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Entries from October 2009

More short sale stats for Fife, Milton, Edgewood & Federal Way, WA

October 14th, 2009 by Lee Mason, The Masters Realty Group LLC ;
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a look at the market composition of organic versus short sales versus bank REOs (Real Estate Owned – foreclosures or deed in lieu of foreclosures)

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Tags: Edgewood · Federal Way · Fife · Milton · Real Estate · Short sales · Statistics

A statistical snapshot of short sales for Edgewood/Milton/Fife/Federal Way

October 12th, 2009 by Lee Mason, The Masters Realty Group LLC ;
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The number of listings offered as short sales has climbed dramatically since the onset of the financial/housing crisis.

Rather than settle for the anecdotal and second hand information, I decided to take a closer look at the activity over the past 6 months of short sale activity.

The results are interesting, especially for a buyer considering a short sale.

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Tags: Buyers · Edgewood · Federal Way · Fife · Milton · NE Tacoma · Puyallup · Real Estate · Short sales

Statistics for September 2009 for Edgewood and surrounding cities have just been updated.

October 12th, 2009 by Lee Mason, The Masters Realty Group LLC ;
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Statistics for September 2009 for Edgewood and surrounding cities have just been updated.
Remember the data is not seasonally adjusted.
Looks like we are off the low pricesĀ of March and April (at least county wise), but I’m not confident this isn’t an aberation due to the first time homebuyer federal tax credit scheduled to expire November 30, [...]

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