Edgewood, WA Real Estate Blog

I’m representing a buyer on a transaction.  The seller’s agent dutifully delivered a copy of the required property disclosure form. But it’s not the current form. Now what?
Since the WA state legislature specifies the exact form of the property disclosure (commonly known in NWMLS land as the form 17), the clock on the [...]

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I brought home a new addition yesterday. A very, very strong 5 day old bull calf. He’ll be a steer soon, before he gets any stronger. We’ll be bottle feeding for 3 months or so… morning and night.

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Here’s the third place winner from Donna Succo of Onalaska:
3rd Place – Peach Salsa

4 cups peeled, pitted & chopped peaches
1.2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped red pepper
4 jalapeños, minced
3 cloves minced garlic
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp lime zest
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp fruit pectin
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp lime juice

In a large saucepan [...]

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Notwithstanding their role in marketing, if you look below the surface, you’ll find the principles described by Cialdini ubiquitously at work in everyday residential real estate negotiations. Thoroughly understanding their impact can readily ratchet up your success at the bargaining table. In addition, you’ll benefit by learning to write better advertising copy.

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As part of my review of the Federal Way Condo market activity for a buyer client I compiled the following recent statistics. The data is for NWMLS area 110 which includes King County roughly west of I-5.
As you can see, new listings continue to come onto the market as the number of sales [...]

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Phil over at the Boise Real Estate Blog posted further evidence of why a home inspection, even for a new home is necessary.
As I’ve mentioned before, this is even more of a requirement in todays market for the reasons posted here.

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Statistics for August for Edgewood and surrounding cities have just been updated.

Number of Active listings: King & Pierce County WA

Number of Active listings: Edgewood, Milton, Sumner, NE Tacoma, & Federal Way WA

Number of Sold listings: King & Pierce Count, WA
Number of Sold listings: Edgewood, Milton, Sumner, NE Tacoma & Federal Way WA

Average days on market: [...]

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Update:  The issue discussed in the following post will be rendered moot with new forms to be published October 15, 2007.
I made the follow comment to a post made by Jason Mook: Switching Boats Mid Stream.
This issue concerns the typical financing contingency found in most real estate contracts. In essence, the financing contingency says [...]

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