burien real estate: Changes To Conventional Fannie Mae Underwriting - Update - 10/22/09 01:07 PM
I just received an e-mail from Team Evergreen @ Evergreen Home Loans(www.teamevergreen.net) regarding changes to Fannie Mae coming December 11th. There are some significant details regarding credit scores, ability to secure loans after a foreclosure, loans for duplexes and more. These have not gone into effect yet and have not been … (1 comments)
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burien real estate: Bad Real Estate Photos, Now Immortalized on the Web-www.LovelyListing.com - 09/24/09 11:24 AM
Ah, yes. I've just discovered another time-sucking website to peruse. The sarcastically-named LovelyListing.com features all of the terribly bad photos we see in the MLS and in our very own flyers.
It looks like we can all stop wasting color toner printing out the most egregious photos and tacking them up … (2 comments)
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burien real estate: "You Can Make A Fortune In Foreclosures!" - 09/15/09 09:07 AM
That's the excited claim I hear coming from my radio every morning. A local commercial is advertising foreclosure workshops and stating several examples in their commercial of great deals to be had.
"For example, a house in Tacoma valued at X was recently sold for X. That's $100,000 in instant equity!"
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burien real estate: We Want Your Blood! - 08/24/09 09:18 PM
Did you know that less than 5% of the population donates blood? Roughly 60% of the population is eligible though, AND 95% of us will need blood at one point or another in our life times.
Prudential Northwest Realty has joined forces with Cascade Regional Blood Services and will hold its … (3 comments)
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burien real estate: Elvis Is A Scammer, and I Found Out Thanks To Activerain - 07/31/09 10:52 PM
Who needs Google when you have Activerain?
I received a suspicious e-mail today from an individual named Elvis Baker, Private Relocation Agent. He says his clientele includes celebrities, government officials and other clients from the Gulf region. Big fat hairy deal. i'm surprised he didn't put a "Mr." in front of … (16 comments)
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burien real estate: Washington State: Property Tax Help for Homeowners Affected by Economic Downturn - 07/24/09 11:35 PM
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burien real estate: With MLS listings available everywhere on the internet, why do you need a buyer’s agent? - 07/19/09 06:57 PM
After I finish a long day of real estate, I am usually reading late into the evening. What kinds of books and articles do I like to read? Why, anything having to do with real estate, of course.
One of my top two favorite real estate blogs is BloodhoundBlog.com. I … (10 comments)
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burien real estate: Burien Farmer's Market is now at Town Square! - 07/05/09 11:26 AM
On Thursday the Burien Farmer's Market moved to its new location at Burien Town Square, between the new library and the new condo development.
There seemed to be more booths than ever, and we are coming into the peak of the season with all kinds of wonderfully fresh and inexpensive produce … (0 comments)
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burien real estate: The Last Day Of School! - 06/23/09 11:47 PM
Today was my 8 year-old son's last day of school - hello, summer vacation!!
Here we are, my son has the entire summer off, and I just completed my intense 8-week plan for generating sales, which I should be kicking off right about NOW. Gotta take advantage of the prime … (3 comments)
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burien real estate: What Your Home Is NOT Worth - 06/20/09 12:46 AM
**WARNING FOR AGENTS: TOTALLY UNORIGINAL YET VERY USEFUL INFORMATION AHEAD**
I say the above only because I think it's pretty safe to say that most of us real-estate agents have the below information posted somewhere on our website. It really is an excellent summary of what we as agents communicate to … (0 comments)
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burien real estate: Prudential NW Realty Presents - Twilight Open House Season, Week 1! - 06/17/09 08:33 PM
For the next eight weeks or so, Prudential NW Realty Burien agents will be holding many of our listings open on Wednesdays from 3 - 6 pm. Hopefully you will be seeing our signs all over the Burien/Highline/Normandy Park/Seatac/Tukwila/Des Moines area and beyond during that time.
Our goal is to get … (0 comments)
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burien real estate: Burien Town Square Dedication Celebration - Saturday, June 13th - 06/09/09 10:23 PM
Come to Burien Town Square this Saturday, June 13th for the opening of the Burien Transit Center, the new Burien Library, City Hall, Town Square Park and condominium and retail building. There will be the ribbon-cutting at the new library/city hall building first, and then tours of all the new facilities … (0 comments)
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burien real estate: Superstition, Prayer and Frustrated Pleas to Sell Listings? Worked for These Guys... - 06/08/09 01:32 PM
Prayer
We have two agents in our office who, for about the last year and a half, have had what we've come to call, "career listings". You know, those certain listings that you really want to sell, but fear that in your heart of hearts never, ever will.
These poor ladies … (4 comments)
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burien real estate: Doctored Photos and Nonexistent Views - Buyers Resent the Deception - 06/04/09 12:22 AM
There's a phrase we sometimes like to use in our office that goes something along the lines of, "It's better to under-promise and over-deliver" than vice-versa. Sometimes I wish we would remember this when taking photos and creating the marketing for our listings.
It's understandable to want to point out every … (57 comments)
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burien real estate: It's Almost Here! Another Week, Another Farmer's Market! - 06/03/09 11:42 PM
Q. Where can you buy these...
and these...
and a loaf of this...
and a bunch of these...?
A. Why, at the Burien Farmer's Market, of course! And someone in particular would really like to know...
Are you gonna be there or not?
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Thanks for stopping by … (0 comments)
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burien real estate: Just Listed - Beautiful Hazel Valley Home - 06/03/09 01:17 AM
Address: 13204 2nd Avenue S.W., Burien, WA 98146
Listed at $279,750
This lovely home is a must-see. From the gorgeous new kitchen to the gleaming hardwoods, this 1942 home in Hazel Valley has been impeccably maintained and thoughtfully updated. Kitchen features new cork flooring, stainless steel appliances including a gas range, … (0 comments)
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burien real estate: Burien Homes For Sale - Lots to Choose From for $250,000 & Under - 04/07/09 06:14 PM
Burien's new Town Square project is steadily moving along, and hopefully you'll be strolling through it by summer when the Farmer's Market gets underway. Burien is a great place to live, and a wonderful place in which to invest in a home.
As of April 7, 2009 there are 17 3-bedroom … (0 comments)
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burien real estate: Recycle Your Old Fridge For Free AND Get Paid! - 04/02/09 10:50 AM
Just opened my Val-Pak coupons today, and while sorting through them I found a coupon from Seattle City Light. Did you know that Seattle City Light will recycle your pre-2001 refrigerator for free?
According to SCL, an old refrigerator uses 3 times more energy than a newer one. So they are … (0 comments)
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burien real estate: The Inspection: A Poem - 03/27/09 01:02 PM
An agent at my office has been in the process of selling one of his listings, in which the buyers had an inspection and basically asked for every single item to be corrected, reasonable or not.
The seller has channelled her frustrations into writing a lovely poem, which I will share … (2 comments)
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burien real estate: Tastefully Remodeled Townhome in Tall Firs(Twin Lakes area of Federal Way) - 03/19/09 12:16 PM
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