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So you are entering the real estate world? Whether you are trying to buy or sell a home (or do both!), you need to familiarize yourself with the lingo. You don’t want industry jargon to confuse you and keep you from missing something crucial. Here are 15 real estate buzzwords to keep you in the know.

Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)

When applying for a home loan, you can get an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) or a fixed-rate mortgage. An ARM usually has a specific interest rate for a set time and then the interest rate fluctuates. Most of these mortgages have a cap on how high the interest rate may increase.

Amortization Schedule

First off, amortize basically means to reduce a debt. An amortization schedule is a…

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Daily Real Estate News | Sunday, January 19, 2014  

Search-engine giant Google wants to help make homes smarter and more connected, and took another step at that by by announcing its acquisition of connected device maker Nest Labs. 

Google announced it will pay $3.2 billion in cash to acquire Nest Labs, a company that develops “smart” home appliances such as thermostats and smoke detectors that can program themselves and be controlled and monitored over smartphones. 

"This allows us to accelerate and stay in front of the coming wave of products for what we like to call the ‘conscious home,’" says Nest leader Tony Fadell. 

Google’s acquisition follows several previous efforts by Google to get…

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“Smart Search” exclusively by The Cascade Team is the only real estate search in the industry designed to learn and interact with you as you search for homes. As you log onto www.TheCascadeTeam.com and begin saving listings our exclusive “Smart Search” technology will begin learning what you are looking for and make suggestions for you based on criteria such as: Price, Beds & Baths, Location, Schools and more. Start a search in one area and then find another area of interest? Smart Search will adjust for location too and begin finding homes for you in your new search area. Smart Search is a fully intuitive search system guided by your preferences and it will scour the web for new listings that meet your criteria and let you know the moment something…

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KIRKLAND, Wash. (Jan. 6, 2014) – Brokers with Northwest Multiple Listing Service ended 2013 with the best year-over-year improvement in inventory (up 8.4 percent) and a similar gain in closed sales to buoy confidence heading into the new year. December’s pending sales slipped slightly (down about 1.7 percent) compared to the same month a year ago.

"Positive job growth and the continuation of favorable low interest rates are setting the stage for another good year in real estate," said J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate.

Friday’s narrow approval of Boeing’s contract proposal for Machinists union members bodes well for members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service and the real estate…

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The Cascade Team Real Estate is looking for a Licensed Assistant to add to our growing Team!

The Licensed Assistants work 30 hours per week Mon-Friday and then do 6 additional Open Houses (3 Hour Shifts Each) during the month.

Pay is $16 per hour for the 1st 6 months and then moves to $18 per hour after that.

Open House work is paid at $25 per hour

Please Contact: Cary Porter at 425-891-7447 or cary@thecascadeteam.com

Duties:

Ø Attend Inspections for agents

Ø Meet the photographer at homes as needed

Ø Meet appraisers at properties as needed

Ø Pick up paperwork from clients such as Form 17, signed addendums, Etc.

Ø Install key-boxes on listings as needed.

Ø Walk neighborhoods to deliver…

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What’s In, What's Out for Kitchens in 2014

 By Catherine Sherman, Zillow | At Home – 17 hours ago


Dark floors, granite, work triangles, lacquered finishes, even cabinet doors are on their way out. (Corbis)Already picking out granite countertops and espresso floors for your next kitchen remodel? Think again.

These once-treasured features are on their way out, according to design experts Taking their place in the year ahead: durable, light-colored materials that are kid-friendly and open up the kitchen as a central gathering place in the home.

For 2014's Zillow Digs Home Design Trend Report, we asked members of our Design Advisory Board to explain why certain kitchen features are fading from…

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Security measures that burglars loathe

Think there's nothing you can do to lessen your risk for a home break-in? Check out nine ways to deter burglars.

By Ginny Perez December 20, 2013 7:23 PM  

Here are nine things you can do to make burglars think twice before trying to enter your home.

 If you think you're not at risk of being a victim of burglary, think again. If there's an opportunity to invade your home, no matter who you are or where you live, burglars will take the chance.

"Burglaries are considered 'crimes of opportunity' because the criminal is looking for the easy way to get into your home - the unlocked door, open garage door or open window," says Charlene Miller,…

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Thank you to everyone for an amazing 2013. It has been wonderful to grow and be a part of all the communities we represent. We are very happy to share that www.TheCascadeTeam.com has expanded by adding four new offices in 2013. Those locations are in North Bend, WA; Los Angeles, California; Portland, Oregon, and in Leavenworth, WA.

www.TheCascadeTeam.com also underwent a huge transformation with our “Brand Refresh” initiative which delivered the 1st and in many cases still the only “Responsive” real estate website platform.

www.TheCascadeTeam.com’s Responsive Web design is an approach that suggests that design and development should respond to the user’s behavior and environment based on screen size, platform and orientation. As the user…

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Team,

We are very happy to have Doug Young back up in the Northwest for the better part of next week. Doug will be holding live Tech/Tools Training Classes. These are very informative classes and important for experienced and new brokers/agents. 2014 looks to be an even bigger year than 2013 and the opportunity you have before you has never been greater! Even if you have attended this class in the past, this is a great chance to pick up new information and brush up on things you may have missed.

For all new agents/brokers it is vital that you do everything you can to attend this class.

Address: MAIN OFFICE 355 NW Gilman Blvd

The class typically last 3-4 hours.

Washington will be on Thursday, December the…

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Welcome to the latest issue of our newsletter!

As a real estate professionals, we strive to keep in touch with our clients and provide them with information that we hope they will find useful.  This newsletter is an opportunity to let you know about the state of the market and current trends.  It may even touch on ways that you could enhance your home's value.  We hope the market data and articles will help you with understanding real estate today and help you with your real estate decisions.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The Cascade Team Real Estate

Greater Seattle Real Estate Sales Data

Average Listing Price (last 12 months)

Average List Price in November

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