Though it's much too early to draw any conclusions about 2008, in the 1st quarter there was a general retreat towards 2006 prices around the Puget Sound. Three exceptions: -Seattle condos which continued to appreciate by 2% -West Seattle ...
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Conventional and FHA loan limits have been raised to $567,500 in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Before this, if your Conventional loan amount exceeded $417,000 you were into a Jumbo Loan with higher rates...often over a full percentage point m...
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So how much has Seattle real estate appreciated over the last five years? How good an investment was it really??? Annual median prices by neighborhood in the five years from 2003-2007: Total City of Seattle--- 49% from $315,000 to $469,000 W...
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Finally completed the annual market report that I've been putting out since the 90's. Some of the news was counter-intuitive. For example, not only did prices rise in 2007, they rose in the second half as well. Here it is... The Fillius Report ...
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Selling your house and getting it closed! The state legislature hath decreed that the buyer can not waive the right to receive certain disclosures. This means that even if the buyer waives the right to terminate the contract in writing, if there a...
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This last summer everything changed in real estate... for now. In Alejandre v. Bull, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that short of proving fraud, a buyer does not have a potential claim for economic loss due to a s...
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First off, who the heck am I to set anything straight... look here, if you're curious about that. There is a smokescreen of misinformation in the media and on people's lips (many of whom really should know better) about the current state of Se...
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The musings of a Seattle area realtor that knows too much! Stay tuned...
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