Steven Cook's (stcook) Blog

Welcome to Dry December - Seattle Style II  -- Well the rains have come and taken us past the driest December on record (1.35")but we are still quite a bit short of normal (5.62") here in the Seattle - Tacoma Area, having only received 1.88" so far this month - and the sun is shining today. In th...

A Blessed Christmas to All!                                                                         Yes, there are probably some who do not "Celebrate" Christmas, as they are of a different persuasion.  However, most everyone gets the opportunity to spend extra time with family and friends due to...

Tammy Lankford in Georgia has posted an interesting situation.  Fannie Mae apparently doesn't want to sign documents to sell property they have listed to a cash buyer, for more than the listing price!  Read on - maybe you can think of way to help Tammy and her client.Back in October I was sitting...

Here is to a dry December in Seattle, Washington.   For a change, we are experiencing quite a dry December in the Seattle - Tacoma Washington area.  Up though last Saturday (17th) there had been only .06" if precipitation. On Sunday, we received another .19" which brought us to a total of 1/4" fo...

Marilyn Boudreaux, Lake Charles Realtor Lake Charles LA has re-written the Twelve Days of Christmas song to be more in line with what real estate types might want from Santa.  Please make comments on her blog.With December 25 only a few days away our "Realtor days" can get a little crazy.   Today...

Gene Mundt of Illinois has some great advice for those in the process of buying a home, or hoping to buy one in the first couple months of the new year. Don't Trip-Up Your Home Buying Plans This Holiday Season ... Spend and Give Wisely!             "Tis the Season ...       The above words typica...

David puts out some very important information for those who are in the military. Please pass this on to others you know who might be able to take advantage of this assistance. The Department of Defense (DOD) is proud to offer the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) to eligible service members an...

Jay Markanich has a great take on the current events, as tied to comments made by Frederic Bastiat over 150 years ago.  This should get you thinking!"It is impossible to introduce into society a greater change and a greater evil than this: the conversion of the law into an instrument of plunder."...

On this 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, it is good to take a few minutes to remember what happened that day, and how it changed our lives.  It was, after all, this attack which moved President Roosevelt and the Congress into declaring war on the Axis powers.  It changed the lives ...

Debe Maxwell of Charlotte, North Carolina makes some excellent points (with help from some of her buyers) about what sellers need to know to get buyers to look at/want their property.3 Common Charlotte Home Seller Mistakes | Thoughts from the Buyers’ Perspective Showing homes this beautiful Charl...