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Daily Real Estate News | Monday, August 20, 2012

 

Home sellers are more than twice as likely to get their homes sold if they use a Real Estate Agent rather than trying to sell their home on their own, according to a new survey conducted by HomeGain of 400 home owners nationwide from July 31 to Aug. 10.

Seventy-three percent of the home owners surveyed said they used a Real Estate Agent On the other hand, 21 percent of those surveyed said they tried to sell their home themselves.

The survey found that 66 percent of the home owners who used a Real Estate Agent were able to successfully sell their home compared to 30 percent of for-sale-by-owners.

What’s more, the survey found that 22 percent…

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Last week in review (August 6 - 10, 2012)

After a volatile week in the markets, you may be wondering where bonds and home loan rates go from here. Read on for details.

There were only two economic reports released last week, and the news from them was mixed. Productivity rose 1.6% in the 2nd quarter of 2012. Higher productivity signals that companies are squeezing more out of their current employees and may not add workers, which could slow job growth. There was a bit of good news on the labor front, though, as Initial Jobless Claims came in below expectations, declining to 361,000.

Also of note, the Fed's Eric Rosengren stated that the current U.S. economic outlook calls for another round of bond buying (known as Quantitative Easing, or…

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Community & School Reports

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Daily Real Estate News | Monday, August 06, 2012  

Some Americans are still jittery over the housing market, but here are eight positive signs that should quell some of their fears.

  1. Housing prices are on the rise across the country.
  2. Foreclosures have slowed. Analysts suggest that as the supply of distressed homes slows, buyers will be forced into higher-price properties too.
  3. Inventories of for-sale homes on the market are decreasing. In fact, inventories of for-sale homes have dropped 24 percent from a year ago.
  4. Mortgage rates are at ultra record level lows, for those who can qualify
  5. Housing starts rose 6.9 percent in June. Also, existing-home sales were up 4.5…

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KIRKLAND, Wash. (July 5, 2012) – June may have been cooler and wetter than normal, but weather did not seem to deter home buyers and sellers around western Washington. "Close-in Seattle neighborhoods have been experiencing the most intense buyer activity since 2006," one broker remarked.

Figures just released by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service show 8,577 sellers accepted offers on their homes and condominiums last month. That volume of pending sales across 21 counties was 13.8 percent higher than the same month a year ago, according to the MLS report.

Closed sales also reflected signs of a recovering market, with upticks in both volume and prices. Through the first six months of 2012 closings are up 14.4 percent (29,777 versus…

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Daily Real Estate News | Monday, June 18, 2012  

If you have a “pinball” or “setup” home you’re trying to sell, you may inadvertently be helping other real estate professionals sell homes similar to yours that are more reasonably priced.

The terms “pinball” and “setup” are being used by real estate brokerages to refer to a “house listed with an unrealistically high asking price that pulls in lots of visits by agents and shoppers but no offers,” The Miami Herald explains in a recent article.

The overpriced listings often are shown by other real estate agents to their clients to make lower priced, similar homes look even…

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  Daily Real Estate News |      Wednesday, June 13, 2012   

The number of homes on the market continues to become a shrinking pool. Inventory of for-sale single-family homes, condos, townhomes, and co-ops dropped 20 percent in May compared to year-ago levels, according to data from REALTOR.com of 146 markets.

Inventories in May declined in all but two -- Philadelphia and Shreveport-Bossier City, La. -- of the 146 markets tracked by Realtor.com.

While inventories were on the decline, the median national list price was on the rise, inching up 3.17 percent in May compared to May 2011.

“These key indicators continue to suggest that the housing market is steadily moving along a path of stabilization and gradual recovery,”…

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Snoqualmie Ridge Community Information

It's a place made up of neighbors who genuinely care. Snoqualmie Ridge is the answer for homeowners looking for a place to live, work and play. It's the spirit of community.  With miles of trails, lots of parks and a quaint retail center, Snoqualmie Ridge is an thriving masterplanned communnity with growing real estate development.

Charming Planned Community

Homeowners enjoy the stunning natural beauty of more than 1,343 acres of the Upper Snoqualmie Valley. Snoqualmie Ridge is located near Snoqualmie Falls and the historic town of Snoqualmie. Plus over 40 percent of the community has been set aside as open space, including amazing parks and trails, preserved wetlands and the Jack Nicklaus Signature TPC Golf…

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