Don’t Be Left In The Dark When Selling Your Home

In today’s changing market, there’s more to a successful closing than just getting the offer accepted. Make sure you have an agent capable of guiding you from start to close!

The old school three p’s — “Plant a sign, Post on the MLS and Pray” — employed by some agents in hot markets, will not work as things begin to cool off. The adage, “You have a minute to sell your home,” beginning the moment a prospective buyer pulls up in front of a property, is no longer true.

That minute has become 10 seconds or less and happens on a buyer’s mobile device nowhere near the listing. If buyers do not like what they see, no amount of open house signs will get them into your listing — they will swipe left and move on.

This year’s market is not the same as…

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Gain Your Independence From High Real Estate Commissions

High Impact Real Estate Marketing & 1% MLS Listing Commissions For Today’s Home Sellers

The Cascade Team Real Estate is a company like no other because of the marketing, service and home seller savings we provide. We understand that in today’s real estate & home selling environment, we need to provide a high level of real estate service and widespread marketing of the home for sale, utilize technology to keep our home seller clients in the communication loop and provide added value to both buyers and home sellers in the real estate transaction. The effective use of technology tools allows our local real estate agents to focus more of their time on servicing our clients and finding buyers for your home, all the while providing the most comprehensive…

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Double Feature Open House on Mercer Island

Two amazing opportunities on Mercer Island! Double Open House this Saturday from 12:00 to 3:00! Call or text 425-518-9094 for more details or any questions.

Full Details HERE

Welcome to this beautiful Mid-century modern Mercer Island home! Relax in the light & bright Great room w/ floor-to-ceiling windows that bring the outdoors inside + mature landscaping & sun drenched deck for added natural beauty. This functional floor plan boasts a newly remodeled sleek kitchen, new carpet, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths (newly remodeled primary bath) + den upstairs. Downstairs offers flex space or 3rd bedroom, fireplace, wet bar, backyard access w/ aggregate patio & tons of storage! New 25 yr roof, newer HVAC system/AC. Mercer Island lifestyle abounds w/ over 475…

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Un-Lock up to 85% Of Your Home’s Equity (Buy Before You Sell!)

How it works

1)      Unlock equity from your home with ease.

Discover the amount of equity you’re able to unlock from your current home with no fee or commitment. We'll evaluate your property property for the program and let you know how much of your equity you can unlock for the purchase of your new home.

2)      Help you buy your dream home with confidence.

The Cascade Team will enable you to make a strong offer on your new home without a home sale contingency - and move on your schedule. You are able to move in immediately upon closing.

3)      You Have 10 days to list your prior home on the open market after closing on your new home.

You then have an additional 90 days for your Cascade Team agent to get your prior home under…

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Preparing Your Home to Sell

True Full Service, Marketing & The Latest Innovative Technology, for a 1% Listing Fee!

As a home seller, the initial launch of your home for sale is a very important event. We want to make sure that all our clients give a great first impression to all home buyers who enter their homes. Here are some things you should look at when preparing to list your home for sale.

Home-improvements: Our local real estate agents and home stagers can provide you information on those items that provide the greatest return on getting your home sold quickly and for making a strong first impression.

Timing: We usually recommend to list your home for sale on a Thursday to maximize exposure to the weekend home buyers. Most people searching for homes will tour…

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Housing Market Down 20% And Up 10%.... Wait… WHAT?

KIRKLAND, Washington (June 5, 2023) – Home buyers around Washington state found the largest selection of listings last month since December. Both pending sales and closed sales reached their highest volume in months. Brokers at Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) welcomed the uptick in activity but say rising interest rates are crimping activity.

•          Year Over-Year Prices have dropped by as much as 20% in areas where bidding wars dominated.
•          Our market pricing peaked in April/May of 2022
•          However, King County residential has had an increase of 16.5% YTD for 2023.
•          The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage jumped to 6.79% from 6.39% the first week of May.
•          Buyers remain selective with…

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Very constricted inventory contributes to well-priced homes receiving multiple offers.

Here are a few of the many great reasons why you should consider selling your house right now. There aren’t many homes on the market so your house will stand out, we’re seeing an increase in the average number of offers sellers are getting, and your equity can help fuel your move.

Do to limited inventory (about 1.5 months of supply overall), it is an “excellent market for sellers.” As summer approaches, we expect to see increased activity with inventory “being snapped up as it comes onto the market and savvy buyers taking advantage of softening interest rates.”

The supply of housing remains limited due to a persistent shortage of available homes as fewer homeowners are putting their homes on the market after locking in low home mortgage…

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Western Washington Housing Market Moving In A Positive Direction

KIRKLAND, Washington (May 4, 2023) – Market dynamics are influencing adjustments in housing prices, suggested an officer at Northwest Multiple Listing Service, but with “very constricted” inventory, he said homes that are well priced continue to receive multiple offers.

Commenting on the latest statistics from Northwest MLS, Frank Leach, vice chairperson of the MLS board of directors and the broker/owner at RE/MAX Platinum Services in Silverdale, said despite limited inventory (about 1.5 months of supply overall), it is an “excellent market.” As summer approaches, Leach expects to see increased activity with inventory “being snapped up as it comes onto the market and savvy buyers taking advantage of softening interest rates.”

The latest report…

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Housing Market Locked Downed (Are Last Year’s Low Rates the Reason?)

The premise of a mortgage rate lockdown is simple: so many American households have such low mortgage rates that some will never move once rates rise, which then locks up housing inventory. Said another way; A homeowner planning to relocate or downsize might find the higher costs related to higher mortgage rates too much of a hurdle to clear.

This is something I’ve never considered in my real estate career because we hadn’t had a period where mortgage rates moved up so quickly and then held higher for an extended period. But now this is a real risk.

For many Americans, homeownership became a reality during the years of ultra-low mortgage rates following the 2008 financial crisis, an environment that essentially lasted all the way up until the…

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Mortgage Rates Fall Again For 5th Week (Some Homes Are Seeing Bidding Wars)

Although slightly, mortgage rates dropped further this week. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.27% from 6.28% the previous week. With inflation moving closer to the Fed's 2% target, mortgage rates are expected to decrease further in the coming months, likely to be below 6% by year's end.

Meanwhile, these falling mortgage rates create opportunities for many buyers. A lower mortgage rate brings down the monthly payment for a home loan. If rates drop to 6%, 3.1 million more households will once again be able to afford to buy the median-priced home compared to the beginning of the year. And, 1 in 3 of these households are younger than 40. Last year, 1 in 5 mortgage purchase originations had a rate higher than 6%.

Some sellers…

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