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Competing in Multiple Offers? Look at Your Bottom Line!

Did you know that 44 percent of home sales involve multiple offers? In fact, buyers working with a Windermere Real Estate broker are 18.4 percent more likely to win the sale in a multiple offer situation.
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What You Don’t Need To Hear From Your Listing Broker

You’ve decided to sell your house. You begin to interview potential real estate agents to help you through the process. You need someone you trust enough to: Set the market value on possibly the largest asset your family owns (your home) Set the time schedule for the successful liquidation of that asset Set the […]
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217,726 Reasons to Buy a Seattle Area Home Now!

The inaugural Opportunity Cost Report was released recently by realtor.com. The report explained that “with interest rates and home prices expected to climb in the next year, the financial penalties of delaying or forgoing a home purchase in today's market have become very steep”. The report estimates that, based on today's dollars, the average purchaser […]
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5 Reasons You Shouldn’t For Sale By Owner Your Seattle WA Area Home

In today's market, with homes selling quickly and prices rising some homeowners might consider trying to sell their home on their own, known in the industry as a For Sale by Owner (FSBO). There are several reasons this might not be a good idea for the vast majority of sellers. Here are five reasons: 1. […]

Home Buying Competing in Multiple Offers? Look at Your Bottom Line! Did you know that 44 percent of home sales involve multiple offers? In fact, buyers working with a Windermere Real Estate broker are 18.4 percent more likely to win the sale in a multiple offer situation.

Real Estate What You Don’t Need To Hear From Your Listing Broker You’ve decided to sell your house. You begin to interview potential real estate agents to help you through the process. You need someone you trust enough to: Set the market value on possibly the largest asset your family owns (your home) Set the time schedule for the successful liquidation of that asset Set the […]

Seattle Home For Sale 217,726 Reasons to Buy a Seattle Area Home Now! The inaugural Opportunity Cost Report was released recently by realtor.com. The report explained that “with interest rates and home prices expected to climb in the next year, the financial penalties of delaying or forgoing a home purchase in today's market have become very steep”. The report estimates that, based on today's dollars, the average purchaser […]

Real Estate 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t For Sale By Owner Your Seattle WA Area Home In today's market, with homes selling quickly and prices rising some homeowners might consider trying to sell their home on their own, known in the industry as a For Sale by Owner (FSBO). There are several reasons this might not be a good idea for the vast majority of sellers. Here are five reasons: 1. […]

Home Buying New FICO Scoring for the Scoreless If you’re in the market for a home, you’re probably in the market for a mortgage. With the exception of all-cash buyers, most buyers will find out soon what their FICO score is and what banks think about it. The FICO score has a huge impact on whether or not lenders consider you an acceptable […]

Mill Creek Real Estate The $7,866 Mistake and 34 Days Later! Before I dive into my topic, let me give you a couple of definitions that are pertinent to our conversation: Active: These are homes available on the NWMLS. Pending Inspection: These are homes that are under contract, but contingent upon a buyer’s subjective satisfaction of a home inspection. A buyer can walk for any reason […]

Real Estate Selling Your Seattle WA Area Home? Price it Right Up Front In today’s market, where demand is outpacing supply in many regions of the country, pricing a house is one of the biggest challenges real estate professionals face. Sellers often want to price their home higher than recommended, and many agents go along with the idea to keep their clients happy. However, the best agents realize […]

Buying a Seattle WA Home All these Seattle WA homes are open Sunday! Check out all Seattle WA homes open today right HERE! Tired of losing out in multiple offers? Put us to work for you by using our powerful neighborhood knowledge and negotiating skills and get the Seattle WA home you deserve. Call, text or email us today! Steve Hill and Sandra Brenner SEATTLE-NORTHWEST Windermere Real Estate […]

Home Buying Saturday Open House Check out all homes open today right HERE! Tired of losing out in multiple offers? Put us to work for you by using our powerful neighborhood knowledge and negotiating skills and get the Seattle WA home you deserve. Call, text or email us today! Steve Hill and Sandra Brenner SEATTLE-NORTHWEST Windermere Real Estate […]

Seattle Home For Sale Industry experts agree: Seattle WA housing supply is too low Last week, we reported on the lack of housing supply and how that was impacting the real estate market. Today, we want to let you know what other industry experts are saying. Daren Blomquist, RealtyTrac Vice President: “It’s kind of a seesaw right now between supply and demand. One of the reasons for fewer sales […]

Real Estate Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood continues to be hot! Check out Ballard's recent real estate stats right here!

Real Estate Why You Should Sell Your Seattle Area Home Now! As the temperature rises, buyers are coming out ready to purchase their dream home. Inventory is still below historic numbers and demand is strong. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity for you and your family. Here are five reasons to list your home now. 1. Demand is Strong Foot traffic refers to the number […]

Home Buying Location, Location, Location! A recent Demand Institute report revealed “nearly half of all American households plan to move at some point in the future.” Seventy-five percent of those surveyed in the report cited one or more ‘location-related reasons’ for their eagerness to move. Here are the top 5 reasons: Safer Neighborhood – 30% Closer to Family – […]

Real Estate Hurry Up!! Call Steve and Sandra to List your Seattle WA House!! That headline might be a little aggressive. However, as the data on the 2015 housing market begins to roll in, we can definitely say one thing: If you are considering selling, IT IS TIME TO LIST YOUR HOME! We realize that existing home sales stumbled in January compared to December. But, if we compare the […]

Real Estate New Construction = New Competition For the last several years, home sellers had to compete with huge inventories of distressed properties (foreclosures and short sales). The great news is that the supply of these properties is falling like a rock in the vast majority of housing markets (only 11% of homes sold in January). Many homeowners are now thinking of […]

Real Estate Selling Your Home? The Importance of Using Agents like Steve and Sandra When a homeowner decides to sell their house, they obviously want the best possible price with the least amount of hassles. However, for the vast majority of sellers, the most important result is to actually get the home sold. In order to accomplish all three goals, a seller should realize the importance of using a […]

Real Estate Understanding an MLS (Multiple Listing Service) Do you understand what an MLS is? If you’re searching for a home, an MLS (Multiple Listing Service) is absolutely crucial for discovering homes and marketing homes to agents and potential buyers. Get a clear understanding of the benefits of an MLS! Odds are you’ve spent a little time online searching for homes. After all, […]

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Home Buying Homeownership Rates: Are they Crashing? The Census recently released their 2014 Homeownership Statistics, and many began to worry that Americans have taken a step back from the notion of homeownership. Easy… Chicken Little The national homeownership rate peaked in 2004, representing a 69.2% of Americans who bought vs. rented their primary residence. Many have noticed a decline in rate since […]