Seattle & King County, WA: Sales Activity up 14.8%. Prices Soar 18.8%

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• Prices in King County up 18.8%.

• Sales up 14.8%.

• Pending Home Sales outpace new listings for 4 consecutive months.

• Closed Sales up 11.1%.

Northwest MLS Tallies Busy December as First-time Buyers, Investors Return

KIRKLAND, Wash. (Jan. 7, 2013) – Home buyers around western Washington made offers on 5,314 residences during December, outnumbering the 3,857 owners who listed their homes for sale. The imbalance helped push up prices and further thin already depleted inventory.

While the expected seasonal slowdown occurred last month, determined buyers were undaunted by sparse inventory and record-breaking rainy days, according to December statistics from…

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Seattle & Phoenix part of 7 Markets Showing Big Home Price Growth

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Home prices are inching up across the country, as a housing recovery ripples through once hard-hit areas. AOL Real Estate, drawing from Trulia housing data, recently highlighted the top “turnaround housing markets” that have seen the biggest jumps in median home prices in the past year.  

1. Las Vegas
   • Median home price for fourth quarter of 2012: $147,000
   • Difference in prices between 2011-2012: +27.5%

2. Seattle

   • Median home price: $299,950
   • Difference in prices between 2011-2012: +24%

3. Phoenix

   • Median home price: $189,000
   • Difference in prices…

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Seattle One of the World's Best Cities for Shopping!

Tired of visiting the same designer boutiques, venerable chains, and fluorescently-lit retail centers? So are we. That's why we decided to scour the globe for unique shopping spots; in these retail heavens, you'll find an eclectic array of boutique haunts, stylish department stores, and secret discount venues.

But to be a true fashion capital, a city has to do more than just provide shoppers with a wide range of options. In compiling this list, we took a variety of characteristics into account, including versatility, culture, location, and budget-friendliness. If indoor shopping centers are more your scene, then head to Dallas, Houston, or Minneapolis; because we believe shopping is an experience meant…

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Cities with the most break-ins

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According to the FBI, burglaries accounted for approximately $4.8 billion in lost property in the U.S. last year. With almost 2.2 million burglaries committed, this means that the average loss per burglary was $2,185.

All of the information here is based on recently released data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report. The FBI defines a burglary as the unlawful entry of a structure (such as a home or an office, but not a car) to commit a felony or theft. About 60 percent of burglaries in this report were forcible entry. The most recent report is based on 2011 data.

5. New York Number of burglaries:…

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The 10 Healthiest Metros for Housing in 2013

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• Houston, San Francisco, Austin, and Seattle have some of the fastest job growth in the country.
• San Antonio, Omaha, Fort Worthand Louisville had only mild price declines during the housing crisis.
• Seattle, San Antonio, and Peabody have low, manageable vacancy rates.
• Bethesda and Omaha have very low foreclosure inventories.”

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From "Smart Phone" to "Smart Home"

  Daily Real Estate News | Friday, January 04, 2013

Will homes soon be powered and operated all from a smartphone? 

"There are smarter phones, so why not smarter homes?" Alexander Ljung, SoundCloud CEO, told USA Today. "It's perhaps natural that the phone is a remote control for a lot of things. Touch-screens are replacing buttons." 

A range of home devices could soon all be controlled by a phone or tablet, from kitchen appliances to washers and dryers, lights, pools, and windows, says tech experts. 

Major tech companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Samsung are eyeing home technology as a booming business and are introducing a range of products for wired and automated homes. For example in May, Microsoft debuted an…

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Welcome (BACK!) to The Cascade Team Victor Lozada

After a year and a half stint selling new construction in Bothell we are very happy to welcome Victor Lozada to The Cascade Team. Victor is a great Broker and wonderful assest to the Team. In the past year he has sold more the 40 homes and is looking to do even more than that here with The Cascade Team.

Victor Lozada

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Office Phone425-313-4752

• Cell Phone 425-443-6131
• Fax 425-996-9520
• Email victor@thecascadeteam.com

Victor Lozada is a 9-year real estate veteran who has sold over 250 homes in his career.

He is a two time winner of Seattle Magazine's Best Real Estate Agents and works with individual buyers and sellers throughout the East Side and Seattle area. He also has extensive new home sales experience, working…

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Short Sale Opportunity in Tucson, Arizona

$ 345,400 - 4561 N. Homestead Avenue , Tucson     Bedrooms : 6     Bathrooms : 4     Sq. Footage : 3,308     Year Built : 1981     Garage Spaces : 2     Type : Residential     MLS® Number : 4866662         OFFERED BY: PROPERTY DESCRIPTION:   Doug Young Co-Owner/Designated Broker 623.210.0902 Schedule a Showing Request More Info Short sale opportunity. Here's your chance to own a one level residential home in Tucson with separate guest house and private pool. The separate guest house has 2 bedrooms, with a screened in porch. Home…

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Housing Recovery to Make a Transition in 2013

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The new year is expected to bring about a brighter housing market, thanks to an improving job market and record-breaking mortgage rates.

"Hopefully, we'll look back at 2012 as a transition year," reports Cary Porter, Designated Broker and Co-Owner of The Cascade Team Real Estate. "Looking back on 2012, maybe we'll be able to say this is when it changed and the housing crisis was put behind us."

Home values are moving up across the country. For example, Seattle has seen prices go up nearly 11% while Phoenix has seen home prices soar 21.7 percent this year. The National Association of REALTORS® reported last week that…

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Sammamish Washington Named The Nation’s Friendliest Town!

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Forbes partnered with Nextdoor.com, a social network for neighborhoods, to determine the friendliest towns in America. A total of 500 towns with populations between 5,500 and 150,000 were included in the study and ranked on the percentage of owner-occupied homes, crime rate, charitable giving, and percentage of college graduates. Studies have shown home ownership can increase neighborhood stability and college-educated people have been found to display more civic engagement. 

The following towns emerged as the top 6 friendliest towns in the nation, according to the study:

1. Sammamish, Wash.: a Seattle suburb where nearly 90 percent of households own their own…

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