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- Real Estate Email Marketing Maximizes Your ExposurePosted on June 2, 2010
Zillow.com Adds WindermerePosted on September 30, 2009- Home foreclosure filings up more than 100 percent in Seattle areaPosted on August 13, 2009
SOHO Condominiums in Kirkland – Not Your Granny’s CondoPosted on August 7, 2009
Real Estate Marketing Videos by ANIMOTOPosted on August 6, 2009
- Zillow.com Adds WindermerePosted on September 30, 2009
- Home foreclosure filings up more than 100 percent in Seattle areaPosted on August 13, 2009
Local Headlines- Kirkland buys former Costco Home location September 1, 2010
- Trying to rebuild the construction industry August 31, 2010
- Lake Union houseboat offers wide-open spaces and views August 28, 2010
- Recycling that old house August 28, 2010
- Real-estate calendar August 27, 2010
- HUD offering interest-free loans to reduce foreclosures August 27, 2010
- Mortgage summit brainstorms ways to revamp financing August 27, 2010
- Watch your credit; others are August 27, 2010
- Local mortgage rates August 27, 2010
- Abrupt pause in home-upgrade program leaves projects incomplete August 27, 2010
- Q&A: What's ahead for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac August 27, 2010
- Where to find help on calculating mortgage payments August 27, 2010
- Struggling seniors being saddled with 40-year mortgages August 27, 2010
- Bankruptcy trustee takes over Meridian founder's companies August 26, 2010
- Facing foreclosure? Meet a banker, face-to-face August 4, 2010
07Dec2008
Creative Thinking to Make Deals
In today's market, clients and real estate agents must be creative. To bring the parties together and reach mutual acceptance, the parties must think outside the box. In the strong sellers'
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What Headquarters Can Provide to Franchised Real Estate Offices
Several real estate companies in our State operate with "franchisees." There is a main service company and then there are the independently owned offices. The individual offices carry the common brand and find advantage in the advertising and reputation that the mother company generates for that brand. Other than brand, there are other services the mother company can and does provide: e.g., education, bridge loan programs, web sites, marketing, a common charitable foundation.
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NWMLS Report – Waiting for a Sign
The Norwest Multiple Listing Service issued its report on November 6, 2008, giving the state of the market. Here's a summary. Sales off. October's pending sales fell more than 27 percent from
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Washington Foreclosure Rate Low
The Washington Realtor News (Nov/Dec 2008) tells us that Washington State stands pretty well on foreclosures in the housing market. Washington is currently performing 62% better than the national rate.
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Economic Insights – Schwab Center for Financial Research
Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors has stated in his forecast for 2009 that new existing home sales should rise despite economic struggles.
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Washington Center for Real Estate Research Supply/Demand Assessment for First Quarter 2008
The Washington Center for Real Estate Research (Washington State University) has produced its Supply/Demand Assessment for the First Quarter 2008. Some time has flowed beneath the bridge since close of report, but most assumptions continue to ring true.
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Rates Up or Down After the Election
One mortgage advertiser puts forth that this is a good time to refinance the present mortgage. There was mention that after every presidential election, rates went up. Really? So with a presidential election about to be decided the time was ripe to make that call and get the new loan at lower rates. After the election might be too late.
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