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Mary’s husband passed away a couple of years ago and Mary’s life, as she had known it, suddenly changed. The household income was cut by more than half and her responsibility to maintain her life more than doubled. Mary struggled to make the mortgage payments with her single income for two
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.... another brief YouTube video, courtesy of http://warealtor.org/
If you're still wondering if this is a good time to buy a home, you'll definitely want to listen in as Bob and Sally get a lesson on Mortgages, Interest Rates, and Savings. Maybe you don't remember what happened to Interest Rates during the
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.... a brief YouTubevideo, courtesy of http://warealtor.org/
Unless you've been vacationing in other parts of the world for the last year, you've probably heard about the $8,000 First-time Homebuyers Tax Credit.
Still want a chance to use that Tax Credit? You MUST be fast. How fast? The deadline to have
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Why are lenders taking so long to underwrite and fund loans, or even return phone calls? In what used to take two weeks to 30 days tops, depending on appraisal, is now taking 30-60 even 90 days in some cases.
Let's start by adding a declining market, a recession, if you
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Sequim and Port Angeles home sales activity for the first three months of this year compared to last year is instructive. Here we have a graph of the number of single family homes listed for sale in the local MLS and expired or withdrawn in the first three months for 2008
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Results from my informal 2009 Sequim Home Show survey. 23 People were surveyed.
1. How do you feel about the new President (Positive or negative)?
13 responded positive. 7 responded negative and 3 neutral.
2. On a scale of 1-10 how do you feel about the economy with 10 being good?
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There is a lot of hype surrounding this. However, I don't think it will be all roses for good responsible borrowers. These new loans will have to be FHA. How else are they going to insurethem and the lenders who originate them? That means funding fees and monthly MI. Just to
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Want to go Green? Don't worry you will be able to get financing.
All lender agencies - Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA- will have no problem funding a mortgage for a Green Built Home. Sometimes there might be incentives for such a home; however I haven't seen any of them.
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Want to help Sequim and Port Angeles grow in the right direction? Ever wonder what you can do to make a valuable contribution toward that end? Are you passionate about some issues but not others? Do you want to make your opinion count with hundreds or thousands of other Sequim and
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I finished raising my children in Sequim from 1994, and prior to that we lived in Las Vegas for five years, and prior to that seven years in Spokane, and prior to that 22 years in Alaska where I grew up. I hereby testify that the weather and climate in Sequim
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I did an FHA appraisal inspection this morning, and the owner casually mentioned what she and her husband thought their house should be worth. Of course, I always make a note of what they say, just for my records, and then proceed to explain the current reality of the market.
Funny
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So the results are in for 2008 real estate sales, based on data in OLS (Olympic Listing Service), Area 300 (All of Sequim address), and while they're not great, they're not so bad either...
Here arethe highlights:
For 2008, this includes sales of site built homes, off-site built homes (manufactured homes
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So the results are in for 2008 real estate sales, based on data in OLS (Olympic Listing Service), Area 300 (All of Sequim address), and while they're not great, they're not so bad either...
Here arethe highlights:
For 2008, this includes sales of site built homes, off-site built homes (manufactured homes
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The real estate sales market may still be slow in Sequim, but I'm really busy with appraisals now, and with the exception of 1 sale I did a couple of weeks ago, the rest are for refi's.
I talked to one of the reps at RELS today, and she said they
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Sequim Weather Reports By: Chuck Marunde, J.D. Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate (Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate)
Sequim and Port Angeles seem to be escaping some of the nasty winter blizzards in Western Washington, in large part because of the rain shadow that shields our area.
The National Weather Service reports:
A blizzard warning will shortly replace the current winter storm watch for the Western Strait (from about
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November was the slowest sales month Sequim has experienced since 2002 when we started tracking that info. 3 parcels of land sold in the Sequim area with 575 parcels for sale; and 20 residences on owned land sold in Sequim, with 480 active residential listings. Of the 13 site built Single
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What does the Sequim real estate market look like and how does it compare to previous years? Here is a graphic covering the past five years showing the total number of homes sold and the median sales prices. I've weighted the data to get more accurate results by eliminating very low
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What does it really cost per square foot to build a home in Sequim? Watch this video.
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It was a challenging day at work, and I was looking forward to a nice jog in Robin Hill Park in Sequim. So I opened up the sliding glass door to my deck and walked across the back yard where I opened the gate to the winding serene trails of Robin
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Sequim Homes Sold compared to Port Angeles Homes sold in the first nine months of this year are shown in this graph in $50,000 increments.
Courtesy Sequim & Port Angeles Real Estate.
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Are homes being built in Sequim and Port Angeles? How many new homes are being built so far in 2008? Has the slowing real estate market and the troubled economy hurt the building industry? No doubt it has, but the picture is brighter than I might have thought just by reading
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Sequim is a wonderful place to live. Here are seven reasons I love Sequim, and why you might love it, too.
1. Sequim is a beautiful and peaceful community with water views, mountains, and old growth forests;
2. Sequim has retirement communities, lots and homes built to suit retirees in close
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What's the secret of Sequim weather? Is there a rain shadow? Is it warmer and does the sun shine more in Sequim than in Port Angeles? Well, this is a topic of conversation from Port Angeles to Santa Barbara and Houston.
Finally, you can compare the weather in Sequim and
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The Broker of Sequim and Port Angeles Real Estate, LLC talks about real estate and the Internet, finding buyers and selling in this market on this brief video interview.
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Arthur Buhrer, Senior Loan Officer, Washington State (Arthur Buhrer, Clift Mortgage, Sequimhomeloans.com)
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Jason Aldrich Sequim, WA Home Inspector (Aldrich's Home Inspections, Inc.)
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Trisha Cobb, ABR, CRS (RE/MAX Fifth Avenue)
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Chuck Murphy (Windermere Sequim East)
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Marti Winkler Certified Residential Appraiser (North Coast Appraisal Service)
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Karen Kilgore (Windermere Sequim East)
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Don Fourtner (Coldwell Banker Town & Country)
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Estes Builders
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Neil Culbertson (BrokersGroup, Real Estate Professionals)
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Carolyn Dodds (Windermere Sequim-East)
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Karen Pritchard (John L. Scott Seq.)
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Windermere Sequim East
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Cathy Rawlins (Peninsula Mortgage, Inc)
Loan Officer
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Judy Sage (Windermere Sequim East)
Real Estate Agent
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Kathye Buckallew (Rearrange 4 Change)
Home Stager
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John Glavin (RE/MAX Fifth Avenue)
Real Estate Agent
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Sandy Briggs (Coldwell Banker Uptown Realty)
Real Estate Agent
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Team Schmidt (RE/MAX Fifth Ave.)
Real Estate Agent
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Kathy Scott (McHugh Realtors)
Real Estate Sales Person
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Joyce Winter (Windermere Real Estate/Sequim-East)
Real Estate Agent
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Michelle Bonifazio (Schwab Realty, Inc.)
Real Estate Agent
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Marti Winkler (Windermere SunLand)
Real Estate Agent
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Courtney Noel Freitas (Windermere)
Real Estate - Other
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Zoe Horlick (Schwab Realty, Inc)
Real Estate Agent
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Jennifer Sweeney (Jennifer Sweeney)
Notary
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Mary Sharman (Windermere Sequim East)
Real Estate Agent
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Kurt Schneider (Coldwell Banker Town & Country)
Real Estate Agent
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Bill Humphrey (John L. Scott/Sequim)
Real Estate Agent
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Aimee Dawson
Loan Officer
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Faith Hiday (Windermere )
Real Estate Agent
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