Attention Real Estate Brokers: Buyers and Sellers are targets for wire fraud and many have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars because they simply relied on the wire instructions received via email.

A hacker may break into a real estate licensee’s email account to obtain information about upcoming real estate transactions. After monitoring the account to determine the likely timing of a close, the hacker may send an email to the buyer, posing either as the escrow agent or as the licensee. The fraudulent email may contain new wiring instructions or routing information, and request that the Buyer send funds accordingly.

With scammers increasingly targeting real estate transactions, the National Association of REALTORS® is teaming up with the…

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Trying to decide when to plunge into the real estate market can be quite intimidating—especially when prices are high, choices are limited, and history urges restraint.

Locally we’ve seen two or three years of what could be considered unprecedented levels of price appreciation, as well as an inventory shortage that resulted in a record-low number of homes for sale across Western Washington.

See: 2018 Real Estate Market Trends - Seattle Area Prices Continue Upward March

If there’s one thing most early forecasters agree on, it’s that home prices will continue to rise. Where they differ however, is how much they will rise.

The median price of a home across the Seattle metro area has now soared 80 percent since bottoming out five years ago,…

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Welcome To The Cascade Team Dan Cleary!

I am an active real estate investor and also work with the State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services. My real estate investment business has inspired me to advance my career in real estate. As of the past few years as a real estate agent, I have truly enjoyed the process and completion of flipping houses.  I am also interested in growing my business as an owner in the vacation rental business.  I was introduced to The Cascade Team from a valued mentor of mine who also works for the company.  I look forward to assisting clients to the best of my ability as an agent with The Cascade Team.

Dan will be a wonderful addition to The Cascade Team and we look forward to seeing his success!

OUR…

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Local Real Estate Listings & Community Info

Everything you need to know about the Eastside real estate market is right here. Be sure to check out the Eastside home for sale stats and the local listings available below. The numbers shown include both condos and single family homes, so you'll get a better idea of what the market is doing. Located on the east side of Lake Washington, the Seattle Eastside encompasses everything from Bothell to Newcastle and Bellevue to North Bend.

Eastside Community & School Info

Homes for Sale 

Below are the numbers for Issaquah, Sammamish, Bellevue and Snoqualmie. Each has seen steady double digit price growth for the past 3 years. Sammamish and Bellevue residents have seen approximately a $200,000 increase…

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KIRKLAND, Washington (January 5, 2018) – The year 2017 may be in the books and for many members
of Northwest Multiple Listing Service it was a memorable one with December’s activity being no
exception. Brokers reported historic lows for inventory and year-over-year price gains in most areas.

  1. Historic lows for inventory
  2. Inventory down 19 percent
  3. Lowest level of homes for sale in a decade
  4. King County prices up nearly 16%
  5. System wide prices up 11.4%

“I’ve never seen inventory this low in Kitsap County in 27 years,” remarked Northwest MLS director
Frank Wilson, branch managing broker at John L. Scott Real Estate in Poulsbo. That county’s number of
active listings last month plunged nearly 40 percent from year-ago levels.

At month…

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Welcome To The Cascade Team Gresia Bratton!

 

My passion in real estate was ignited through my own personal experience upon acquiring and developing a property to build a home for my family.

The entire process was both rigorous and challenging; requiring lucrative attention to the details and yet, incredibly rewarding. My background in Banking/Finance, Residential Property Management, and Case Management had equipped me with the much needed experience and relentless hunger for excellence to break ground!

Certainly this experience paved the way to a fundamental understanding of why it is all about you, the client! I have a genuine drive to understand my clients on their terms which naturally allows me to apply the most methodical and…

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If there’s one thing most early forecasters agree on, it’s that home prices will continue to rise. Where they differ however, is how much they will rise.

The median price of a home across the Seattle metro area has now soared 80 percent since bottoming out five years ago, and its up 20 percent over the old pre-bubble peak a decade ago.

As Seattle marks a full year as America’s hottest housing market, with no end in sight, recent predictions from housing analysts suggest that the Seattle real estate market could continue to outpace the nation well into 2018, in terms of home price appreciation.

 

Seattle is now a full year into its reign as the hottest housing market in the country, an unusually long surge that doesn’t look likely to end…

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Welcome Back To The Cascade Team Shane and Anne Coulter!

 

 

We hare very happy to welcome Shane and Anne Coulter back to The Cascade Team! Shane and Anne live in Sammamish and focus on the greater Eastside and I-90 Corridor. They are great members of the Team and I know many of you who have worked with them in the past will welcome them back, just as I’m sure many of you will look forward to getting to know them and work with both Shane and Anne in the future.

 

Welcome once again Shane and Anne Coulter, they will be a wonderful addition to The Cascade Team and we look forward to seeing their success in 2018!

 

OUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE TEAM

Cascade Team Real Estate agents are proactive in serving their customers, studying the market…

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First of all I want to make it clear that this blog is intentionally working to be nonpolitical and non-partisan. We're just going to directly state the changes to the current tax policy, how they are projected to affect the average home owner or buyer and of course those of us in the Real Estate profession. And while countless Americans will be impacted by the new laws, both for better and for worse, homeowners in particular will see a number of key changes take effect in the very near future. If you own property, here's what you can expect. 

At the bottom of the page is a little more detail on three of the most important changes and how they affect Real Estate Transactions and Buyers and Sellers:

Increased standard deduction: The standard…

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If winterizing your home is a foreign term to you, we are happy to share a little expert advice. The Winter Equinox is a good time of year to start thinking about preparing your home for winter, because as temperatures begin to dip, your home will require maintenance to keep it in tip-top shape through the winter. By focusing on upgrading and maintaining items that keep the cold air out and make your heating more efficient, the following winterizing tips are able to both decrease cold weather utility bills and make your home a cozier, more comfortable place to be in!

1) Furnace Inspection

 

·        Call an HVAC professional to inspect your furnace and clean ducts.

 

·        Stock up on furnace filters and change them monthly.

 

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