Sam DeBord
Seattle Real Estate - Seattle homes, condos, waterfront, and houseboats.
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2009
It's getting a little bit harder for first time buyers to get a real deal on Seattle homes these days. If my personal anecdotes relate at all to the general real estate market in Seattle, there's a real floor being created in prices for entry-level homes. My first time buyer clients are finding...
08/28/2009
There's a big push by lawmakers, real estate professionals, and lobbying groups to extend the current tax credit for home buyers. First time home buyers can currently get an $8000 tax credit for buying a primary home. This credit lasts through November 30, with all transactions needing to be cl...
08/23/2009
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Seattle real estate today is a tale of two cities. We have the same problems with foreclosures and distressed home sales as any big city in the U.S., albeit Seattle foreclosures are not nearly as prevalent as those in boom/bust cities like Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Miami. We also have new construc...
08/13/2009
Ballard isn't the most glamorous neighborhood in Seattle. It's sometimes rough around the edges. It can be funky, traditional, grungy, modern, eclectic, and contemporary all at the same. Ballard That seems to suit first time home buyers just perfectly these days. Ballard has been one of the h...
08/07/2009
Lake Washington waterfront home sales have slowed a bit as we have moved into late summer. While the real estate market in Seattle has been strong now for a few months, lower-priced homes have been the biggest sellers. As more of these lower end homes sell, we should see some more move-up buyer...
08/07/2009
After Ballard's torrid pace of June home sales, it looks like the market for single family homes has stayed strong. Real estate sales of houses and townhomes in Ballard were up 18% in July 2009 vs July 2008. Prices, meanwhile, were 10% lower, making homes more affordable for first time home buy...
08/06/2009
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According to the latest stats from the NWMLS, home sales in the Seattle area are continuing their summer rebound. Based on the number of calls I'm getting from Seattle buyers who are looking to use the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit before the November expiration, I'd imagine this rally ...
08/06/2009
Last week I wrote a post on Google Voice for real estate professionals, how to sign up, and its features/uses. I recently added the Google Voice widget to my ActiveRain blog, and it's easy to set up once you have an account (thanks to Bob Southard in GA for the inspiration). There's one perman...
08/01/2009
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