North Sound Property News

Reba Haas over at Rain City Blog wrote and excellent post about the sometimes contentious relationship between real estate agents and attorneys. She was responding to an attitude in the industry that attorneys are deal killers and that agents therefore avoid using them when they should, and as a result wander dangerously close to […]

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I came to real estate from the consulting world, where everything is done via a defined process. I’ve spent most of my career in real estate trying to develop and apply a strategic process to marketing the homes I list.
I like to break it down into stages that take place before, during and after the […]

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One of the areas where real estate agents can provide a good deal of value to sellers is in the process of preparing a home for sale. In recent years, many homesellers have realized what developers have known for years–proper preparation is a huge part of getting ready to sell. It’s not just about making […]

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I was just thinking about a situation that came up recently, and wanted to write a little bit about how I think the golden rule applies in real estate. And no, I’m not talking about that golden rule that says, “he who has the gold makes the rules,” but rather, the one that says you […]

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We had my husband’s parents in town last week, and it is always fun when they come to visit. Went to Whistler for a couple of days and hiked around, watched crazy mountain bikers…it was lots of fun.
While they were in town, we got to talking about the house they just built. It’s a beautiful […]

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