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Mortgage and Interest Rates

Should I Wait for Interest Rates to Come Back Down?

Above is a graph of the movement of the 30 year fixed mortgage rate since the beginning of 2012. Some buyers are waiting to see if interest rates will come back down before making a decision about buying a home. Though no one can guarantee where rates will be in a few months, we don’t believe […]
Labor Day

Enjoy the Holiday!

The housing recovery is creating jobs and helping bring the economy back. Steve Hill and Sandra Brenner Best in Client Satisfaction Windermere Real Estate/FN call/text 206-769-9577 BrennerHill.com
Seattle Real Estate Broker and REALTOR

Not every real estae broker is a REALTOR®

Not every real estate broker is a REALTOR®, be sure to ask if your broker is a REALTOR® before you buy or sell a home. A REALTOR® abides by an enhanced code of ethics. Check out this video to learn more: http://youtu.be/PhkgUaqFzOQ Steve Hill and Sandra Brenner Broker | REALTOR® Windermere Real Estate/FN Seattle-Northwest BrennerHill.com […]
Home Maintenance and Improvement

Home Maintenance Video Resources

If you’re like many of our clients, you’ve probably come across a few things in your home that you’d like to upgrade or renovate. There are lots of home projects that aren’t too complicated to complete if you have a good guide. In that spirit, we thought we'd share four great channels on YouTube full […]

Mortgage and Interest Rates Should I Wait for Interest Rates to Come Back Down? Above is a graph of the movement of the 30 year fixed mortgage rate since the beginning of 2012. Some buyers are waiting to see if interest rates will come back down before making a decision about buying a home. Though no one can guarantee where rates will be in a few months, we don’t believe […]

Labor Day Enjoy the Holiday! The housing recovery is creating jobs and helping bring the economy back. Steve Hill and Sandra Brenner Best in Client Satisfaction Windermere Real Estate/FN call/text 206-769-9577 BrennerHill.com

Seattle Real Estate Broker and REALTOR Not every real estae broker is a REALTOR® Not every real estate broker is a REALTOR®, be sure to ask if your broker is a REALTOR® before you buy or sell a home. A REALTOR® abides by an enhanced code of ethics. Check out this video to learn more: http://youtu.be/PhkgUaqFzOQ Steve Hill and Sandra Brenner Broker | REALTOR® Windermere Real Estate/FN Seattle-Northwest BrennerHill.com […]

Home Maintenance and Improvement Home Maintenance Video Resources If you’re like many of our clients, you’ve probably come across a few things in your home that you’d like to upgrade or renovate. There are lots of home projects that aren’t too complicated to complete if you have a good guide. In that spirit, we thought we'd share four great channels on YouTube full […]

Home Organization Tips for Maximizing Small Living Spaces? Clutter driving you nuts? Did you move in with someone only to find you have duplicates of everything from headboards to can openers? Here are 7 tips to help you make the most out of small spaces: 1. Weed out the extras. A yard sale will alleviate some clutter and a trip to the local […]

Seattle Real Estate Agent Top 10 Reasons To Hire A Real Estate Broker When you are ready to buy or sell, give us a call; we are ready to put our experience and knowledge to work for you! Steve Hill and Sandra Brenner Best In Client Satisfaction Windermere Real Estate Seattle – Northwest ceel/text 206-769-9577

Home Improvement Network Our Network Can Help Usually when real estate brokers start talking about referrals, people assume they’re hunting for new listings or more buyers to represent. This isn’t one of those posts! In fact, we wish more people would come to us looking for referrals in the community. A good real estate broker knows people in the community you can […]

Good Neighbors Making Good Neighbors Living next door to someone doesn’t make you a neighbor. It makes you the stranger next door! One of the great opportunities we have in our communities is the chance to build real, meaningful relationships with the people who live closest to us. While we understand the desire for privacy, we think it’s important we […]

Real Estate Negotiation The Art of Real Estate Negotiation In our mind, a successful negotiation is not where one side has pulverized the other. You don't "win" a negotiation; you get the best possible outcome for your clients while doing the least harm. No one should leave a negotiation angry. After all, you never know when you might have to negotiate with the same […]

Seattle Schools Back Pack Donation Project Broadview Thompson Backpack Donation Thank you Office Depot 907 and especially Darbi, the assistant manager! Darbi did not blink an eye in helping us with school supplies for our donation of thirty back packs stuffed with essentials for students in need at Broadview-Thompson School in Seattle WA. Steve Hill, Sandra Brenner and Our Windermere Colleagues Windermere Real Estate call/text […]

The Bite of Broaview The Seattle Wa BITE of BROADVIEW Save the Date! This year’s Seattle Bite of Broadview is September 27-29 There will be lots of family-friendly activities. 12 bands playing live music over three days, carnival rides, food galore, the kids zone, marketplace vendors, a car show and 5k fun run on Saturday…and more! This is an event you don’t want to miss! […]

School Reviews School Evaluations and Reviews :: Where You Buy Matters! Schools are a contributing factor for anyone buying a home. Even if you don’t have kids yourself, your next buyer might, and they might base their decision to buy on the school district which serves your home. The question remains: How do you evaluate schools? What’s the best approach for understanding if your local schools […]

The Cost of Buying a Home The COST of a Home: Last Year, This Year & Next Year The cost of a home is determined mainly by two components: price and mortgage rate. Today, we want to show how the monthly cost of purchasing a median priced home has changed over the last twelve months and how it might change over the next twelve months. For the first two examples, we will be […]

Home Improvement Designing Your Kitchen: How to Choose a Sink Size Bigger isn't always better. Here's how to pick the right size sink for your kitchen, needs and budget In addition to choosing the best material, mounting type and number of bowls for your kitchen sink, you'll have to pick from a range of size options too. An extra-large kitchen sink will obviously give you more […]

Home Maintenance Small Home Repair Jobs with a Big Payoff By Josh Garskof @Money August Maintaining a home is like eating a healthy diet. Everyone knows there's a whole list of things that should be done, but nobody really wants to spend the weekend painting the guest room, snaking out a slow sink drain, or cleaning out the gutters. Still, just as some delicious, low-carb […]

Real Estate 5 Funny Real Estate Listings #5. Be a Doll and Buy This House: This may have only been the 5th most clicked, but it was one of my personal faves. Ellen DeGeneres even used it on her show recently (along with this one). The doll is in every photo of the listing, and her behavior gets increasingly bizarre as the […]

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Uncategorized 14 Hyper-Organized Kitchens Yes, storage can be stunning. Open shelving, glass cabinets, and color-coded dishes make for orderly and tasteful kitchens By Elle Decor Staff 1. A Steel Storage Unit The kitchen of a Manhattan townhouse designed by Temple St. Clair Carr features Carrara-marble counters and a custom-made stainless-steel hood and storage unit; the stove is by Wolf. See […]

Best Place to Live Mill Creek WA – Best Places To Live – Money Magazine Mill Creek, WA Top 50 rank: 36 Population: 18,834 Originally a planned community built around a golf course, Mill Creek has been steadily growing in size for the past two decades. The area's strong schools (recently testing well above the state average) and affordable homes have been a big draw for families. While most residents […]

Seattle Homes Priced Under $250k Seattle Homes Priced Under $250k There are still over 100 homes priced under $250k in the city of Seattle. For a list of those homes, see them all right HERE. Curious about home prices in your neighborhood? Find out HERE For information on any home in Seattle, priced $100k-$10M, give a call, we would love to speak with you! Steve […]