Posts Tagged as: Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips

According to the Insurance Information Institute, “homeowners insurance provides financial protection against disasters. A standard policy insures the home itself and the things you keep in it”.
The winter of 2007-2008 has been excellent for winter adventurers with one of the best snow packs in recent years. The amount of snow accumulated was felt state […]

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Looking for a new home or investment property is no laughing matter and can be quite an undertaking with the search going long into the nights. Traditionally buyers had to contact their REALTOR® and provide search criteria and then wait for their REALTOR® to provide the search results. In the Twenty-first century things have all […]

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Recently a situation arose where two Snohomish County homes, does not sound to unusual, were located next door to each other competing in the same pricing point. This is a situation that many sellers are going to face as they look to sell their home in 2008 since standing inventory was at 7,331 the end […]

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As the media is all doom and gloom about the real estate market others are seeing it in a different light. Harbour Homes is finishing the second phase to the Rock Creek subdivision in the Getchell Hill Neighborhood in east Marysville. Located off 83rd The Ridge at Rock Creek is in excellent proximity to Highway […]

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The past several years there has been an infatuation with getting rich by “flipping” houses. We saw many television reality shows showing how to fix up a home and sell it to turn a profit. Now that the market has changed in many states, many novice “flippers” got themselves in hot water because they […]

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The shorter Washington days mean home owners will be forced to keep lights longer, using more energy (natural gas or electric) to heat their home and probably spend more time using electronics like TVs, DVD players and personal computers.
According to EnergyHog.org home owners “can save 10-50% on your home energy bills by making some […]

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Despite sluggish 3rd quarter lot sales there still is new construction available in Snohomish County. Polygone Homes is currently building two new developments in the City of Lake Stevens, Crosswater and The Pointe. The two communities vary in housing design and range from 2 - 4 bedrooms designs.

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The media has done an excellent job of getting people worried about the health of the real estate industry these days. From one day to the next there is good news there is bad news spattered across the many media outlets and it is no wonder consumers get worried and/or confused about what is actually […]

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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 you think about the reasons why you want to own your own home; you probably also […]

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As you may know the real estate industry is being engulfed with technological advancements in every sector. In the olden days, Office X would retain all its own listings and share very little between other real estate offices. This was due to technology more than anything. Office X did not have a system in place […]

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