Here are some statistics courtesy of PMI and the National Association of Realtors. These housing and mortgage data may be a bit much but it gives you a good snapshot of what the national market looks like today. You can follow this link for regional data. CaseyEdmonds, WA
10/19/2010
According to CareerCast's 2010 list of most stressul jobs, real estate agents have cracked the top ten list at #10 (out of 100 that were rated). If you're interested to see if your job is any more stressful, here's a link to the article. Real estate agent came in No. 10 as most stressed occupat
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10/19/2010
This is just a quick update to let you all know how we're doing in our little corner of the world. I'll try and provide these updates monthly and make them super easy to read in 10 seconds via bullet points. Charts are courtesy of Bill Conerly. Bottom line? Big business if pretty confident r
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10/13/2010
You may have heard that mortgage lenders like Bank of America have started to freeze their foreclosure processes because of lax protocol. In most, if not all, of the cases uncovered thus far, it's likely that the borrower was indeed behind on payments. That's not the question at hand. The proble
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10/13/2010
Health Care Reform's Impact on Real Estate: Fact or Fiction? A little known clause in the health care bill passed earlier this year includes a little-known provision for a 3.8% excise tax on real estate sales. I've received emails and read articles on the internet about this slight of hand by tho
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10/05/2010
Do you know anyone looking to buy or sell in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood? Feel free to email or call me for details. Basics: $305,000 asking price (MLS #104134) or $1,450/mo on a 1-year lease.
09/30/2010
Hey Edmonds, Are you interested in a little orcehstral fun right here in our backyard? Rainbow City Band is relocating from Seattle's Capitol Hill area to Edmonds for the upcoming 2010-2011 concert series. Their concert series kicks off Saturday October 16th with "ENCHANTED - A Night of Disney M
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09/30/2010
Well, I guess it's offiically: the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has pronounced the Great Recession OVER. As of June 2009. That's right, over a year ago. We can all breathe a sigh of relief and go back to work now. Oh, wait. We all can't go back to work because our unemployment r
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09/24/2010
Why I love Edmonds..... Reason #3 The coho are coming! Our access to the waters of Puget Sound are unparalleled. Go fishing! Don't we live in such a magnificent area?! I caught two coho (8 lbs and 12 lbs) last weekend. I was reminded that so much of what keeps our propert
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09/24/2010
My wife and I had a nice dinner at E pu lo Bistro on Main Street in downtown Edmonds recently. What made it fabulous was that a perfect stranger had paid our bill - including dessert! This pay-it-forward act reinforced our belief that the people of Edmonds can be the nicest bunch of people around
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09/24/2010
