admin on May 30th, 2009

At first glance I got real excited, thinking that my clients would be able to use the $8000 tax credit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 up front for their down payments.

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admin on May 23rd, 2009

Lenders are having a harder time putting together loans for purchasing homes. .. I keep going back in my mind to the Christmas movie we see every year: “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

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admin on May 21st, 2009

Today is a somber day. I listened to both the president’s speech, and to the former vp’s speech on national security. … As I listened to these back-to-back speeches it hit me… we are at a crossroads as a nation when we are choosing the nation we will be in the years to come.

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admin on May 19th, 2009

We get questions about the $8000 tax credit all the time. Here is a very brief summary on how it works:

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admin on May 15th, 2009

According to the oldtimers in the real estate business, never has our industry changed so much, so quickly. … Here in Washington State we are gearing up for more changes. Our real estate licensing law will be changing, effective July 1, 2010.

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admin on May 14th, 2009

First, the Seattle Mariners are really struggling lately. … Has anyone else noticed that people are beginning to express more confidence in the economy lately?

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admin on May 12th, 2009

Since our county is approved for USDA loans, and we are now using them more, all the real estate professionals in the county are on the fast track to learn more about them.

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admin on May 6th, 2009

Our office has a listing that is on Skookum Inlet. It is one of our broker’s listings, and he’d really like us to sell it! So, I’m going to focus on it today.

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admin on May 4th, 2009

First, there is an interesting bit of news making the rounds that the $8000 tax rebate will be made available to first time buyers at the closing of their transaction, rather than on tax day.

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