North Sound Property News

One of the points I always make to sellers in my listing presentations is that photography is the key to making their listings pop online, and having a listing that “pops” is part of what it takes these days to pique buyer interest and get an offer - assuming you are not listed at some […]

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The first time I drove by and saw the Whidbey Island Bank banner fluttering where a CityBank sign used to be, I couldn’t remember what the banner had replaced.  But when I saw a banner had been installed at the former City Bank location next to the grocery store where I usually shop, it suddenly […]

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About a month ago, I was asked to contribute a real estate column to the Mukilteo Beacon, our local paper.  I was honored to be asked and last week, my first column was published.  How cool is that?  The column will be featured in the Beacon on a monthly basis, the second Wednesday of each […]

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There are as many approaches to what it takes to sell a listing in today’s market as there are listing agents and sellers.  For most of the last couple of years, something on the order of 90% of the listings that went on the market didn’t sell, and neither agents or sellers knew at first […]

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Did you know that the $8,000 first-time buyer tax credit has been “monetized” and can now be used towards the down payment and closing costs for qualifying home purchases through the end of November?  This exciting news and more information of interest to those thinking of buying a home for the first time will be covered at a […]

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