Category: Video

Emily Cressey - HomeSmart, Real Estate Broker

Are You Ready For Retirement?

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Over the weekend, I read an article on Vanguard.com warning against using the “4% Rule” for retirement planning.  This rule suggests that you can retire successfully for 30 years by living on 4% of your savings each year.  (e.g. if you have $1 million in retirement investments, you could expect it to produce $40,000/year of spendable income).

5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Neighborhood in Seattle

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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.

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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.
Shoreline Condo

Uh-Oh! Your Seattle Condo Lost Value—Now What?

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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.
Shoreline, WA House

Homes that need to be remodeled – (AS-IS Home Seller Video)

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What if you just want to sell your home “As-Is?”   Selling “as-is” can be a great solution for people who don’t have the time, money, or energy to fix up their homes before putting them on the market.  The disadvantage is you may not get as much profit from the sale of your house.
Emily Cressey - Real Estate Market Expert - Seattle, WA

The Latest Tech Buyers and Sellers Should Know About in Shoreline, WA

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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.

10 Simple Ways To Clean Up Your House For Showings in Seattle!

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Preparing your house for showings, especially the cleaning, can appear at first glance like an overwhelming, hopeless undertaking. And it most likely will be if you don't go about it in the right way.  There are, however, some tricks and tactics to make the whole thing much more manageable. So pay attention to these simple ways to clean up your house for showings.