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KIRKLAND, Wash. (Nov. 3, 2011)

King County Home Prices drop 17.9% from October 2010!

King County reported one of the sharpest year-over-year declines. The median price on last month‟s completed transactions in the county was $287,500, which compares to a year-ago figure of $350,000 (down about 17.9 percent). For single family homes (excluding condominiums), median prices slipped 14.7 percent, dropping from $375,000 a year ago to last month‟s figure of $320,000.

– Befitting October and Halloween, last month‟s housing activity had both tricks and treats. Northwest Multiple Listing Service members reported solid gains in pending sales (up almost 21 percent from a year ago), consistent demand in many price ranges, a shortage…

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Now is a great time to buy!!! Rates have literally NEVER been lower!

Rates have plummeted as a result of the Fed’s announcement regarding further efforts to stimulate a struggling economy.  These unbelievable rates offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for any in a position to take advantage of them. If you are thinking of buying, current rates combined with the last several years of falling house values have affordability at all-time highs!

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With home prices falling, buyers are looking for a neighborhood that has a greater likelihood of…

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What:  Please join us at our new listing in Trossachs tomorrow! 

Where:  1014 270th Place SE, Sammamish 98075

When: Tomorrow, July 19th, 11:00-1:00

Many of you have previously visited this home, but we would like to invite you to come back tomorrow to re-visit the home as the price has been reduced. 

The home is beautiful!  The homeowner has painted all of the bedrooms upstairs and the home is now vacant!  

We would love you to come on by, take a peek at the home for any of your clients and enjoy some chili and cornbread!

See you tomorrow!

SHANE AND ANNE

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The Cascade Team Real Estate Always- (206) 915-SOLD (7653) (425) 996-9523 - Fax email- shane-anne@live.com Simply Outrageous Service!  1% Listing Fee! Short Sale Specialist

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Owning a home may be your dream, but in order for the purchase to be the happy and satisfying experience it was meant to be, you need to ensure that you are financially and mentally prepared for the responsibilities that come with it.

Some people have a notion that home ownership is like renting, but with the power to have pets and paint the walls whatever color you like. However, while these privileges are available to homeowners in most municipalities, they come with the responsibilities of a mortgage, taxes and home maintenance. Preparing for home ownership in Seattle and San Diego requires you to take critical stock of your finances and your expectations.

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San Elijo Hills is a 1,921-acre, master-planned community in San Marcos, California, developed by the San Elijo Hills Development Company and managed by HomeFed Corporation. The design of San Elijo Hills was inspired by the architecture and layout of an early 1900's California coastal city.  The master plan calls for a mix of 28 single-family and five attached-home neighborhoods surrounding a 70-acre towncenter that includes a 19-acre community park, two schools, neighborhood retailers and services, urban-style residences and a classic town square.

The community, which welcomed its first residents in 2000, is currently about 75 percent complete (as of the end of 2010). San Elijo Hills, when finished, willfeature 3,400 residences, including single-family…

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