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Understanding Real Estate supply and demand -- PENDING sales, your most important number! Why do some homes sit on the market longer than others?  Why does a home sit for a long period, then all of a sudden receive multiple offers?  Why does the small rambler in the neighborhood sell for more tha...

At the Mastermind 2007 Conference that I attended in San Diego, Brian Buffini interviewed Christopher Gardner.  Here are some of the highlights of that interview.In the "Pursuit of Happyness", actor Will Smith portrayed Christopher Gardner's character as he faced setback after setback while tryin...

Friday's Did You Know? - Coal Mines in Bellevue? I've been to a coal mining city.  If you ever find yourself in Nye Montana, you'll know what I mean when I say those people are TOUGH!  Just as tough as the people of Bellevue?  Well, maybe!  Did you know that Newcastle the community just south of ...

When common sense fails (part 2) Selling yourself (FSBO) just might cost you more $$! Here's another area  Mr./Ms. Seller where you want to save lots of money.  Lots and lots of money.  You'll sell your castle yourself and save that nasty commission.  Since you really don't know how much it's wor...

Go Seahawks! 2007 Seahawks Football Schedule Sunday     09/09     Tampa Bay          1:00 pm FOXSunday     09/16     @Arizona             1:00 pm FOXSunday     09/23     Cincinnati            1:00 pm CBSSunday     09/30     @San Francisco    1:00 pm FOXSunday     10/07     @Pittsburgh         10:...

Living an inspired life is the theme of Buffini's Mastermind conference in San Diego with over 5000 Realtors, lenders and their spouses/partners in attendance.I've been to 8 of these conferences throughout the years.  So far, this year's conference has been the most moving.The conference actually...

Did you see Greg Perry on King5 news last night? Last night evening around 4pm, Jim Forman, reporter for King 5, called Greg Perry and asked to interview him for the 10 pm and 11 pm news.  He found Greg's article "Mr./Ms. Seller, your number one concern now is "Will my house close", written on th...

  If you're like me, you feel as if there is no home improvement project that you can't handle.  I'm not saying you should handle it.. just that you think you can!  Home improvement projects range from replacing the garbage disposal to replacing the siding, and in every scenario big or small on t...

Friday's Did You Know? Kirkland, the Gateway to Seattle. Did you know?  On May 18th 1926 the city of Kirkland's chamber officially adopted "Kirkland, The Gateway to Seattle" as the city's official slogan?  The chamber offered a whopping $10 prize to the citizen that could come up with a better on...

Mr./Ms Seller, your number one concern now is "Will my house close?"By Greg Perry, Kirkland RealtorKirkland, WAMortgage liquidity......1. Took away RISK aversion from the lenders, creating exotic, and low and no qualification loan products.2. Masked the true cost of housing.3. Gave the middle cla...