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Mar
11
Posted by teresa j barthol
Buyers take note! The reasons to buy a home today are mounting. First there is plenty of inventory right now. Which may give you cause to wait and think about it….. but, the experience I’m having is that the Best Homes, Best Priced, and in Best Locations are getting snapped up. There is reason to think, at least in my mind that this current inventory will not last forever. Seller’s do want to sell, and they are presently finding a way. So get out there, get informed and get your new home, that’s my advise. Second point, Sellers are offering incentives in all forms. Extras, in the way of upgrades, financing assistance, low interest rates and all. Not to mention the willingness to negotiate on price. Third, is the opportunity to take advantage of the First Time Home Buyer Credit. $8,000 could definitely help the bottom line. Check out this link for the complete details.
http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/
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Dec
30
Posted by teresa j barthol
Not really postal, although we could find reasons to loose our minds. Its Postal like the Postal carrier. As the saying goes, Neither Snow, nor rain, nor heat. Or something like that. On Monday, I was out showing homes to a potential Buyer North of Everett. A real buyer… … looking to take advantage of the low interest rates and some reduced prices on Bank Owned Properties. First house..completely snowed in, knee deep from the road to the front door we walked. Second home, not any better. Third home, no way to even get to the front door without getting stuck in the snow. We returned to my Buyers home, where the power goes out. The wind whips up & is blowing everything over. Then came a down pour of Rain followed by the down pour of hail. Woo… what a trip. Now we know what the postal delivery folks have to deal with everyday. Also, an experience with local weather. I hear its called the Convergence Zone (consult Everett Local Weather) All I know is that I felt like the Postal delivery slogan should have been on my windshield. As for my Buyers, another day when the roads are clear and our adventure is about Buying, not about the weather.
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Dec
12
Posted by teresa j barthol
Foreclosure options
The Real Estate Agent Tool box is filled with a presentation unlike the glossy binder of a year ago. That glossy binder was filled with, equity gains, plenty of mortgage options, new and larger homes to move up into. Today its less glossy and filled with Tuff choices by Buyers and Sellers in this market. You may find this information on
www.mint.comworth a look. What should a seller do when the money is gone and they want to be doing the RIGHT thing. Is it possible and what are the consequence’s. Last week, while searching the MLS statistics for 98203 zip code, of approximately 200 homes presently listed I found that close to 10% or more are subject to Lien Holder Approval (A required disclosure when the Home Owner is in a negative position with their loan(s).) That’s hard news for the neighborhood and for the individual home owners. Those figures include all price points. If you are facing these choices, get in touch with your Everett area Real Estate Agent, Call me!
Check out this web site to continue with the many Questions being raised in the Real Estate community.
www.mint.com
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Dec
03
Posted by teresa j barthol
Building goes on
Sienna Heights
A community of homes in Bothell, Wa that are Bank Owned in 2008. Bank begins work in November with a flurry of activity. Every day of the week at Sienna you can see activity with the construction team. As the Real Estate Agent working to promote this community, it is a welcome site to see all this progress. Makes for a Positive experience for Buyers to see what their neighborhood will look like when they move in. Takes away the worries of empty lots, incomplete homes and future homeowner issues, etc. Good Job! Bank has put together some Great financing packages to help Buyers feel confident in making a purchase in the present economy. Match all this with a convienent location. Its what I call “All the Best!”
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Aug
20
Posted by teresa j barthol
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Ten newly built homes in Arlington/Stanwood area, on an Acre available today!
Two newly built homes in Everett near Seattle Hill Road and Three in Lynnwood all ready for buyers. Opportunities, I believe will be created by those who are out looking for them. Come take a look!
