Tips from The Cascade Team Agents

The Cascade Team is happy to announce its 3D Walkthrough feature that utilizes Matterport’s 3D technology and cloud services and that will be offered for all Cascade Team agent-listed homes for sale.

Just imagine being able to immerse yourself in a location at any time from any place – and experiencing it as though you were there – just what 3D media provides.

In real estate the images have to be great, so the bar for visual quality was set very high from the start. Real estate listings can sink or swim on the quality of visual media. If a 3D photo didn’t capture the essence of the house or if 3D images were dim or distorted, it could make a listing even worse. The Cascade Team quickly realized that this new technology wasn’t about being a 3D…

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We are very excited to announce that our 3D Matterport Virtual Tour camera has arrived. Over the next week we will be learning how to properly use the camera and then the week on November the 10th you should be able to start booking 3D Virtual Tours. We have 2 photographers ready to use the camera and who will be on call. Janet is also already working on marketing materials for this: “State-of-the-art 3D Virtual Tours and floor plans AND a 1% Listing Commission!”

I know several agents are already including this technology in their listing presentations. With Redfin pushing this on TV more and more people are becoming aware of this technology and so we are very happy to be able to include in out portfolio here at The Cascade Team!

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Real estate is fun, exciting and can be contagious, some say infectious, and yes…even hereditary. Families with generation after generation of real estate agents are more common than anyone would think.

They’re also pretty easy to spot. Here are six signs you’re raising an agent and you’ll be coaching your “little ones” through managing their first closings one day.

1. The Mobile Lemonade Stand

When your seven year old starts strategically placing (and moving) his or her lemonade stand in efforts to bring in the big bucks, you might have a deal-maker on your hands. An innate sense of the importance of location is a clear sign that a kid has a closer’s charisma running through their veins. My son Keenan used to have a lemonade stand he would…

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Here is your chance to be part of an innovative Real Estate Brokerage that's changing how things are done.

 

We are a FULL Service company with a comprehensive marketing plan, great training and support, and great agents! We save our clients thousands on the sale of their home, give them the support and service level they want, and in the process are building a name for ourselves that is second to none!

 

Contact Janet Jolly-Porter: janet@TheCascadeTeam.com or 425-830-6743 to set up your appointment to learn more.

 

Training: See current training schedule HERE

 

Every month The Cascade Team provides professional training in our state-of-the-art agent support center. Certified clock-hour instructors provide you FREE clock hour…

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Even though I talk to him several times a day on the phone it’s great to have my friend and business partner Doug Young up from Arizona this week. I have missed you tons Doug. Here is Doug teaching a Tech-Tools class in our new Agent Support Center. If you haven’t made it by the Issaquah office later come in and visit our new 2200 sq ft office located in the same building in Gilman Village just now occupying the space above the quilt shop. There is a hard-wired agent room with 5 high-speed internet ports, and work room with copy, fax, etc, A marketing room, full kitchen, and training room that can seat up to 40 people.


See our upcoming training schedule here!







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Title Terrors: The Real Reason You Need Title Insurance

You tell your clients they need title insurance because it’s good for them. But sometimes it’s as tough a sell as trying to tell your kids to eat lima beans... As a result of this 3 clock hour course you’ll be better able to explain why this is more than just a good idea. You’ll hear stories of those who did, and some who did not have the protection of title insurance when home-sweet-home turned into the house of horrors. This is one class you can’t miss!

Thanks to everyone who attended today! You can see all upcoming training classes HERE:


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Roger was born in Durban South Africa. He completed his schooling and his education in this East coast city renowned for its exotic beaches and humid climate. Roger spent four years of his life in the infantry rising to the level of instructor sergeant and saw active duty in Angola, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. After attending college to qualify as a Clinical Technologist, he further speci...alized in managing heart lung machines during bypass surgery, a profession in the USA known as Extra Corporeal Technology.

After a series of positions with Merck Inc and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) that included sales representative, training manager, brand manager, and marketing manager, Roger was promoted to the world HQ’s of BMS in Princeton, NJ. In this…

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Great news!  Effective on January 21, 2015. Interest calculated on payoff statements for FHA loans will be based on actual per-diem interest. This is similar to all other loan products.

Under current guidelines, a homeowner with an FHA loan is responsible for the mortgage interest through the end of the month regardless of the day in that month they closed.  For Example: a homeowner sells home and sets a closing date of October 5th.  The seller would still be responsible for interest calculated through October 31st,  the end of the month.  This is also why under current guidelines lenders always try to close FHA refinance loans at the end of the month. 

Under the new January 2015 guideline, mortgage payoff interest on an FHA loan would be calculated…

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Searching for homes is literally just the tip of the iceberg at www.TheCascadeTeam.com.  The Cascade Team provides a full service experience that is a step above; by executing a marketing plan for your home that is technology rich and high in service.  We leverage all available technology tools to provide the most exposure possible for your home, and utilize those tools to increase the communication and service to you our client. In addition we provide information access to the public that even many real estate professionals are hard pressed to find.  

Here are just a few of the “Tools’ available for use at www.TheCascadeTeam.com along with a brief description of how to use it and how it works.

Community & School Reports: The Cascade Team Real…

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Did you know that the Buyer ALWAYS get to pick Escrow and Title and if a Seller, Builder, Leander or Agent try to force the Buyer to use someone other than the Escrow or Title company of their choice that they are violating RESPA?

Point Escrow Tip of the Week!

The choice of which title insurer and escrow agent to use is up to you the BUYER. Under federal law, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the seller, your real estate agent, or your mortgage lender cannot require you to buy title insurance from any particular company. You may also choose one company for escrow services and another company for title insurance.

If your seller insists you use a certain title or escrow company, or threatens to cancel the transaction if you…

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