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What is the maximum Seller Concession for a Buyer's Loan? Well, that depends, and it's always best to consult with the Buyer's lender before your offer includes promises your lender can't keep. When you are negotiating for a buyer, keep the following in mind. Type of Loan LTC/CLTV Maximum... Read more

On Clutch, a book by Paul Sullivan


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Clutch, a book by Paul Sullivan is all about the ability to do under pressure what you can do under normal circumstances. The concept applies constantly in sports events as athletes who have practiced for years suddenly need to excel in real time under "other" circumstances. Those in the military... Read more

Understanding Negotiations


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Not one real estate agent in the country has ever admitted publicly to being a poor negotiator. We all claim to be experts. And most of those claims are based on agent experience developed between 2002 and 2007. Everything sold, no matter what. Boasts like, "I averaged 12% over... Read more

When The News Gets Old


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Newspapers and television keep talking about the housing recovery. Hello? The housing industry has recovered. If you've ever had a serious disease, major surgery, or been significantly injured in an accident, you long for recovery. You endure physical therapy, medication, and rehabilitation processes to, one day, get back to... Read more

Some Seattle Times Articles Miss the Mark


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Okay, Admitted. A little more Times bashing for today. The Wednesday Seattle Times has two articles in the business section. The feature is headlined "U.s. Home Prices fall, more declines seen." This article is datelined Washington (and they mean D.C.). It's from information released a week or so ago... Read more

Cost Verses Value on 5 Home Projects


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Realtor Magazine just published a story on cost vs. value in a sale for 5 different home improvement projects. Interesting in some ways but hard to apply. These are averages from input by realtors from 80 cities across the USA. Markets are different in each area. What the basic... Read more

How Do You Negotiate?


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Glenn Roberts | Ravenna Park | My Seattle | Lake & Co Real Estate How Do You Negotiate? I got an email from a buyer a while back. I had met him at an open house I was holding. It wasn't my listing and he acted like he knew... Read more

Be a Smart Buyer


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The savvy buyer in Seattle wants all of the information they can get. They want to know the history of the property and of the neighborhood. The savvy buyer reads blogs and reads the newspaper. Just a few years ago buyers wanted to have it all in a house and... Read more

Ballard RainWise Open House


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On Saturday, November 6th from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM you can go to the Sunset Hill Community Club (3003 NW 66th Street) and pick up information to begin your self-guided walking tour of the Ballard RainWise street project. Ballard has taken the lead in Seattle to prevent pollutants... Read more

Where to Have October Fun


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Here it is - almost the end of October. Have you taken the kids or grand kids to a corn maze, a pumpkin patch yet? Do they have any idea what bobbing for apples is all about.  Here's a great link that will tell you all about where to find... Read more

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