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maple valley market: Maple Valley YTD Market Comparison '07 vs '08 - 09/01/08 06:07 PM
It was August '07 when the Maple Valley market began it's correction. So now, a year later, it is interesting to see what the full brunt of the correction has meant for single family home sales in our area. Comparing January '07 through August '07 properties listed and sold through NWMLS compared to those sold year to date shows the following changes:
2007 thru 8/31 Colleen Fischesser is the Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Select in Maple Valley, WA. She has been successfully selling and marketing properties all over South King & North Pierce counties since 1990 but specializes in the Maple Valley … (3 comments)

maple valley market: Maple Valley Homes Under Contract...Join the Crowd! - 06/02/08 02:03 PM
Over 100 Buyers (and most likely more given many listings will be purchased by couples) have decided Maple Valley, WA is the place for them to make their 2008 home purchase. Currently there are over 100 Single Family homes and Condos under contract and awaiting the close of Escrow.
Why the appeal? Maple Valley is a bedroom community approximately 20 miles South East of Seattle. It is a reasonable drive to all the best of the City-sports, arts, theater, dining.  It's School District is among the highest ranking in test scores among all South King County districts, a fact many families relocating to the area … (4 comments)

maple valley market: Yesterday's Price - Market Adjustment = Faster Sale - 02/19/08 09:55 PM
 
My mom used to watch Days of Our Lives every afternoon when I would come home from school. Although I haven't watch a Soap Opera for years, I can still here the music and the announcer's voice over "Like Sand through an hour glass....these are the days of our lives"
For many home owners having their property listed may seem as painful as watching grains of sand slip slowly through the hourglass.....day after day living life outside their regular routine; making the beds every day, (yes, some people don't make their bed every day!) keeping the dishes out of the sink, the dog in … (11 comments)

maple valley market: Maple Valley Bank Owned Homes - 12/26/07 04:04 PM
 
Sometimes Bank-owned properties (or those which have gone through foreclosure and are now owned and available for sale by the Bank/Lender/Asset Management Co) are a "good deal" and sometimes they aren't. Here are a few tips if you're looking at Bank-owned properties:
If you're looking to purchase a bank-owned property, enlist the help of a professional in your area who knows your  market and can help you navigate the Bank-owned process. These companies will often have their own forms and "quirky" requirements. Make sure you understand all the implications before signing on the dotted lineDo your due-diligence, talk with the neighbors, … (9 comments)

maple valley market: Maple Valley's Longest Listing? - 12/19/07 07:35 PM
If you're trying to sell a home or property right now in Maple Valley or know someone who is, you're probably painfully aware of how much longer properties are taking to sell in our area.
To be specific, active land listings in 98038 zip code have an average days on market time of 159. Single Family Residences, 111 days. But perhaps you can take some small measure of comfort in that you are not the owner of a property which has been on the market for 2378 days!!  Yep. Do the math people. That's six and a half years!!! (And it could be longer … (7 comments)

maple valley market: Maple Valley Market Activity November 2007 - 12/10/07 06:19 PM
Maple Valley November Market Snapshot*      
Visit MapleValleyRealEstate.com to learn more about Maple Valley and to view Featured Homes in the area.
*(Residential Single Family Listed through NWMLS)
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Seattle Real Estate|Colleen Fischesser| |Short Sale Specialist|So King County

Maple Valley, WA

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RE/MAX Select R.E | Designated Broker/Owner

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The Real Estate Scoop as it pertains to the Pacific Northwest, primarily South East King County where you can get more for your money but are within driving distance of the Seattle Waterfront or Cascade Mountain Ranges. I love to keep on top of what is going on it the local market and with new technology in the industry. Feel free to email or post a comment or question anytime!

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