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Here is some good news for veterans- On September 11, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Construction and Extension Act of 2008, which helps Veterans achieve their dreams of home ownership. The legislation provides assistance for veterans who need to refinance their Sub prime or adj...
10/14/2008
I just scored a killer deal for a buyer. Take a look at this beauty-   Seattle's FIRST and ONLY Waterfront Townhomes!Shoreline, WA - Leave the city behind... Stunning views and easy access to Echo Lake!  Quality new construction townhomes with first class features and amenities.  You'll be dazzle...
10/14/2008
I was reminded by an agent today that we are the solution! Ever since we all realized that we were in a shift, I have been thinking about what it is we, as agents, could do to overcome this market. That 'thing' is TO SELL LOTS OF REAL ESTATE!! Think about it... it was the real estate market that ...
10/10/2008
Just like we need a fact checker for the presidential debates between McCain and Obama, we also need a fact checker for our media in regards to the real estate industry news they give out. Is it wise to base important financial decisions on what you hear in the news? Not if you want to make infor...
10/09/2008
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When they called today's real estate market a "shifting market," they were right on target. It keeps shifting, and shifting, and shifting ... Every time we turn on the news there's a new development that affects our economy and therefore the ability of buyers to "buy" and the sellers to "sell." B...
10/08/2008
In these uncertain times, many pundits and talking heads are reporting the news and acting as if this was the end of the world as we know it- but that just isn't true. We most certainly are in a shifting market, which threw a lot of us off guard. A few years ago, we never would have imagined the ...
10/07/2008
In cities like Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Denver, and Minneapolis, people are already starting to see home prices show positive or flat return. 'So, have we hit bottom yet?'  Not according to the chairman of the index committee at S&P. The S&P/Case-Shiller's 20-city housing index showed a 16.3% dro...
10/02/2008
At the heart of the current shift we are experiencing is affordability. At the height of the boom, homes and mortgages were given to anyone who could fog a mirror, regardless of whether or not they could afford it. Many of those people are now feeling the pain of the debt they took on that has fu...
09/30/2008
Residents of the Pacific Northwest and myself are lucky we live in an area that did not feel the pain of this shift as much as other parts of the country. The economic infrastructure in Seattle, WA is not dependent on tourism, high priced items like cars (for instance), etc. We have a strong econ...
09/29/2008
Please disregard what you hear from the news reporter of your choice- they don't have the facts about what is really going on in YOUR market. The fact is, Washington is doing great compared to the rest of the country. We may have to deal with a few issues in our national economy but besides that,...
09/25/2008
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