Seattle Real Estate:

Reading: Audit: Millions Unaccounted For At King County Government http://bit.ly/1AtYq # Reading: LA, NY, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Detroit: Real Prices and the Unemployment Rate http://tr.im/phtl # RT @kcnews King County offers 39 farmers markets! Where is the market closest to you? http://bit.ly/pO3Tq # You’d think that – by now – I would understand that [...]

There’s been a lot of squawking going on about appraisals lately. The HVCC, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct which applies to any loans to be sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, was devised in response to claims that pressure was inappropriately applied to home appraisers resulting in artificially high appraised values. There’s been [...]

Interested in finding somewhere to spend a few quiet hours? Allow us to recommend Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore. It is the largest remaining undeveloped area on Lake Washington. According to the brochure we picked up from the park, “Those who take the time to hike the trails may enjoy 3,000 feet of shoreline [...]

Many Seattle home buyers are interested in a neighborhood that’s “walkable”. In other words, an area where it easy is it to get the necessities of life if you’re mode of transportation is your own two feet. We’ve mentioned the Walkscore Service before, but they recently completed a feature called America’s Most Walkable Neighborhoods. The [...]

Reading: Washington state jobless rate rises to 9.4 percent in May http://tr.im/oOUD # RT @NormGregory If no rain today, Seattle will match May-June record of consecutive rainless spring days set in 1982. http://bit.ly/14Dbsa # Hey…that sounds like an ice cream truck… # I’m so glad it’s raining. # Reading: Obama’s Mortgage Refinancing Program May Be [...]

Imagine you own a home, you’re upside down and falling behind. Maybe you have to move for work or family, maybe you lost your job…maybe your trouble is more obscure. In any case, you’re in a pickle. Think You Might Need To Do A Short Sale? Then imagine you’re approached by a real estate “investor” [...]

If you live in Washington State and are in danger of losing your home, there’s a new resource that may be able to help you. Having Trouble and Need Help Figuring Out What To Do? *Name: *Email: Phone: Tell Us About Your Situation: *required Project Launched to Provide Free Legal Assistance to Homeowners Facing Foreclosure [...]

whew…there are not enough hours in a day…am I the only one feeling a little overwhelmed? # Here we go again with down payment assistance (DPA) http://bit.ly/158AyO # Reading: Seattle housing market no longer so special http://bit.ly/eQfU6 # Reading: Americans lost $1 trillion in 1st quarter this year http://tr.im/oiqq #

As I was reading the headlines this morning I noticed that Seattle made Forbes Top Ten List for Recession Recovery. Here’s what they had to say: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. Current GDP: $168.3 billion End of 2010: $179.8 billion (projected) Unemployment: 8% Although battered by recession, the Seattle area’s high-tech economy is poised to start growing again. [...]

Summertime officially reached the Seattle area this past week – sunny days, high temps, and the warm weather chorus, “Are we there yet?” You might be hearing that all too familiar query from the backseat…but as real estate practitioners, we’re hearing it from all corners. The answer?  In my opinion and in a word…no. I’m [...]