buying: What??? Are these 2010 Clark County Tax Assessments for Real?
- 12/11/09 03:31 AM
If you have received your 2009-2010 tax assessment for the Clark County area you will see that your home value has been lowered. You may be excited to see your taxes come down this next year but don't be lulled to sleep, you may still be getting overtaxed. Our team sells a lot of property and as a result I do a lot of home price evaluations. The new taxes may have just come out but I can already tell you that there is a consistent occurrence of the tax assessments still being significantly high. So what can you do? The … (1 comments)
buying: Waiting to sell? Here's 3 things you MUST know about the future of the Clark County Real Estate Market.
- 12/08/09 10:45 AM
Everyone knows about the 2006 market crash that has resulted in devistated home values in our local Clark County area. In all of my dealings with sellers I am finding that the big question is "what is going to happen next?". Of course I am not a big time TV prognosticator but I do have a vast amount of real estate experience and I good head of common sense on my shoulders. So if you are up for a quick common sense guide to the next 5 years in Clark County real estate keep reading... My first common sense observation is that … (0 comments)
buying: Brush Prairie / Hockinson Areas - How is the real estate market in Hockinson
- 08/31/09 05:43 PM
Written by Team Leader Andy Elliott Today I'm going to be taking a look at the Brush Prairie and Hockinson Area in Clark County. I'll be diving into different areas over the next 30 days and looking at how they are doing on an individual basis. The reason I'm doing this is because just like the weather real estate is really a local market. Think about this, what if you were to turn on the news and someone gave you a report that it was going to be 90 degrees today across the globe? That wouldn't really make much sense and it wouldn't … (4 comments)
buying: How does the Stimulus Bill impact the FIRST TIME HOME BUYER CREDIT - awesome news!!!
- 02/26/09 07:55 AM
The stimulus bill made a few incredible changes to the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit, including the fact that it no longer has to be paid back on purchases from 01/01/2009-12/01/2009. The picture below shows an easy to understand breakdown of the new changes. If people never thought they could get a place of their own, they just have to sit down with a realtor and lender and give it a shot. With house prices dropping so low, historically low rates, and all the tax credits, they probably CAN afford to get into their own home. Even if someone you … (0 comments)
buying: How do you find the best deals in the county, before they're sold?
- 01/19/09 10:16 AM
If you've been looking for a new home or investment property, you've probably already experienced the sour taste of getting to the best house... just after someone else did. With everything you've been hearing on the news and in your social circles this must have left you a little confused about the market. If the market is really so terrible, than why do the best deals seem to always be sold by the time you find them? Shouldn't you be able to roam through the market and pick the best deals up whenever you get to them? If everyone is using … (1 comments)
buying: What do you want from your Realtor? Comment and Share Here
- 11/03/08 12:31 AM
Posted by Team Leader Andy Elliott You know what you want but has anybody ever asked you to share it with them? Here's your chance to be heard... What is the most important thing that you want from your Realtor? Why do you use a Realtor as opposed to just going it alone? What do you believe is a fair commission to pay to get your home sold in today's market? What is the number one area you believe that Realtors on average need to improve? How would you prefer to be helped by a Realtor who is helping you buy … (0 comments)
buying: Have Donald Trump and Warren Buffet lost their minds...??
- 10/17/08 03:59 PM
With everything you've heard in the debates and everything that is going on in the market we thought this was worth passing on. With everyone scared about the financial and real estate markets what are two of the wealthiest and most successful investors saying?? The first two links will tell you what they plan to do. If you ever wonder how the rich get richer don't miss this information. The third link will tell you how it really impacts you: 1. Donald Trump was recently on Larry King Live this is a powerful and timely short clip.... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2961136074832015378 2. Warren Buffet … (0 comments)
buying: Turn the market on it's head... sell for LESS & make thousands more than in a hot market.
- 03/30/08 05:18 PM
If you are moving up in price to your next home then waiting to make that move may cost you thousands of dollars! Here's How: Perhaps you want to sell your home and move up to a larger home and you are considering waiting until the market "improves" so that you can get more money for you home. Everyone wants to get the most for their home but the reality is that the home you will be buying will be priced higher too. So by waiting for a better selling season you may lose overall by paying more for your new home. Example … (5 comments)
buying: Buyer's Guide to Short Sales, Foreclosures, and Bank Owned Homes
- 03/24/08 09:37 AM
So you've heard all of the news reports about bank owned homes, foreclosures, and maybe you've even heard of short sales. Great! Now the question is do you know what they mean and do you know how they affect you as the home buyer or seller? Let's start with a timeline. When a seller that does not have any equity in their home comes into a position where they "have to" sell they are in a situation they will progress through the following stages in order: attempt to short sale, court house auction if short sale fails, and finally their home will … (0 comments)
buying: Foreclosures here we come...!!!!!!!!!
- 03/11/08 03:36 PM
Well it is time to saddle up on the repo horse and learn to ride. It is becoming increasingly clear that it will be difficult to call yourself a real estate professional without intimate knowledge of the foreclosure, bank repo, and short sale markets. I recently took a client out to look at home and an overwhelming majority of the homes we viewed were short sales. What's a short sale? A short sale is a property that is in a pre-foreclosure state. The bank is willing ot sell it to the public for less than the seller owes them and take a … (0 comments)
If you have received your 2009-2010 tax assessment for the Clark County area you will see that your home value has been lowered. You may be excited to see your taxes come down this next year but don't be lulled to sleep, you may still be getting overtaxed.
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