Real Estate – The #1 Question
The #1 Question in Real Estate is “How Much is THIS Home Worth?” Every single person who is buying a home or selling a home is going to ask that question. Most people doing a refinance need the answer...
View ArticleHome Prices Recover in Kirkland 98033
Many around the Country are asking what a Home Price “Recovery” will look like and what will create it. If you have been home shopping on The Eastside close to the 520 Bridge, you are likely amazed at...
View ArticleSeattle Eastside Housing – Buy or Wait?
Seattle Eastside Housing – Buy or Wait? is a Google Query that directed someone from Bellevue over to my blog about ten minutes ago, looking for an answer to that question. Often people get confused by...
View ArticleShould you buy a New home or an Old one?
Lots of people want a NEW Construction home, the same way they want a new car vs a used car. However starting the home buying process at “I want NEW” is just as wrong as starting the home buying...
View ArticleIs King County at 2001 or 2005 price levels?
Was reading the questions in the comments over on The_Tim’s post about “The Bottom Falling Out on the Low Tier”. That prompted me to run some numbers on two cities in King County. One of which is...
View ArticleWarning: School Rankings Just Went Whacko!
Many parents or “to be” parents use School Rankings as part of their Home Search Process, and I generally support that wholeheartedly. BUT something is amiss! I don’t know what just happened. Possibly...
View ArticleBuying New Construction – Choosing the Lot
The first step in buying a new construction home, unless it is an already built “spec” home, is to choose the lot. However, not all lots can hold all homes. So to some extent you have to choose both...
View Article2012 Median Home Prices UP…and DOWN
Single Family Median Home Prices are UP 6% YOY for the First Half of 2012 in Seattle. First Half 2011 @ $399,000 – First Half 2012 @ $423,000 Bellevue School District is the Big Winner at UP 20% with a...
View ArticleHome Prices in Redmond Washington
I was running some stats the other day for Kirkland, Bellevue and Redmond home prices and the graph below came out a bit oddly, as if all prices are trending to 200 to 207 per square foot. I say...
View ArticleSelling a Kirkland Condo – Staging and Photos
Whether I am helping a client sell a house or a condo, my thought process is generally the same. Start at “buyer profiling”. Who is likely to buy this property? Then make a list of the top 3 to 5...
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