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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
02Feb2009
Realtors: Do Not Install Internet Explorer 8!
The latest test version of Internet Explorer 8, IE 8, is now available from Microsoft. This version is not compatible with Locator. All of NWMLS's applications will be compatible with the final
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First-Time Buyer Tax Credit – Now is a great time to be a home buyer
The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 may allow first time homebuyers to receive a tax credit of up to $7,500. The credit expires in June 2009. The amount of credit is 10% of the cost of the home, not to exceed $7,500. This credit is refundable and will reduce your income tax liablility for the year of purchase when claimed on your tax return.
Continue ReadingLeave a Comment03Oct2008
West Bellevue Market Update – $1.5 to $2.0 Million
This market is not what you would call a seller’s market. Things should improve a bit if the house approves a rescue package for this messed up banking system, and the hope is that more buyers will actually start taking the plunge and put a dent in the swelling inventory. Not all is doom and gloom, as there are still buyers out there for well priced homes.
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Distressed Property Law Getting Stressful
When I first wrote about the new distressed property law last month, there were grumblings within the industry about the ancillary affects to Realtors. Judging from yesterday's article in the Seattle Times, there is room for debate on the specifics of the new law.
Continue ReadingLeave a Comment30Jul2008
West Bellevue (520) Home Stats – For Sale/Sold/Pending
These graphs will present no surprise for anyone following the Bellevue market. Nonetheless, it's helpful to quantify trends and present comparative analysis. The last three months show a particularly disconcerting trend of increase inventory and decrease in number sold.
Continue ReadingView Comments (1)05Jun2008
New Distressed Property Law
New amendments to RCW 61.34 require that all current listing agreements of most residential properties be amended before June 12, 2008 and that new transaction forms be used in all residential sales. The new law also creates new duties for agents and brokers designed to protect owners of “Distressed Homes.”
Continue ReadingLeave a Comment16Apr2008
King County Mental Health Tax – Effective April 1, 2008
Effective April 1, 2008, sales and use tax within all of King County will increase one-tenth of one percent (.001). The tax will be used for chemical dependency or mental health treatment services.
Continue ReadingLeave a Comment16Apr2008
Real Estate Market Update
While it is certainly true that our local market has slowed from it’s supersonic pace of a few years ago, it is still outperforming most other markets nationwide.
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