Search Homes

Search MLS

Boeing Relocation

Boeing Relocation

Navy Relocation

Navy Relocation

How do you keep costly repairs down before closing?

Simple, fix problems before they become nightmares. Every homeowner, buyer and/or seller at one time or another has had to face a home inspection. The wide range of defects that can be uncovered during a home inspection can be a [...]
Posted in Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips | Leave a comment

Open houses this weekend around Snohomish County

As the summer heats up, it is an excellent time to get outside and visit some homes around Snohomish County. The list below contains all the open houses for the coming weekend, Friday July 18th through Sunday July 20th, in [...]
Posted in Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips | Leave a comment

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 [...]
Posted in Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips | Tagged | Leave a comment

Taking a closer look at the residential real estate appraisal

In today’s real estate climate it is imperative to properly understand the valuation process a property goes through. Home valuation tools are readily available to every internet user and usually all that is required is a username and password and [...]
Posted in Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips | Leave a comment

Snohomish County flood season; what is your homeowners policy like?

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 [...]
Posted in Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips | 2 Comments

5 Simple ways to find the home you are searching for!

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 [...]
Posted in Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips | 4 Comments

What does it take to sell your house faster than your neighbor’s house?

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 [...]
Posted in Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips | Leave a comment

The Ridge at Rock Creek by Harbour Homes

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 [...]
Posted in Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips | 1 Comment

Investing In Real Estate

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 [...]
Posted in Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips | Leave a comment

New Construction by Polygon Homes

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 [...]
Posted in Real Estate Home Buyer and Seller Tips | 4 Comments

A Year Round Washington

Snowmobile Parks in Washington State

The sport of snowmobiling is growing every year and it easy to see why. Snowmobiling offers a wonderful family and friends experience as opens up opportunities to see Washington’s back country scenery. If you are like me, you can’t get [...]

Click to continue...

Home Buyer & Seller Information

Purchasing Short Sales & Bank Owned: Deals or Headaches?

Bank owned and short sales properties dominate the Snohomish County real estate market and it’s no surprise that many buyers are actively searching for these types of properties. But are these properties the bargain of the century or are they [...]

Click to continue...

Snohomish County Market Updates

Snohomish County Lot Sales 4th Quarter 2009

The lot sales in the 4th quarter of 2009 Snohomish County has increased by 36% over 3rd Quarter 2009, a significant gain since it’s not typical for banks to be lending to builders. More impressively, the prices on vacant land [...]

Click to continue...