Mortgage Rates Down Again This Week

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Average fixed-rate mortgages dropped this week, as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has hovered around 3.5 percent for the past two months, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. 

Freddie Mac reports the following national averages for mortgage rates for the week ending April 4: 

• 30-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 3.54 percent, with an average 0.8 point, dropping from last week’s 3.57 percent average. A year ago at this time, 30-year rates averaged 3.98 percent. 
• 15-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 2.74 percent, with an average 0.7 point, dropping from last week’s 2.76 percent average. Last year at this time, 15-year…

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Discover the Vintage Neighborhood in Sammamish

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Homes in Vintage at Sammamish - See all Real Estate & MLS Listings

Check out all available homes for sale in the Sammamish neighborhood of Vintage.  Use the home search map below to see all available Vintage homes for sale, and let us know if you need any assistance in your home search; one of our local Sammamish real estate agents would be happy to answer any home buying questions you may have.  We would welcome the opportunity to assist you with your search for a new home in the desirable Vintage neigbhorhood.  To request assistance with your home search, please Contact Us or use the form at the bottom of this page.  If you want to refine your Sammamish home search, Click Here to get to our custom Sammamish home…

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Real Estate Bidding Wars are BACK!!

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With tighter inventories of homes for sale, buyers are finding increased competition through bidding wars. But the bidding may not be between only one or two other buyers -- more bidding wars are popping up where dozens or even hundreds of other buyers are all competing for the same property. 

"The only question is not whether a new listing will get multiple bids but how many it will get," Matt Jensen, who manages The Cascade Team Real Estate office in the Issaquah Highlands or Washington State, said.

In one example, a home in Bellevue, WA., reportedly received 43 separate bids, with the final sales price more than $100,000 above its $769,000 asking price. In The Issaquah Highlands, Sammamish, and Snoqualmie Ridge…

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Welcome to The Cascade Team Robin Webber

Welcome to The Cascade Team Robin Webber. Robin is part of the NEW North Bend branch of The Cascade Team.

Robin Webber

Broker

• Office Phone 425-654-3722
• Cell Phone 206-909-9090
• Fax 425-654-3722

Email robin.webber@thecascadeteam.com

Robin Webber joined Lane and Associates, Inc. in 2004. She brings a diverse background in real estate. Her past experience includes loan originator, as well as time with a local non-profit housing assistance program where she assisted seniors and families in locating rental and ownership opportunities on the Eastside.

Robin specializes in relocation. She has relocated over 150 families for the Port of Seattle using a federal program in preparation of the third runway opening in 2008. She helps her…

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NEW LOCATION - The Cascade Team North Bend Branch!

We are pleased to announce the official opening of The Cascade Team North Bend Branch!

Linda McFarlane the owner of Mountain to Sound Reality has joined The Cascade Team and her office located at 231 Bendigo Boulevard North,  North Bend, WA 98045 will become effective today the newest location of The Cascade Team Real Estate. Linda has many years experience being a managing broker, and her skills along with the tools, technology and support provided by The Cascade Team will be a great asset in growing our business throughout the region.

Linda is joined by her agents Robin Webber and Wendy Hughes-Jelen in moving over to The Cascade Team Real Estate. They also bring 9 (Nine) listings and transactions with them! View those listings HERE

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Welcome to The Cascade Team Patricia DeWood

We would like to welcome Patricia DeWood to The Cascade Team In Arizona. Originally from Ohio, Patricia is new to real estate, but has a great attitude and a high level of customer service, which will serve her well in this business. She will be focusing on the Glendale and North Phoenix areas.

• Patricia DeWood
• 480.442.6135
• patricia@thecascadeteam.com

Real Estate Agents That Offer YOU Local Knowledge & Personal Service

Cascade Team Real Estate agents spend their time serving customers, studying the market and touring homes, so they can provide the most accurate housing market data for their client. This helps you better understand the competitive environment, pricing strategies and provides an edge in the negotiation process. In the end, you…

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Welcome "BACK" to The Cascade Team Pat Conniff

Patrick Conniff

Broker

• Office Phone 425-313-4752
• Cell Phone 206-679-2944
• Fax 425-996-9520
• Email pat.conniff@thecascadeteam.com

My career in the Appraisal industry started when I interned while in college nearly 10 years ago. I have become familiar with all aspects of appraising. Including but not limited to, Multi million dollar properties, tax purposes appraisals, estate planning appraisals, Aiding Realtors in pricing properties, acreage properties, water front properties, purposed construction, new construction and condo appraisals. Pat also owns Lead Appraisal

My goal is to establish long lasting, trust worthy, professional relationships with all my clients, to provide them with a service that makes that relationship easy and…

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What A Housing Recovery Looks Like

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 Joe Weisenthal and Mamta Badkar                            

This beautiful chart from today's Case-Shiller house price report shows that housing has made a comeback.

Not only were prices around the country up over 8%, but the year-over-year improvement continues  to accelerate nicely.

Both the 10 and 20-city composite indices had their highest increases since  summer 2006. "This marks the highest increase since the housing bubble burst,"  according to David  Blitzer Chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices.

While declining inventory has helped support home prices, housing analysts  have said housing is also seeing a "positive feedback loop" i.e. when people  think home prices are rising, they believe…

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Understanding Appraisals

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What  is an appraisal?

An  appraisal is a thought process leading to an opinion of value. This opinion or  estimate is arrived at through a formal process that typically uses the three  ''common approaches to value''. They are the Cost Approach - which is what it  would cost to replace the improvements, less physical deterioration and other  factors, plus the land value. There is the Sales Comparison Approach - which  involves making a comparison to other similar, nearby properties which have  recently sold. The Sales Comparison Approach is normally the most accurate and  best indicator of value for a residential property. The third approach is the  Income Approach, which is of most importance in appraising income…

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How to Help New-Home Buyers Select Options

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New home buyers get to make a lot of choices in the construction of their homes, from the glaze on the kitchen cabinets to the stain of the floor and even color of the tile grout. But all that ability to choose can cause some buyers to feel overwhelmed, a recent article in The Chicago Tribune notes.

The article highlights tips from builders and designers for helping to smooth the selection process for new-home buyers: 

Figure out the process: How will the buyer choose their finishes and how much time will they have to do so? Some builders have an in-house selection center, while others may require buyers to visit various stores—from the plumbing…

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