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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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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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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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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

  • Buyer and Seller Representation – Who Represents Who?

    It is said that everyday is full of experiences and there is an opportunity to learn something. I fully agree and this weekend a potential home buyer and I encountered one of these experiences. The concern was around the role [...]

County Activities, Events, & News

  • USS Abraham Lincoln Returns Home on 3-24-2011

    On March 24, 2011 the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) returns home to Naval Station Everett after a “six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas”. There is a lot of excitement for family members, veterans, and [...]

Real Estate Statistics & Updates

  • Snohomish County Residential Housing Statistics for April 2012

    Boy have times changed and I wouldn’t have pegged Snohomish County to be experiencing similarities to the most recent real estate bubble. Without the sub prime markets, predatory activities, and general real estate fever, Snohomish County has been shifting back [...]

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