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Homeowner’s Associations; Are they for you?

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

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

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?

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 Cou

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?

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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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