Short Sales, REO's, Bank Owned and Foreclosed Homes/Condos are on the rise in Bellevue and the eastside. Let us help you find them, see them and buy them
The www.FreeForeclosedHomeTours.com team is here to show you these homes & condos either on a shuttle tour or private tours. Our goal is to get you great deals on properties. Many times the best deals are Short Sales, REO's, Bank Owned and Foreclosed homes but they are not always the best deals so we do not leave out the traditional listings. The FreeForeclosedHomeTours.com team came togteher and created this team to educate and help buyers and sellers make this process as smooth as possible. Let us help you get a great deal.
Short Sales, REO's, Bank Owned and Foreclosed Homes/Condos are on the rise in Bellevue and the eastside. Let us help you find them, see them and buy them
The www.FreeForeclosedHomeTours.com team is here to show you these homes & condos either on a shuttle tour or private tours. Our goal is to get you great deals on properties. Many times the best deals are Short Sales, REO's, Bank Owned and Foreclosed homes but they are not always the best deals so we do not leave out the traditional listings. The FreeForeclosedHomeTours.com team came togteher and created this team to educate and help buyers and sellers make this process as smooth as possible. Check out our website to view homes and condos for sale and for the next tour.
At Meadow Crossing there are 4 floor plans with square footage ranging from just under 1600-over 2300. The floor plans are very unique and well thought out. Probably like nothing you have seen. Each home has a large kitchen and a nook/office/den + much, much more. Please view feature list below.
Amazing deals! Builder has SLASHED prices...
ALL Homes now under $300K
Madrona Floor Plan. 2121 Sq Ft 3/2.5
Aspen Floor Plan. 2335 Sq ft 4/2.5
Birch Floor Plan. 1813 Sq Ft 3/2.5
Cypress Floor Plan. 1586 Sq Ft 3/2.5
Square footage is approximate. All information subject to buyer verification
All of the high end finishes in these pictures are standard.
-- Meadow Crossing, quality is not an option...it's standard. See for yourself the outstanding finishes and luxury features of our homes! In addition, all Meadow Crossing homes include a superior 2-10, 12 month home Warranty.
I named this post "If you want it, get it!"because there is one thing we know, home prices and mortgage rates are low and both are expected to change.
There is a common theme throughout the U.S.. Buyers are not sure if they should buy now. The reason is because they don't think the real estate market has hit the bottom. This is a valid concern but lets take a closer look at the real estate market and the mortgage expectations.
This is the reality. Home prices are still dropping in most markets across the United States, but what is effecting the monthly payments the most. The way interest rates are changing and expected to change, for most buyers it would be better for then to find the house now, make an aggressive offer and get locked in on what are still historically low rates.
Let's run the numbers. I will use real life interest rates from May-August of 2008
Home Price/Loan Amount =$500,000
Interest Rate =6% Low May interest rate
Monthly Payment =$3730
Total interest paid for life of loan =$625,233
360 month interest and principle total =$1,341,691
You can see by the numbers waiting for the price to come down wasn't advantageous. It would have been better off for the buyer to offer $490K on a home in May and get that great interest rate than to wait for the price to drop and pay the higher interest rate.
Why did I wait???
Nobody can say when the market will shift. It's better off to be safe than sorry. In the title I said, "If you want it, get it!" What I mean by that is find the home that fits your needs and wants, you already know you will pay less for that home now than you would have this time last year, and make an aggressive offer. You never know what the seller will except.
Large 2 Bedroom, 2 full bathroom Condo in Juanita/Kirkland WA. Priced to sell quickly @ $230,000.
This ground floor, 1041 Sq ft condo is in a pet friendly complex in the neighborhood of Juanita, Kirkland. It comes with a in unit washer and dryer, crown molding, warm stylish paint colors, back patio w/a fully fenced back yard and covered parking. This unit is just blocks from parks, shopping, restaurants and Lake Washington. This area is know by the locals to have plenty to do outside. On any given day you will find dozens of walkers, joggers, bikers as well as wildlife watchers in the protected areas of Juanita Bay Park.
This was the old road to Market Street. The road was diverted and this is now a walking bridge over the wetlands where you can see all sorts of wildlife including many varieties of birds and fish, as well as turtles, beavers and other water mammals.
Juanita Beach Park
Below is the flyer for this great condo.
For a private showing, more info about this condo, or buying or selling real estate please contact us @ 206-465-7257 or GregRBenson@KW.com
Downtown Bellevue, WA, Lake Washington view condo w/2Bedrooms & 1.75 Baths. Priced to sell quickly @ $325,000
As you can see below the Zestimaters over at Zillow are seeing a trend of home values rizing in the 98004 zip code. They Zestimated this unit increased 4.4% in value or $15,000 in the past 30 days.
Have we hit the bottom??? Hmmmm?? You might not want to wait and find out.
