Category: South Lake Union

Where do I go in Washington State to confirm my contractor is licensed and has L&I coverage?

We have to work with a lot of contractors in our daily job in real estate mostly because an entire economy revolves around the preparation and sale of homes. If a seller isn’t already preparing a house ahead of the sale, it’s very likely that the home buyer will do...

Awesome news on FHA and USDA loans! 0

Awesome news on FHA and USDA loans!

Unbelievable and fantastic update on how FHA loans are now able to be applied to condominiums with owner occupied rates as low as 35%. This is truly fabulous because many condo buildings in larger cities of King County were having problems getting more than just cash buyers because their owner...

NWMLS latest news story about real estate inventory in Seattle says what we’ve been saying for a year 0

NWMLS latest news story about real estate inventory in Seattle says what we’ve been saying for a year

Posted this week, the latest MLS news for the greater Seattle and Bellevue area covers what we’ve been talking about for about a year. It’s imperative that buyers and sellers get a great team of professionals working with them, and communicating well together, to get through today’s marketplace. The story...

Tips for hiring a home inspector for your real estate purchase in Washington State 0

Tips for hiring a home inspector for your real estate purchase in Washington State

Here are some tips from our very own Reba Haas regarding hiring a home inspector. Not all licensees are created equal! Home inspections are one of the most important elements of the home buying process. Making sure you have the “gold standard” of home inspectors is critical. Many people are unaware...

What Lenders are looking for when you apply for a home loan 0

What Lenders are looking for when you apply for a home loan

When you apply for a loan, lenders assess your credit risk based on a number of factors, including your credit/payment history, income, and overall financial situation. Here is some additional information to help explain these factors, also known as the “5 Cs”, to help you better understand what lenders look...

Team Reba gets interviewed on 1300 Business Radio KKOL show, Sound Advice! 0

Team Reba gets interviewed on 1300 Business Radio KKOL show, Sound Advice!

Here at Team Reba we’re always talking about real estate education and recently we were asked to participate on the show Sound Business.  Here is the full interview in the 3 segments used for the show. In the interview, we discuss why Reba Haas went into real estate and the...

June 2015 real estate sales in Seattle and surrounding areas are sizzling! 0

June 2015 real estate sales in Seattle and surrounding areas are sizzling!

This is reprint with permission from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service which services real estate broker members within Washington State. Home sales sizzling around Western Washington July 6, 2015 Current Statistics | Market Recaps | Market Update Charts KIRKLAND, Washington (July 6, 2015) – Temperatures around Western Washington were not...

Fairview Park in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle 0

Fairview Park in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle

As you can imagine, real estate brokers who cover a broad area get to see a lot of fun things in each of the neighborhoods where we frequent with clients. As part of our ongoing interest in educating people about the Greater Seattle area, we’ll be posting short videos on...

NWMLS proves our point about lack of inventory in Seattle and King County for 2015 0

NWMLS proves our point about lack of inventory in Seattle and King County for 2015

I’ve been saying this for quite a while now, but here is some information to back up my remarks via our Northwest Multiple Listing Service – the database membership that all brokers in our area (residential in specific – many pure commercial brokers are members of CBA instead) use in...

Beautiful pied-a-terre in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood – 92 Walk Score 0

Beautiful pied-a-terre in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood – 92 Walk Score

Gorgeous Seattle pied-a-terre in Belltown neighborhood, steps away from everything! – $275,000 3104 Western Ave #421, Seattle, WA 98121 CONTACT INFO Reba Haas 206-910-3429 FEATURES Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Parking Spaces: 1 Year Built: 2008 Located on Floor #: 4 Floors in Bldg: 6 School District: Seattle Square Footage: 507 Agent Name: Reba Haas Broker: RE/MAX Metro Realty MLS #: 737491...