The Specialist in Seattle Real Estate
The Oregon legislature has just passed a bill requiring listing agents to reject “Love Letters” from prospective buyers. The new law, which doesn’t go into effect until January 2022, prohibits “any communication other than customary documents from a homebuyer, including photographs.” Often these letters contain details that disclose personal details that include protected class information. …
What do Spokane, Missoula Montana, and Medford Oregon have in common? They are all part of the first 100 MLS organizations to participate in the RPR (Realtor Property Resource) national database in the Northwest. Sadly missing are the big two MLS’s that dominate the marketplace, NWMLS in Washington and RMLS in Oregon. Why, you might …
Shaun Donovan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, announced today that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow homeowners to use the $8,000 tax credit as a down payment. He made these remarks in an address this morning at The Real Estate Summit: Advancing the U.S. …
A new program is about to roll out to help first-time home buyers. So far it’s been reported about in a couple of places I could find, The Capitol Record in Olympia, and a short article in the Seattle Times. But I think this is going to be a big deal. I first heard about …
Jim Gillespie, CEO of Coldwell Banker was interviewed on Fox Business News the other day and defended Realtors and the positive role they play in the current housing market, as the media attempts to blame real estate agents for part of the housing mess. He promoted Coldwell Banker and the importance of having a full …