Category Archives: Seattle Real Estate

There has been a lot of discussion about how Real Estate agents get paid. The Real Estate commission is traditionally 6% under $700K and 5% over $700K. It used to be 7% when property prices were lower. Now that property … Continue reading →

There is a discussion about looking for properties online. For me my first experience was in about 2000. That seems like a long time ago. The Multiple Listing Service stored data in a central location. The company that handled the … Continue reading →

HUD stands for the office of Housing and Urban Development. HUD sells homes that have been foreclosed. arehttp://www.hudhomestore.com/HudHome/Index.aspx  When you buy one of these homes it is with the understanding the property is sold as is. HUD does not negotiate … Continue reading →

This is a new topic for a lot of people who are in the market to buy a family home. Bank Owned Properties have traditionally been an area that Real Estate investors dabbled in. More properties are finding higher prices … Continue reading →

What most people don’t know is that Real Estate agents can represent a wide variety of properties. Most people come in contact with an agent when they buy or sell a family homes. Some people buy rental properties, and fewer … Continue reading →

The way all Brokerages work is that they belong to an association that catalogs properties for sale, that buyers can search. In our State agents input the Listings, and in most cases agents write the Purchase, and Sales Agreement for … Continue reading →

About three months ago a property I liked sold for a price I thought was fair. It was completely redone from the studs out. Everything was new, and the finishes were to the period of the house. I was told in an online … Continue reading →

We were dressing up a house for sale so we took a trip to Restoration Hardware. They have a lot of vintage fixtures, drapes, and decoration. In one house we threw in a leather couch, and arm chair with the … Continue reading →