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Real Estate Agent Emily Cressey

Staging Your House During The Holiday Season in Seattle

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Selling a home during the holiday season can be more of a challenge than during other seasons, but it can be done. The good news is that you’ll have far less competition. It’s just that staging your house during the holiday season in Seattle should enhance that style rather than working against or detracting from … Continued

Don’t Leave Money On The Table When Selling Your Shoreline, WA House

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Selling your home can be surprisingly time-consuming and emotionally challenging, especially if you’ve never done it before. No doubt, you want to get the best price possible to make the most money possible when selling your house. Sometimes, though, sellers unwittingly sabotage the sale of their house and wind up getting less than they could … Continued
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Moving Hacks For Buyers and Sellers In Shoreline, WA.

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Moving can be exciting – the beginning of a brand-new chapter in your life. But it is usually also one of the most dreaded tasks we face in our lives. Moving may never be a great time, but it is possible to cut down on the aggravation, effort, and anxiety and get back to the excitement … Continued
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Sell This Winter or Wait ‘Til Spring?

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If you have been thinking about selling your Shoreline, WA home this year, your plans might have gone slightly awry due to Coronavirus. Now we are lock-down again and people are wondering what is going to happen.

Right now we are seeing a lot of pent-up demand from the Spring uncertainty continuing to play out in our very competitive housing market. In a "balanced" market, we might see 6-months of inventory on the market, but now we have less than one month's worth. In fact, homes are continuing to be snapped up by buyers at full price (many at above-market rates due to competitive bidding situations in entry-level price point homes) and the average days on market in both King and Snohomish Counties are under 3 weeks.

FHA Loans Explained for Shoreline, WA Home Buyers

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A Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan is a mortgage that is insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and issued by an FHA-approved lender. In a nutshell, FHA Loans are designed to assist low- to moderate-income borrowers and home buyers. Issued by FHA-approved lenders, these loans are backed and insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), so they … Continued

10 Tips To Sell Your House This Winter in Seattle

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As winter approaches, many people wonder if they have missed the best time of year to sell their house. Traditionally, spring and early summer have been considered the best seasons to try to sell a house. They are not, however, the only seasons when you can sell a house and in some areas (for instance, … Continued

7 Agent Tips for Investment Buyers in Lake Shore, WA.

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Real estate investment takes dedication, research, and planning. Real estate investing can make you a bunch of money, as many millionaires can attest. And while it has more risk than, say, investing in stocks, there’s also the potential for a much greater return on your investment – if you know what you are doing. Right … Continued