Home Buying Attaining the American Dream: 5 Financial Reasons to Buy Heading into 2015 many people have their sights set on buying a home. The personal reasons differ for each buyer, with many basic similarities. Eric Belsky, the Managing Director of the Joint Center of Housing Studies at Harvard University expanded on the top 5 financial benefits of homeownership his paper – The Dream Lives On: […]
Home Buying Don’t Wait! Move Up To The House You Always Wanted Now that the housing market has stabilized, more and more homeowners are considering moving up to the home they have always dreamed of. In most areas, prices are still below those of a few years ago. Also, interest rates are still near 4%. However, sellers should realize that waiting to make the move while mortgage rates are […]
Home Buying 3 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Seattle Home If you are thinking about purchasing a home right now, you are surely getting a lot of advice. Though your friends and family have your best interests at heart, they may not be fully aware of your needs and what is currently happening in real estate. Let’s look at whether or not now is actually […]
Home Buying Did It Make Sense to Wait? There are many people out there who debated purchasing a home over the course of the last year, but ultimately did not. Whatever their reasons were for delaying, let’s look at whether the decision to wait to buy made sense. What happened in 2014? The 30 year fixed rate on January 2, 2014 was 4.53% […]
Seattle WA Real Estate and Homes for Sale Find Out What The Home Down The Street Sold For! Knowing what homes have sold for in your area, and how active listings are priced, is very important information when the time comes to put your home on the market.  This information will give you a good idea of what your home might sell for if you were to put it up for sale in […]
Seattle WA Real Estate and Homes for Sale Freddie Mac: 2015 Home Sales to Hit 2007 Levels According to Freddie Mac’s latest U.S. Economic & Housing Market Outlook, U.S. home sales in 2015 will show increase to the numbers associated with a normal real estate market. Here is their projection: “We are projecting a 4 percent rise in sales to 5.6 million, which would mark the highest level of annual sales since […]
Seattle WA Homes for Sale Free Seattle Distress Sales/Bank Foreclosures Hotlist Distress Sales resulting from bank foreclosures often represent a great way to get a fantastic deal on a home. It's not easy for the average home buyer to find these deals, because you have to keep searching to see when one comes up. If you're the type of person who recognizes what a great deal […]
Seattle WA Real Estate and Homes for Sale 8 Home Projects Perfect for Holiday Downtime by Laura Gaskill Houzz Contributor 1. Clean up your digital life. The end of the year is a good time to edit digital photo files — you get to reminisce over the past year and create room on your hard drive for the year to come. Delete the fuzzy, out-of-focus and unflattering shots right away, […]
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Seattle WA Real Estate and Homes for Sale Seattle New Construction – Desirable North Seattle Location 12721 Evanston Ave N Seattle WA 98133 MLS 710879 Beautiful brand new northwest contemporary home in the Broadview neighborhood. Rich warm colors and top of the line finishes. Large open spaces perfect for entertaining. Vaulted ceilings, light and bright kitchen, and dining room which opens to large private patio, back yard with fruit trees and […]
Seattle WA Real Estate and Homes for Sale The Hottest Housing Markets to Watch in 2015 Every December, Trulia’s Chief Economist Jed Kolko takes a look at the data and picks the top markets to watch in the new year. The list is always an attention-grabber and full of insights that agents can learn from to build a targeted, booming business, and this year is no exception. Check out our top […]
Seattle WA Homes for Sale New York Times: Homeownership is Best Way To Build Wealth The New York Times recently published an editorial entitled, “Homeownership and Wealth Creation.” The housing market has made a strong recovery, not only in sales and prices, but also in the confidence of consumers and experts as an investment. The article explains: “Homeownership long has been central to Americans’ ability to amass wealth; even with […]
Seattle WA Homes for Sale Only The Coolest People Have Modern Wine Cellars Hidden In their Kitchen Floors! At first glance, you might be thinking “bomb shelter”… but it’s really more like the bomb. We're not exactly sure how this would affect resale value, but it certainly coudn't be a negative. It’s one of the slickest upgrades we've seen in a home in a long while. And we're jealous! Read entire article HERE. […]
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Seattle WA Homes for Sale Will Higher Interest Rates Kill HOME SALES? The Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Association of Realtors, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are each projecting mortgage interest rates to increase substantially over the next twelve months. What will that mean to the housing market in 2015? Last week, we posted a graph showing that home prices appreciated each of the last four times […]
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Seattle WA Real Estate Breaking News: Fannie and Freddie formally announce 3% Down Programs Yesterday, HousingWire reported that both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac formally announced their 3% down options on home purchases. Fannie Mae’s plan will be effective December 13, 2014 while the Freddie Mac plan will be available March 23, 2015. The HW article quotes FHFA Director Mel Watt: “The new lending guidelines released today by Fannie […]
Seattle WA Homes for Sale Rent Increases Expected to Continue through 2015 CNBC’s Diana Olick recently reported that rents in the residential housing sector continued to rise in 2014. She interviewed Jed Kolko, Chief Economist at Trulia, who revealed: "Rents are rising because of strong demand that supply hasn't kept up with. Nearly all the new households are renters, and young people moving out of their parents' […]
Seattle WA Homes for Sale Tis the Season for Shopping… And For Stolen Gifts We are in the peak holiday shopping season. We would like to provide all of our family and  friends with a few reminders about how to be safe and to prevent your gifts and other purchases from being stolen. Shopping during the holiday season can present unique dangers, but following a few prevention measures can […]
Seattle WA Homes for Sale Thinking About Selling Next Year? If you are thinking about selling your home this Spring, watch this video. Steve Hill and Sandra Brenner SEATTLE-NORTHWEST Windermere Real Estate 206-769-9577 stevehill@windermere.com BrennerHill.com SeattleFreeHomeInfo.com BrennerHillReviews.com
Seattle WA Homes for Sale The Real Estate Market Has Turned The Corner As we finish 2014, it appears the real estate market is once again on solid footing and ready to advance forward over the next few years. The strength of the market can be viewed using two metrics: projected home values and projected house sales. We recently reported that the Home Price Expectation Survey revealed future […]