Weekly Market Update From The Cascade Team Real Estate

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The first quarter was marked by growing optimism about global growth, particularly with strong data pointing to a recovery in the United States.  The stronger than expected growth increased speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve might scale back its aggressive stimulus earlier than planned.  Mortgage rates increased .25% during the quarter but would have been much more if the Fed were not buying $40 billion of MBS on a monthly basis. The housing market is clearly on a path to recovery.  The chart below shows the number of new housing units authorized by building permits over the last two years.  Inventory of homes for sale continues to decrease and sales activity is increasing.  At the current sales pace, there are 4.4 months…

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FREE Clock Hours Class Monday April, 22nd 10-1:00 (Creating High Performance Client Relationships!)

Heard yourself saying any of these?

• The customers just don’t get it.
• The client is “nickel and diming” me.
• This “looky loo” can’t make a decision.
• That’s not what I meant!
• The workplace is mobbing me.
• Why are the clients not returning my call?

Benefits of Attending:

• Identify ones own personality style and the corresponding growth opportunities.
• Recognize the personality style of current clients and future customers.
• More efficient, higher quality communication with 3rd party vendors and co-workers.
• Modify and morph your behavior to be able to treat the customer in the manner they wish to be treated.
• Motivate past and future customers to make a decision to proceed with making…

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Never Before on Market Hollywood Hill Home in Woodinville, WA

$ 565,000 - 14848 NE 173rd Street , Woodinville     Bedrooms : 3     Bathrooms : 2.5     Sq. Footage : 3,420     Year Built : 1975     Garage Spaces : 7     Type : Residential     MLS® Number : 464542       OFFERED BY: PROPERTY DESCRIPTION:   Shannon Woodcock Real Estate Broker 206.484.5330 Schedule a Showing Request More Info Never before on market~Outstanding quality-constructed rambler with daylight basement sited in the middle of a lovely, pastoral Hollywood Hill acre. 3420+/- square feet of living space w/opportunity to…

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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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Property Management & Leasing Services from The Cascade Team Real Estate

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The Cascade Team Property Management is a team dedicated to providing you with professional service and first class management of your property. Our home leasing service commitment is not only to our property owners, but also to the tenants who occupy those properties. Navigating the real estate rental market can be overwhelming. When you enlist our team of Property Management professionals, we can manage every aspect of the process, no matter your situation. We handling everything from listing your house 4 rent and finding tenants, screening and all the other aspects of the landlord tenant relationship. Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of what…

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How House Hunters View Your Listing

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Researcher Michael Seiler tracked the eye movements of 45 people viewing 10 online real estate listings with six photos in August 2011, determining that 95 percent of participants viewed the first photo—an exterior property shot—for just 20 seconds.  The study is relevant because knowing how house-hunters view a listing online can help agents fine-tune their marketing approach. 

Founder and director of Old Dominion University's Institute for Behavioral and Experimental Real Estate, Seiler says participants moved their eyes in a "Z" pattern from the upper left corner and after reaching the bottom right corner, they scanned up the right column of the…

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Real Estate Agents Gone Bad! (Stolen Women's Underwear/ Perscription Drugs/ $2.8 Million)

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From the Washington D.C. Real Estate agent caught on security camera stealing womens underwear out of homes, to the Florida agent robbing her clients of perscrption drugs and on up to the real estate agent accused of stealing over 2.8 million. Today we highlight stories of “Real Estate Agents Gone Bad”.

Luckily for you however, you have access to some of the best Agents and Brokers in the business. At the Cascade Team our motto is: “Simply Outrageous Service”! Give us a call today or click HERE to view our AGENTS PAGE and discover the difference for yourself!.... And now.... On to today's stories:

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1) Home surveillance video caught a real estate agent stealing women’s clothing from a home for sale,…

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Molester Sued by Neighbors to Make Him Buy Their Home

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A Pennsylvania couple is suing a neighbor — who once pleaded guilty to sexually molesting their daughter — trying to get a court to force the man to buy their $350,000 home.  

The child’s parents say they don’t want to live next door to the man, and their lawsuit charges that they are “under duress to move” and that his presence next door is “ultra-hazardous given the close proximity.” In their lawsuit, the parents assert their home is “virtually unmarketable” because of having a registered sex offender living next door. 

The neighbor, Oliver Beck, pleaded guilty to indecent assault of a child under 13 in September 2011. He was given a…

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