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Seven Deadly Sins of Overpricing your home for sale

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Most experts would advise that the best way to increase your odds of a successful sale is to price your home at fair market value. But, as logical as this advice sounds, for many sellers it is still tempting to tack a few percentage points onto the price to “leave room to negotiate”. To avoid [...]

Seattle-area housing market bouncing back

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Report shows Seattle-area housing market bouncing back By Connie Thompson Video Summary Fourth quarter real estate numbers are dismal, but the picture changes when you look at what happened in January. Story Published: Feb 9, 2011 at 7:11 PM PST Story Updated: Feb 9, 2011 at 7:11 PM PST SEATTLE — Fourth quarter real estate [...]

How to spruce up your home for wintertime sale

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Published: Sunday, February 13, 2011 How to spruce up your home for wintertime sale By Sarah Jackson, Herald Writer advertisement | your ad here If you’re trying to sell your house in winter, creating curb appeal can be especially challenging. It’s dark and rainy, and you don’t feel like dealing with the landscaping or your mildewed deck. [...]

The Return of Housing Affordability in Washington State

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The Return of Housing Affordability in Washington State Research compiled by Michael Luis & Associates, an independent public affairs and communications consultancy, and commissioned by Washington Realtors®. While no one was looking, the storyline of housing affordability in Washington has changed dramatically. Beginning in the late 1990s in King County, and spreading to the entire [...]

Don’t Always Believe What You Read!

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A friend recently sent me an article printed in the Spokesman Review, a Spokane Washington newspaper titled “Health law’s heavy impact.“  In the article the following statement was made, “TAX ON HOME SALES. Imposes a 3.8% tax on home sales and other real estate transactions.  Middle income people must pay the full tax even if [...]

Coldwell Banker Bain Buyer Bonus Plan

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Coldwell Banker Bonus Plan – TV Spot April 23, 2010 — Coldwell Banker  is launching the Buyer Bonus from May 1, 2010 thru July 31, 2010 that will offer buyers up to an $8,000 credit at closing on the purchase of participating properties.  This is a perfect opportunity to purchase Redmond Real Estate or Woodinville [...]

Coldwell Banker Bain is reinvigorating the buyer pool with the Buyer Bonus Event

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The Home Buyer Tax Credit is due to expire on April 30th. Without this incentive in place, the residential real estate market will be losing a powerful vehicle for attracting new and repeat home buyers looking to take advantage of a credit worth up to $8,000. Because your home is currently on the market, we [...]

Some Interesting Stats

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Based on January 2010 sales for the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Statistical Area (MSA) (encompasses King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties); *A total of 2208 new and resale houses and condo’s were closed during January 2010, a 30.3% hike from January 2009. *Total sales have risen on a year-over-year basis for 7 consecutive months. *New home sales (364 [...]