposable camera, and that was good enough.

Determining Your Property Value in Seattle, WA: Benefits of A CMA

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When you're considering selling your property, a logical first step is to figure out what it's worth. Now, this doesn't mean the price you want (although can be an important consideration). Rather, what it means is the fair market value – what other comparable properties in the immediate area have sold for in the recent past. There are, then, definite benefits of a CMA for determining your property value in Seattle, WA.
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7 Smart Ways To Save for a Down Payment in Seattle

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Saving money for a down payment to buy a house in Seattle, WA is a big deal.  It's expensive to live here, and getting more so by the day. Whether you're saving 5%, 10%, or 20% down, this is not something that is going to happen overnight by digging spare change out of the couch.

Don’t Forget To Celebrate Your Wins

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Remember this feeling? When you were in school and you had to spend that week before finals cramming, hoping you would do well, but wanting to study your tail off anyway, just so you could feel you “did your best” even if the test results somehow went terribly wrong?

4 Unique Marketing Ideas for Home Sellers in Seattle, WA.

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Gone are the days when home sellers can count on a sale by simply sticking a for-sale sign in the front yard and listing on the MLS. In today’s market, you have to get a lot more creative than that to sell your home quickly and at a good price. Effective marketing is crucial and can make the difference between a sale and no sale. But when it comes to creative marketing, you also have to distinguish between tactics that are merely gimmicky and those that are truly unique and effective. With that in mind, we offer these 4 unique marketing ideas for home sellers in Seattle, WA.

COVID Is Over—What Now for Seattle Housing?

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Well, we now have COVID in the rear-view mirror - for the most part at least.  I am so glad  It has been a hard time on many families, seniors, children, and businesses.  With any big shift in the marketplace, it makes one wonder what is next for the world.  Will the end of COVID affect the Seattle, WA real estate market?