See Seattle’s Most Expensive Home $25 Million
I like to call us, “normies.” Normies are every single one of us who look at a home like this and simply stand in awe, and maybe, just maybe, one day, we’ll own one of our own. In fact, it could happen tonight… “In your dreams!” Ouch.
The most expensive home in Seattle is currently listed at $25M and what a magnificent home it … Read More
Incolo hosts Carnival of Real Estate #161
Incolo is honored to host their first Carnival of Real Estate. If you are not familiar with the Carnival of Real Estate its a fantastic website that helps surface the very best Real Estate blog posts of the week. We had some great submissions this week which included the upcoming tax credit, real estate investing, to treading real estate agents with respect. Enjoy Incolo’s top 5 blog posts this week: … Read More
$8,000 Tax Credit Countdown Widget
Until December 1st rolls around the government is handing out up to $8,000 in tax credit to any first time home buyers. Many potential home owners are aware of the credit, but a lot don’t know when it ends nor how close it is until it ends.
Incolo has built a widget for you, the agent, to help capitalize on aiding people get Uncle Sam’s money.
What does this widget do?
Conveys urgency to home buyers. … Read More
Will the First Time Homebuyer Credit be Extended?
As the deadline for the First Time Homebuyer Credit looms near, many are wondering whether or not that deadline will be extended. After all, it is undeniable that the credit helped to give the real estate market the shot in the arm that it needed to start feeling a pulse once again. At the same time, many are concerned that the deadline came far too quickly for … Read More
8 Reasons to Stage Your Home for Sale
You buy homes like you buy product. Roughly, the order of questions whenever you’re shopping is:
Do I want/need what I’m looking at?
Does it do the job that I’m looking for (feature sets)?
Is it the right price?
Does it look good?
Here, we look at question 4, and what part looks plays into the decision making process.
Staging can be pricey. Especially if you go with someone good. The designer alone can run on the range of $1400-$3000 and … Read More
Real Estate at $54,349 a Sq Ft.
What do you think is the most expensive real estate in the world is? Whatever you imagine, per square foot, you won’t be able to beat $54K a sq ft. Oh, and the maintenance costs will probably run you around $300K per year as well.
But it’s okay, turns out you can get a volume discount.
The next closest piece of real estate runs … Read More
Asbestos Prevention Tips & Healthy Alternatives for Homeowners – from Asbestoes.com
Found in millions of homes throughout the 20th century, asbestos materials can still be a problem for homeowners in a variety of scenarios. Typically found as a form of insulation, piping, roofing and flooring, many older homes built before 1980 may still contain asbestos.
It can appear in dry wall, attic insulation, popcorn ceilings, electrical wires and roof shingles. Asbestos is still regarded as a hazardous … Read More
Urine House. The Great Investment
I checked out this home on a hot summer day, the home was musty, carpets dirty, and the heat only exemplified the smell of the urine in the home. From the condition of the home you can tell the previous owners did not leave on good terms with the bank. Look past the cosmetic imperfections and have alittle vision you are sitting on one heck of a deal.
The home is listed at $287K and it wouldn’t be unrealistic to get the home for around $270K. It has almost been on the market for 3 months and dropping in price every 2 weeks. Re-carpet the house, fresh coat of paint, minor cosmetic touch-ups all this can be down for under $15K. A four bedroom townhouse in the Issaquah Highlands for $285K is a great investment
Why Issaquah Plateau is Growing
Interested in Listing or Buying a property on the Plateau? Attached is a matrix examining different price points that is as MUST READ for prospective buyers and sellers. The results were a bit surprising to me in regards to inventory. This data is pulled from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service for July 2009.
I broke the market into three segments:
*Starter Home – $300k to $500k
**Move Up … Read More
Homes Close 97% of Current List Price; Don’t Lowball!
Before you hit delete- I believe this chart is relevant to buyers and sellers in other neighborhoods and other price points as well.
I examined all the 55 Closed Sales in the Sammamish Plateau for the month of July 2009. For the sake of this analysis I zeroed in on the $300-500k market segment. One outlier was on the market for 3 years, I removed that.
First of all, the average discount off of the latest list … Read More
