The Egerer & Weidauer Home Team Blog

In this market, and in ANY market, you want to do your research before you buy a home. Your home is your most important financial investment and as such, you will need to make sure you follow some helpful advice to get the best deal possible. Research the neighborhood Look at the house, but also ...

It's no news that we are in a down market. Home prices are falling in most parts of the country. Even here in Seattle, a place that was thought to be relatively safe from the housing mess, we too are feeling the pain of continuing falling prices. It could have been much worse though. Local develo...

Tax season is upon us, and homeowners everywhere will reap the benefits of tax breaks and incentives. If you're currently renting, consider the tax advantages of homeownership- now may be the time to buy. If you're an owner or seller, new incentives will help you survive this tough housing market...

This last month I have been kind of absent from the Active Rain community. Planning a wedding AND working with clients proved to be just enough to keep me away from my blogging- but this morning I have a minute and I have some good news to share- about life and about real estate. Despite all of o...

Don't look now, but we're firmly in a mini refinance boom. Rates have been bouncing between 4.5% and 5%.  The markets are erratic and the rate bounces are happening quickly.  Every time the rates reach a low point, by the time most people hear about it ---it has passed. If you have a an ARM loan ...

  President Signs Economic Stimulus Measure! February 17,2009 2pm The $790 billion stimulus package signed by President Obama today increases the home buyer tax credit to $8,000, drops the repayment feature, reinstates last year's 2008 loan limits for FHA, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae loans, and ...

According to a recent article by Amy Hoek of Market Watch- Wall Street Journal, industry experts are saying that 2009 is a great year to buy and invest in real estate. Jay Papasan, author of Your First Home offered 5 reasons why this is true; Affordability is better than ever- Prices may still be...

No, not really, but he did propose! The Egerer & Weidauer team is now the Egerer & Egerer team?! :) In any case, I am very excited to be marrying my partner and best friend. Last night, Jeremy prepared a romantic candle lit dinner for us and we watched the movie, Fireproof (AMAZING movie, by the ...

My good friend and real estate colleague, Patrick Flynn, recently talked about the stages of grief but put a real estate spin on things. Here's what he came up with. Enjoy! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ We're all experiencing ...

I sure hope we aren't but the reason I bring it up is because of some recent ads I've been seeing. The ads are for first time home buyer loan programs, the same type that helped get us into the same mess we are trying to get out of. Last November in a Dave Says column, Mr. Ramsey expressed his fr...