Located just 1 block north of Meydenbauer Beach Park (which Bellevue has plans to dramatically expand in the next few years), and 1 block southwest of Downtown Bellevue Park, the location of this downtown Bellevue condo couldn't be better. This condo complex is on a quiet street and feels like it is in the suburbs when its actually on the edge of downtown and just 3 blocks from Bellevue Square.
Aerial map of Condo and vicinity.
Picture of the HUGE water feature at the Downtown Bellevue Park.
Another shot of Downtown Bellevue Park. Huge grassy areas for playing or lounging.
This condo has 2 large bedrooms and 1.75 baths. It is 1,156 square feet with a spacious combined living and dining area, both with SW facing views of Lake Washington. There is a washer and dryer in the unit. Sellers just added NEW carpet, lighting fixtures, paint and hardware for all of the doors, closets and kitchen cabinet doors and drawers. Units rarely become available in this complex making this a rare find. There are impressive common areas for all residents which include a pea patch/garden, beautifully landscaped courtyard complete with a water feature, and a HUGE rooftop deck with 270 degree views of Downtown Bellevue, Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainier, Meydenbauer Bay, Lake Washington and a bit of the Seattle Skyline. Hurry, this one won't last and you'll want to be in, in time to enjoy our beautiful Northwest summers on the roof top deck.
Courtyard at Bayside Condos in Downtown Bellevue.
Rooftop Deck
View of Lake Washington from the rooftop deck.
For a private showing, more info about this condo, or buying or selling real estate please contact us @ 206-465-7257 or GregRBenson@KW.com
United States Real Estate is a good buy for foreign buyers.
All of you using the Euro, the British Pound or even the Canadian Dollar can get real estate on the cheap here in The States. The dollar is weak making your currency more valuable. Real Estate in the U.S. is already cheap because of the market shift. Add that to our weak dollar and you can get a real good deal. Many of our popular areas like California, Las Vegas, & Florida are experiencing deep discounts.
Are prices still dropping in the U.S.? Yes, in many areas prices are still falling but in my opinion many markets have seen the biggest drops and anything from this point on will not be as dramatic as we have seen in the past year or two.
Is now the absolute best time to buy? This is not an easy question to answer. History tells us that these market corrections last 2-3 years. This means that many areas might be corrected and the home values will plateau for a while or even start to rise. In my opinion it's better to start your search early and if you find a property that fits your needs, grab it. In many cases you can get the seller to pay your closing costs and also get money off the asking price.
What types of properties are the best value now? Most real estate is a great value but higher end properties ($500K and up) tend to be the best. We have seen the biggest price drops in these price points. Even though it's not a great time to sell, the wise are selling and upgrading.
Real estate history in the U.S. has shown an average of 100% increase in value over a 10 year period. This means that real estate is always a good investment. Combined that with a 30+% discount in the values of homes in some markets across the states and our weak dollar your 10 year investment could return you +/- 150%.
If great summers and mild winters are what you like check out Western Washington State. The U.S. has some very beautiful places and I have seen many but the weather, landscape, Lakes, Puget Sound, Pacific Ocean, Olympic & Cascade Mountains, and the green vegetation keep me in this state. Contact Me for more info on Western Washington.
Doyle Chiropractic in Bothell/Kenmore. Very good chiropractor and these are my reasons.
I have been using chiropractic care for about 20 years. I have been a patient of about 6 different Chiropractors. When I was a teenager I didn't know what I should expect of chiropractic care, but now that I am paying my own bills and have had many different chiropractors I have found one that stands out above all of the rest. Dr. David Doyle and his staff are very friendly and helpful. I am not just a number there. I usually have 2 or 3 people each visit ask me how my daughter and wife are. They greet me by name as soon as I walk in the door (even if I pop in without an appointment) and within minutes I am back on a massage table waiting for my time with Dr. David.
In my past experiences with other chiropractors I have felt like I was in a herd of cattle with 4-6 people being adjusted at the same time with no privacy in one big room. Sometime you have symptoms that are private and you don't want other people to hear about your issues. I have also felt that some other Dr.s are trying to get me to come in way more than what might be needed. With Doyle Chiropractic and Dr. David I don't feel that at all. They are all low pressure and you meet with the doc in a private room.
I have been a patient of Doyle Chiropractic for about 7 yrs and I have not been happier. This blog posting is to highly recommend Doyle Chiropractic as your local Chiropractor. They are all very good.
Please give them a call and tell them how you got their phone number.
I made it my mission to meet as many people as I could in Atlanta at Keller Williams annual family reunion. I also made it my mission to have as many people remember me. How could I do that? Well, I took my new Nikon Digital SLR camera down to KW's mega agent camp in Austin TX just to take pics of the people from my office. I had many other KW agents asking me to take shots of them and email it to them. I agreed and when I got back I had hundreds of pics to sort out and organize then I had to email them to everybody. Quite a task. So I started racking my brain. How could I take a ton of pics and make them available to the people.
I created a websitewhere I could upload pics and let people go, view and save any of the pics they want. Here are the links to all of the photos taken at the Family Reunion.
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