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 […]
For Love or Money
July 4th, 2009 · No Comments
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First Time Buyer Seminar
June 9th, 2009 · No Comments
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 […]
Tags: financing · info for first time buyers
Mukilteo Real Estate Market Statistics
February 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Yesterday I sat down and compiled a set of real estate statistics for the city of Mukilteo going back two years. I usually look at these statistics on a monthly basis but yesterday was the first time I compiled those into a spreadsheet to look at the market over time. My goal is to go back as far as […]
Tags: market statistics · the real estate market · mukilteo
Snohomish County Market Statistics
February 13th, 2009 · No Comments
I am finally coming back from hiatus to blog here, and the first thing I want to do is to catch up on Snohomish County Market Statistics.
The market here in the county has been quite slow for homes since about August 2007 due to the credit crunch and what is now recognized as more widespread […]
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On the Offensive Offer
October 18th, 2008 · No Comments
One of the problems we commonly see in the current real estate market is that buyers and sellers do not tend to agree on the value of any house. Rare is the buyer today whose buying strategy is to pay full asking price for any home on the market. And rare is the seller whose intention is […]
Tags: negotiation · real estate
