Whether you’re a cat person, a dog person or something in between you may be impacted by the “pet restrictions” that are part of your next home purchase.  When pet policies are part of a home’s or condo’s rules they can affect both your personal uses and investment potential.

For instance, in the Seattle market, I heard an interesting statistic that more home owners have pets than children (more…)

During this holiday season, it’s not just our waist lines that are experiencing growth. Washington is expected to receive another Congressional seat in the US House, all thanks to the population growth in Washington state.  More specifically, the boom in the Seattle area is on the rise. (more…)

The biggest change to the good faith estimate (GFE) since the 1970’s!  The new disclosure format is effective starting January 1^st 2010.  The thinking behind the new format was to simplify the cost associated with a mortgage for the average consumer.  It also ensures that the lender has the borrower’s and the property’s essential information in order to better predict the cost.

The bottom line is (more…)

A big thank you goes out to each and every person who helped and supported the extension and expansion of the first time home buyer tax credit.  Our needs have been heard today and we can rejoice in what will prove to be a very important move forward for real estate. 

 First Senate unanimously voted 98 to 0 to extend the first time home buyer tax credit. Then it passed in the House today 403-12 and finally President Obama signed the bill on Friday. 

 Not only did the bill extend (more…)