Category: Kirkland

Team Reba REO Squad coming to local neighborhoods soon 0

Team Reba REO Squad coming to local neighborhoods soon

A new relationship we’ve built with a lender will have Team Reba hosting open houses for REO sales. These are bank owned homes, meaning that a foreclosure has been completed and the bank is selling the “real estate owned” asset on their balance sheet. We’ll be posting our open houses...

JUMBO loans seem to be splitting lenders focus in 2009 market 0

JUMBO loans seem to be splitting lenders focus in 2009 market

For the last half of 2007 and all of 2008 the hardest to sell market in the Puget Sound area was homes that were in the roughly $650,000 to $1.5M range.  Why?  Because most of those properties required JUMBO loans for the buyers to secure the purchase and this was...

Need a copy of an oil tank decommissioning report? 0

Need a copy of an oil tank decommissioning report?

Since there is an abundance of older housing stock in the City of Seattle, it’s not uncommon to have the question of whether or not an oil tank is on a property. To determine if a tank has been decommissioned it is possible to contact the local Fire Department and...

Burn ban expanded to King, Snohomish, and Kitsap Counties 0

Burn ban expanded to King, Snohomish, and Kitsap Counties

Message from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Stage 1 burn ban called for King, Kitsap, and Snohomish counties; remains in effect for Pierce County January 18, 2009 – Due to stagnant weather conditions and increasing air pollution levels, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is expanding a Stage 1...

In today’s more competitive selling environment, does it make sense to stage? 0

In today’s more competitive selling environment, does it make sense to stage?

My 2cents on that is a resounding YES!  However, to provide support from a source outside of my own real estate practice I think it helps to see the stats that a local staging company has been providing on the subject.  They’ve somehow been gaining access to MLS data showing...

Staging really does pay off in helping your home sell 0

Staging really does pay off in helping your home sell

A local company called Staged By Design recently sent out a newsletter (December 8th) that had the headline of, “In past 90 days, 79% of Homes Sold in Seattle Area were Staged”.  These statistics were developed and researched by SBD since there is no one that really tracks this within...

New Chancellor style 5+ bd/2.25 ba home in Kirkland listed 0

New Chancellor style 5+ bd/2.25 ba home in Kirkland listed

This fantastic Chancellor home has incredible space for the price. With 3220 sqft of space encompassing 5+ bedrooms, an office, bonus room, and extra finished room you’ll love it.  Thoughtful built-ins help maximize the space you get and keep clutter at bay. Easy access to transit and commuting options make...