Author Archives: David Losh

About David Losh

In 1984 I got my Real Estate license and worked in a small company called Advance Properties. The owner was extremely interested in Real Estate, building, and land development. Most of his work was concentrated North of Seattle. Since the 1970s I had worked for Real Estate agents in Seattle as a contractor, mostly preparing properties for rent, and sale. After a few years my skill level increased considerably concerning land use, building code, and development practices. Escrow, and lending offices were housed at the Advance Properties building so it was easy to get involved in all aspects of Real Estate. It was very much a family owned, and operated business. Over the years my Real Estate license has been at a variety of Real Estate companies, and offices. Nothing compares to those early years, or that sense of family. Real Estate has gotten to be corporate owned. My hope with this blog is to share with you some of the things I've learned. If you have Real Estate needs, or want contractor help, I refer freely to what best suits you. If you should choose to work with me you'll find a great resource. My Real Estate license is at Skyline Properties in Northgate. Skyline is a locally owned company that is a desk fee office. There is a wide variety of diverse agents. It helps me with some of the other projects that I have, and mentoring that I do, to be able to work with people from other cultures. Here in Seattle we are close to Vancouver BC and are the gateway to China. Boeing has a great trade relationship with China, as does Microsoft have with all of Asia. We are a culturally diverse community, and it helps me to be invlolved.

Just a thought about housing

■Median household income: $60,665 http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Research/Population_Demographics/Overview/default.asp What I was surprised about before were the number of people who make over $100K in the Seattle area, we must have a lot of those people here, and we do: http://www.seattle.gov/economicdevelopment/pdf_files/CAI%20OED%20Indicators%20Dashboard%202011%20081511%20FINAL.pdf As far as … Continue reading

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A Buying Strategy

Real Estate agents go out into the field each day to look for properties to list, or sell. Some have a habit of spending a ton of time on the computer pouring over sales data, that never seems to do … Continue reading

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For the Bubble Bloggers

There seems to be a defined plateau in the price reduction trends. Every year we have that feeding frenzy rush of buying activity, then settle back into low quality listings that sit on the market, until next time, and more … Continue reading

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Working with a Real Estate Agent

Most of the long term Real Estate agents are in a position to retire. There is a saying that we aren’t in the business to sell Real Estate, we are in the business to buy it. Most of the long … Continue reading

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Feeding Frenzy Fizzle

Every year we have a Spring Season bounce in home prices, for people buying houses to settle in before the school years starts next year. People buy close to the schools they want their kids to go to. This year in Seattle … Continue reading

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The Cost of a Real Estate Transaction

Brokerages have costs, for offices, and providing online presence. It’s a high over head cost that some other Brokerages cut to offer services for a discount, or the new thing is to rebate money at closing. All Brokerages try to … Continue reading

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Apartment Construction

Most cities are having more apartment construction projects. There is a demand for housing, and buyers are a little concerned about entering into a 30 year mortgage commitment. There are many buyers squabbling over a low inventory of properties for … Continue reading

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Procuring Cause

Procuring Cause is a Real Estate term. Rebate Brokers have thrown the term around a lot because they write up offers, then give a rebate of the commission. In some cases, other agents have shown the buyer houses, some times … Continue reading

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Principle’s Only Transactions

One of the things that has been lost in Real Estate is that a Real Estate transaction is between two individual parties. When I started in Real Estate in the 1980s more people sold direct to a neighbor, or friend … Continue reading

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Cathy Cowan of Windermere

From time to time I forget to mention some of the best Real Estate agents in Seattle. Today I ran into Cathy Cowan who I haven’t seen in about two years. She’s been busy helping clients who are referred to … Continue reading

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