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· by Reba Haas · 9 Jul, 2015
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...
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· by Reba Haas · 6 Feb, 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...
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· by Reba Haas · 27 Jan, 2015
No Fluff Savvy Home Seller Seminar -FREE- Feb 28 in Seattle Saturday, February 28, 2015 11:00 am – 1:00 pm RE/MAX Metro Realty Inc. office RSVP to Classes@teamreba.com or call 425.970.3697 Home buyers get a class to learn what to expect in a purchase, but doesn’t a seller need to...
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· by Reba Haas · 9 Nov, 2014
I’ll be out and about this morning showing 7 homes, both single family and townhomes, in the north part of Seattle today with a new first time buyers #realestate client. We’ll be hitting neighborhoods such as Haller Lake, Northgate, and Greenlake. Loving using One Note too as I’ve been able...
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· by Reba Haas · 23 Mar, 2012
Yesterday, I let my clients know about a memorandum that came out updating status of carbon monoxide alarms in residences in Washington State. One client said “thanks for the notice and I’ll put it on the list of preparations” and another was questioning having to do something else before his home...
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· by Reba Haas · 14 Mar, 2012
The following content comes from membership with the Certified Distressed Property Expert designation, run by Alex Charfen. It’s some really good news for homeowners who are struggling with house payments but who have kept current despite being heavily underwater in value, preventing a refinance. Major Changes Announced for HAFA Posted:...
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· by Reba Haas · 15 Feb, 2012
I’m not sure I agree 100% with their assessment of WA State in this DS News article which says Washington State is going down in the number of foreclosure auctions. Just because lenders have slowed down their foreclosure auction rate here, doesn’t mean we don’t still have a backlog of...
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· by Reba Haas · 13 Apr, 2009
Earlier this week a couple of days were spent sitting on less than comfortable chairs in the local Renton Holiday Inn just off of Grady Way. Why were we willing to spend numerous hours of butt-numbing time in a jam-packed meeting room? For the benefit of getting the Certified Distressed...
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· by Reba Haas · 18 Mar, 2009
A recent post on Zillow has many people commenting on this topic. I did too but because Zillow limits you to 2000 characters or less, I’m going to flesh out my answer here on our site. For those readers who don’t know yet, a short sale is a real estate...
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· by Reba Haas · 16 Mar, 2009
I’ve run across several people who would like to buy a home but who also tell me they are struggling with credit score issues. For these folks it might make sense to look into FHA financing, which has lower thresholds than conventional financing products right now for credit scores and...
