North Sound Property News

The market in Mukilteo, Lynnwood, Edmonds, Bothell, Kenmore and Mountlake Terrace has slowed a bit, although market activity is still in the healthy range.  But no matter how crappy the market is, no matter how hard it is for buyers to get a zero down loan, sellers still want to sell their house for the very best price […]

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The news in real estate this week is the implosion of the lending market, with American Home Mortgage and now Novastar forced to shut down on margin calls.  Of the two, the decision by AHM to close is the more surprising, because unlike many of the other lenders that have been affected by this spring […]

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For about two years now, I’ve been an Accredited Staging Professional Realtor. Staging plays an important role in how I help my listing clients sell their properties quickly, but for some reason I have never blogged about the topic here.
Recently, I had a couple of great opportunities to prove to myself how effective staging is, […]

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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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Thinking of selling your home? Want to get the most money possible in the least amount of time?
Then staging is your friend. Here are my top 10 tips for staging any home.
1. Make sure your home is CLEAN. I mean, spotless. You need to be looking at your home the way […]

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