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Author Archives: Anthony Schulz

Homeowner’s Associations; Are they for you?

By Anthony Schulz | Published: August 14, 2009

When a property is developed into a new subdivision or a condominium usually a Homeowners Association is formed to care for the common areas of the project as well to enforce the covenants, conditions and restrictions of the project (CC&R’s). [...]

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Plat Sales and Inventory for March 2009

By Anthony Schulz | Published: March 19, 2009

The chart below shows the market areas in Snohomish County and the number of plats with the sales over the last 12 months. With 5,695 lots and homes to sell at an average of 118.65 sales per month we have [...]

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Subprime housing meltdown

By Anthony Schulz | Published: April 16, 2008

As the lending industry continues to implode frustrations between buyers and sellers are on the rise. With the collapse of the Subprime market shockwaves flow through the industry. Subprime loans were made and packaged into groups and then were rated [...]

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Escrow Issues When Clearing Title

By Anthony Schulz | Published: September 28, 2007

When Escrow proceeds to close a sale transaction or do a refinance the title issues must be cleared up prior to closing the sale or putting a new loan in place. They do this by reading the title report and [...]

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First Time Home Buyer Tips

By Anthony Schulz | Published: September 27, 2007

We all want our own place. We want to be able put a nail in the wall wherever we please or just paint something a color we choose and possibly tear out the grass and plant our own garden. When [...]

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Road Maintenance Agreements

By Anthony Schulz | Published: September 26, 2007

A road maintenance agreement is usually a good thing to have in place if you share a common access with one or more properties. Sometimes the only access to some properties is on a private easement road from a public [...]

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Real Estate Slow Down Hits Local Builders!

By Anthony Schulz | Published: September 25, 2007

The real estate market started to slowdown in the summer of 2006 and then even more so in the spring of 2007 when the sub-prime lenders crumbled. The media is reporting all of the national news and our local market [...]

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What is Escrow?

By Anthony Schulz | Published: September 21, 2007

Escrow is a neutral disinterested party who holds and disburses the party’s funds and prepares the loan and HUD documents and transfers the ownership of the property in accordance with written instructions and the terms spelled out in the purchase [...]

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How to Read A Tax ID # in Snohomish County

By Anthony Schulz | Published: September 7, 2007

The tax parcel number identifies a parcel just kind of like your social security number identifies you. The assessor is the one who assigns the tax ID number to the property and when an additional segregation is done on a [...]

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What is title insurance?

By Anthony Schulz | Published: August 29, 2007

Title Insurance is a one time policy that protects the new buyer and the lender against any claims against the title. A search of the public records is conducted to see what is recorded against the title. Some of the [...]

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Home Buyer & Seller Advice

  • FEMA grant to help Snohomish County residents

    Summer seems to have finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest. The warmer weather means families will be spending more time outside working on their tans but for people living in the Snohomish County flood plain the warmer weather is not [...]

County Activities, Events, & News

  • With Gratitude and Thankfulness: Have a Great Memorial Day!

    What does Memorial Day represent? To many, Memorial Day is a day to reflect and give thanks for the freedoms every citizen in the United States gets to enjoy. Others have a deeper connection to Memorial Day; honoring the memory [...]

Real Estate Statistics & Updates

  • Residential Real Estate Statistics for December 2011

    Snohomish County is well into 2012, with another day of snow, and December 2011′s real estate statistics are published for review. Personal Experience Moment: To the disappointment of current clients, I noticed many homes in the $75k – $150 price [...]

Washington Recreational Activities

  • From the waters of Lake Washington its Seafair 2008

    Every year, around this time, Washington State celebrates a past time that is deeply rooted in two major industries; maritime and aviation. The boating communities and flight communities make a great combination and it is culminated every year with Washington’s [...]