Better than new rental at Snoqualmie Ridge

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Priced at $2,795

Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3.5
Home Size: 3,190 sq.ft. Garage: 3
Lot Size: 6,462 sq.ft. Community: Snoqualmie Ridge
County: King Property Type: Rental
Year Built: 2006

Better than new Conner home located on the 10th green w/ golf course and stunning mountain views. Extensive upgrades including cherry wood floors, crown moulding, and main floor den w/custom cabinets. Gourmet kitchen features dacor/bosch appliances, slab granite countertops and custom tile backsplash. Darling Jack and Jill bath separate extra bedrooms. Spacious master suite w/expansive closet and materbath w/granite counters and tile floors. Come relax in your own backyard oasis.

Leanna Young

Real Estate Broker

Office:425.313.4752…

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Why Are More Buyers Canceling Contracts?

A high number of home buyers are still walking away from their contracts, even as the housing market picks up and sales are on a rise, new data from Capital Economics shows. Nearly 18 percent of signed contracts on existing home sales were canceled from May through July. 

What’s more, 36 percent of real estate professionals say they’ve experienced a problem with a contract, whether that be a delay, negotiations on the sales term, or a cancellation of the contract, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

What’s leading to the high number of cancellations? 

For one, some are blaming tight lending requirements for causing more contract cancellations.…

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Redmond Union Hill Home For Sale

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Priced at $470,000

Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2.25
Home Size: 2,340 sq.ft. Garage: 2
Lot Size: 45,738 sq.ft. Community: Union Hill
County: King Property Type: Single Family Home
Year Built: 1984 MLS Number: 406798

Immaculate home in breathtaking setting on over an acre. Spacious kitchen opens to the sunny formal dining room with sun bench overlooking the huge deck. Magnificent great room with wood burning stove vaulted ceilings is open to both dining & kitchen, the perfect layout for entertaining. Rare main floor master suite features walk in closet & master bath with skylight. Main floor also offers a welcoming entry, 2 additional bedrooms, huge pantry/laundry room and a full bath. Upstairs offers endless options with a huge bonus loft,…

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Go Green with The Cascade Team - Homes with living roofs

By Marcelle Sussman Fischler | Forbes.com – Mon, Sep 17, 2012

The Meera Sky Garden House in Singapore (Photo: Guz Architects) Carpets of green have topped dwellings since ancient times. If you believe the legend, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon blanketed an entire palace in exotic greenery. And during the Viking days, sod roofs made of earth were all the rage.
Once a relic of earlier civilizations, living rooftops are blooming once more, albeit with modern technologies like irrigation and drainage systems — eco-friendly alternatives to materials like asphalt or tile.

“You have to have a bit of a green thumb,” said Katy Brahler, who along with husband, Gary, “wanted to go as green as we could,” when they hired Cleveland architect Robert Maschke to…

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Weekly Economic Summary From The Cascade Team (September 19, 2012)

September 19, 2012

Last week in review (September 10 - 14, 2012)

Last week, the Fed announced another round of Quantitative Easing (QE3). Read on to learn what QE is, why the Fed announced QE3,and what this means for home loan rates.


Table source: Mortgage Success Source

What is Quantitative Easing? Quantitative Easing is the concept of the Fed becoming a buyer of treasuries and bonds to try to stimulate the economy. Oftentimes, the Fed does Quantitative Easing when they are hoping to (1) create inflation and avoid a deflationary economy, (2) lower the unemployment rate, and (3) boost stock prices.

Why did the Fed announce QE3? With our economy still struggling (especially our housing and labor markets) and inflation appearing tame, QE3 was…

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Issaquah Highlands Home for Rent

Priced at $2,900

Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2.5
Home Size: 2,610 sq.ft. Garage: 2
Lot Size: 4,400 sq.ft. Community: Issaquah Highlands
County: King Property Type: Rental
Year Built: 2004 Proper

Beautiful 3 bedroom + loft, 2.5 bath view home available for rent in the highly desirable Issaquah Highlands. This home will be available starting 10/15/12. This home offers 3 bedrooms plus a downstairs den and upstairs loft area. Mainfloor has greatroom concept and is framed in stunning oak hardwoods. Gourmet kitchen has granite tile counters, and stainless appliances. Master has stunning westerly view. Upgrades include A/C, blinds and custom closets. Home has fully fenced yard and attached 2 car garage. 1st, last and security + $42 application fee required.

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Wonderful 4s Ranch Home in San Diego

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Priced at $575,000

Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 3
Home Size: 2,155 sq.ft. Garage: 2
County: San Diego County Property Type: Single Family Home
Year Built: 2006 

Traditional Sale!, this gorgeous & meticulously maintained home offers 5BR, 3BA with 1 BR and BA downstairs and an open floor plan with a large kitchen. Many upgrades including surround sound in family room, balcony off of master & a Professionally designed low maintenance private backyard. Your new home is located in the sought after community of 4s Ranch with top schools & just minutes to community parks & the 4S Ranch Town Center. FREE 1year Home Warranty Included.

James Hall Designated Broker

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The Cascade Team Real Estate MOST Viewed Virtual Tours

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All of these Virtual Tours are loaded directly onto our YouTube Channel located HERE: http://www.youtube.com/thecascadeteam It's easy to find your listing or one you really enjoy and share directly on Facebook or like it on Youtube right for out YouTube Channel!

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'Mortgage Cops' Target Strategic Defaulters

The Office of the Inspector General at the Federal Housing Finance Agency is trying to find strategic defaulters and collect on what they still owe. Strategic defaulters are often underwater home owners who walk away from their mortgages even though they still have the means to pay.

Experian has estimated that 20 percent of all foreclosures are from startegic defaulters. The OIG estimates that strategic defaulters owe more than $1 billion to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and they’re ready to start collecting. 

The OIG is reportedly working with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop a mechanism for identifying strategic defaulters. 

"Debts that haven't been repaid don't just go away,"…

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The Market Gets Competitive for Home Buyers

Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, September 13, 2012  

More home buyers are finding they’re losing their power position in the real estate market and that when they submit an offer for a home, they may not be alone in the bidding. In fact, buyers who submit low offers may not even get a courtesy of a callback nowadays. 

I have personally had clients make full price offers on Mercer Island with an escalation clause up to $50,000 over asking price and be beaten out by multiple offers higher than that!

A drop in the inventory of for-sale homes around the country is prompting more competition among home buyers. Inventory in June is 24 percent below year-ago levels. 

"We are seeing more and more…

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