Most home owners in the Seattle area are in a short sale situation. Meaning of course that if they sell their home now, it will not sell for enough to cover what is owed to the bank. There is a lot of debate whether it is better to let a home go into foreclosure, short [...]
Shows like ‘Flip this House’ and the dozens of others that it spawned, made house flipping look like a no brainer and everyone and their cousin started buying fixers and trying to make a quick buck. A lot of those “would be” real estate investing, fast flippers learned the hard way how not to flip [...]
For those of you not on BizNik, members there routinely schedule networking events, talks and so on. These are generally really great get togethers and I will be attending this one. The Power Chicks Networking event is Monday August 24th from 12-2pm. To quote from the event description: Are you committed to women, so committed [...]
I was surprised to see this in the news today. Apparently the numbers are out and the average time that a person in the Seattle area spends commuting has gone down in recent years! There is a lot of conjecture in the article as to why, citing gas prices, the economy and so on. What [...]
This is a rare find! A home for sale in Ballard with ~7,500 square feet of lot under it! I had an open house here on Sunday and got to visit with loads of people, all looking for a place with enough room to either let their kids or dogs run, or actually have enough [...]
If you have been looking for a new place that is close to Seattle, but not all the way downtown, check out this newly listed 2 bedroom condo in Ballard! A very comfy second floor unit, it is clean, updated and even has secure off street parking. Call me and set up your appointment to [...]
Bad curb appeal can drive away potential buyers from your home! Here in Lynnwood and all across the Seattle area, there are finally signs that Spring is arriving. This means it is also the time when many people put their homes on the market, and while there is considerable talk about staging your home and [...]
Friday, March 20th from 12:00 to 1:30 Pike Place Market and several other locations will play host to the 2009 Daffodil Day celebration. I had never heard of this before, but I am taking the day to take my daughter down and enjoy the start of Spring. In addition to Pike Place Market, flowers will [...]
Something that I am seeing more of lately, are sites that promote themselves as ‘the only place to search for foreclosed homes’. There are dozens of sites and all are hawking their lists of pre-foreclosure and bank owned homes for every city in Washington. The fact is, that most of these sites are there, not to be [...]
Why do I keep hearing that the Seattle area is a great place to buy real estate? Probably because it is true! The Seattle Times is again quoting a nationwide study that lists the Seattle region as one of the least risky places to buy real estate. Neighborhood stability is almost always anchored by employment, [...]
© Jacquie Cliff – Professional Seattle Area Real Estate Broker with Champions Real Estate Services
