The Specialist in Seattle Real Estate
It’s come to my attention through real estate colleagues and the “Agent Remarks” on the NWMLS that several brokers are not allowing pre-inspections on their listings before Buyers offers are being reviewed (presumably in multiple offer situations, and with their Seller’s consent). I find this to be an odd approach. Our duty is to encourage …
There should be lots of job openings coming up in 2014. On October 1, 2012 the Seattle City Council voted to approve required registration and inspections for all rental property in the City Seattle, phased in over the next three years. The program is set to begin in 2014, giving the City some time to …
Effective April 1st, 2012 (not an April Fools joke!), Washington State Law (RCW 19.27.530) requires the seller of any owner-occupied single-family residence to equip the residence with carbon monoxide alarms (commonly called “CO alarms”) in accordance with the state building code before a buyer or any other person may legally occupy the residence following the …
The 2009 Home Buyer/Seller Study by J.D. Power surveyed 2,801 people who bought or sold a home between April 2007 and June 2008. JD Powers gauges customer satisfaction with seven of the largest real estate brokerage franchises across the US. While Keller Williams took the overall award with a score barely over Coldwell Banker’s, it …
It use to be difficult to detect water intrusion in the walls of homes. To really tell if there was an issue you often had to drill holes into the walls. And Sellers were loathe to allow buyers do such an invasive testing when they might just walk away from the transaction if they found …