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What To Know About Selling Your Seattle Home When Living Out Of State

July 16, 2020

Ideally, when you move, you sell your old home and buy the new one at the same time. But, often, the ideal is very different from the real. If you’ve had to move for a job, family reasons, or if you’ve inherited property or retaken possession of a recently vacated rental property – you may … Continued

How to Target the Right Buyers When Selling in Seattle

July 14, 2020

By Emily Cressey

Catching and keeping the right buyers for your home is not easy these days. Long gone are the times when you could sell a house by just sticking a “For Sale” yard sign in the grass and maybe taking out a classified ad in the local paper (old school!). These days, it takes some aggressive … Continued

The “Post-Corona Virus” Real Estate Market: 5 Ways Selling A House Will Be Different In Seattle This Summer

July 9, 2020

By Emily Cressey

If you have been thinking about selling a house this year, you are probably wondering how the corona virus pandemic is affecting the Seattle real estate market. Late 2019 and early 2020 looked very promising for home sellers. But then everything slid sideways when the corona virus came on the scene. Listings have dropped and … Continued

How To Update Your Lake Forest Park, WA Home To Increase The Value

July 7, 2020

By Emily Cressey

Before putting a home up for sale in Seattle, many home owners strategize about how to increase the value of their property. In order to sell your home for top dollar, it’s important that it looks lovely – both in photos and in person – when potential buyers come and get a “first impression.” From … Continued

How To Prepare Your Seattle House For Sale Post-Pandemic

July 2, 2020

By Emily Cressey

So we’ve lived through the corona virus pandemic, masks, demonstrations and destruction in downtown Seattle and now they say this is the “new normal” – maybe . . . maybe not. I like to think I’ll be smiling at my neighbors mask-free one day again soon. Now, maybe you are wondering whether its time to … Continued

Need a Real Estate Agent in Seattle? Ask These Questions

June 29, 2020

By Emily Cressey

There are over two million real estate agents in this country. That’s a lot to choose from. Even local markets have an abundance of good agents. How to find a top real estate agent in Seattle – the right agent for you, that is – probably seems like a daunting task. But if you know the … Continued

Keep That Mouth Shut! 4 Things Sellers Should Never Say When Negotiating a Home Sale in Seattle

June 25, 2020

By Emily Cressey

How NOT to negotiate when you’re selling your home in Seattle: When you’re using an agent she SHOULD, heaven help us, prevent you from these embarrassing gaffes… (One sweet trick is to never let the buyer and seller meet each other….) However, if you’re trying to sell your house yourself, bless your heart, these are … Continued

How to Sell Your House in Seattle For The Most Money (And In The Fastest Time)

June 18, 2020

By Emily Cressey

Here’s Exactly What To Do – And 5 Silly Mistakes To Avoid By Emily Cressey When you’re getting ready to sell your house, there’s a very real tug-of-war between greed and fear. On one hand, you want the most money possible for your home—of course you do. On the other, there’s that quiet worry that … Continued

Home Appraisal Myths You Need To Question in the Seattle, WA Real Estate Market

June 13, 2020

By Emily Cressey

When you go through the process of buying or selling a home, a real estate appraisal is an important part of the process for both parties. Banks and lenders require an appraisal and in many cases, this real estate valuation, can make or break the deal. An appraiser is a licensed real estate professional who … Continued

5 Reasons You Need To Hire an Agent When Selling Your House in Seattle

June 11, 2020

By Emily Cressey

Are you considering selling your house? Sometimes this is a fun and exciting decision because you are anticipating moving on to something better, and sometimes a sale is motivated by difficult circumstances and uncertainty. It is often with mixed feelings that people say goodbye to the house they’ve called home for many years and decide … Continued