Keeping Your Home Safe While It's For Sale

January 16, 2015 By GuardMe Security

You have a lot on your plate when your home is on the market – from keeping it constantly clean to being prepared to take off at a moment’s notice for a showing. In the midst of everything else going on, it is easy to forget what is most important: home security. Homes on the market are ideal for burglars – especially with the Internet giving them a sneak peek at what is inside. If your home is on the market or about to be, there are a few things to keep in mind so you can keep your home safe.

Precautions to Take While Your Home is on the Market

Between the extra foot traffic and your online virtual tour, these are a few precautions you can take to keep everything secure.

• Be Aware of What You…

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The Science of Buying in a Low Inventory Real Estate Market

Understanding the Numbers When Buying in a Low Inventory Real Estate Market

As a homebuyer in today’s market, you’re no doubt at your wit’s end trying to find your dream home.

And when you find a home you love,  you’re competing with all cash offers and bidding wars driving the sales price above what it’s listed for, and many times, even above what the home is actually worth!

While there is nothing you can do to create more homes for sale, you can certainly arm yourself by understanding the trends and patterns in the areas you’re trying to buy in.

While it’s not quite rocket science, there is definitely a significant competitive advantage to those that understand the trends of a real estate market.

Sometimes, being competitive means not…

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A Valentines Day Real Estate Update: Men & Women Fall In Love With Homes Differently

Sixty-nine percent of consumers recently admitting to having a “home crush”—a property they liked so much they were drawn back to looking at it more than once online or in person, according to a new realtor.com® survey of 1,000 consumers. But men and women respond quite differently to these crushes, according to the survey.

For example, the survey found that women are more likely than men to have a crush on a home that was out of their financial league. Forty-one percent of women revealed their home crush is out of their price range, compared to only 30 percent of men who said the same.

Men were more likely than women to move from one home crush to another. Thirty-six percent of men surveyed say they find a new house crush weekly, compared to…

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Free On-Line Home Value Ananlysis

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* Not a Guess or “Zestimate” * Actual Active Market Data * Selling vs. Asking Price * Current Active Listings * Actual Sold Prices * Days on Market * See Inventory Levels * Price Trends * FREE To Your Inbox Every Month!

Home prices are beginning to rebound with some areas increasing from 3% to 16% over the past 12 months. If you have not done an accurate check of your homes value in the past year, our FREE On-Line Home Value Analysis tool allows you to see exactly what your home value is doing. It’s not a guess or Zestimate like Zillow. These are actual Sold, Pending and Active prices. You can also see what home inventory levels area doing, closed sale price vs asking price and more! Click Here to get the report…

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Are Low Housing Inventory Levels Making Buying a Home Seem More and More Like a Fleeting Dream?

Name Your Purchase Price & Area

What price would you consider buying a new home for?

Housing inventories in the greater Seattle area and Bellevue, Sammamish, Issaquah corridors have just reached a 22 year low. Adding to that, mortgage rates are at near two year lows and close to record territory once again. If you are having a hard time finding a home to buy then myself and The Cascade Team may be able to help. Simply complete the form below and let me know what neighborhood you are interested in and how much you are looking to spend. We have 100’s of experienced Real Estate Brokers throughout the area who are happy to go to work for you to find your dream home in just the neighborhood or area you want. Our connections throughout the areas we…

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Spring market “Not Waiting for Tulips”: Limited Inventory Frustrates Homebuyers

KIRKLAND, Washington (Feb. 5, 2015) – Home sales this super bowl season outpaced a year ago as sidelined buyers emerged to compete for limited inventory, according to brokers who commented on January activity.

• Home Sales reach all time high for January
• Inventory levels at 22 year low
• Prices already up 8.7%

 New figures from Northwest Multiple Listing Service show year-over-year increases in pending sales, closed sales, and prices, while inventory fell by double digits.

"The current inventory of homes available for sale has never been lower in my 22 years as a real estate broker," lamented MLS director George Moorhead, designated broker and owner at Bentley Properties.

The number of active listings of single family…

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Looking To Sell Your Home? Discover The Cascade Team Difference!

A Full Service Real Estate Brokerage For Home Sellers

The Cascade Team provides a full service experience that is a step above; by executing a marketing plan for your home that is technology rich and high in service.  We leverage all available technology tools to provide the most exposure possible for your home, and utilize those tools to increase the communication and service to you our client.

More Local Market Knowledge 

Our local agents are market experts and possess the necessary local market knowledge to both price and market your home effectively.  We pride ourselves on living and working in the communities in which we service.  Backed by one of the first responsive web sites in the area, our technology and professional real estate…

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Home Seller Marketing Plan

Our Home Seller Marketing Plan

When you're ready to take the next step toward selling your home, Cary Porter & The Cascade Team are here to help. Our comprehensive real estate marketing plan will get your home seen by thousands of motivated buyers.

Our Formula For Home Selling Success

What is our formula for real estate selling success? We have a very defined home selling process that every Home listing goes through to ensure that you have all the necessary real estate tools for successful home sale. The Cascade Team Real Estate is a company like no other, because of these tools and marketing we provide our homesellers. We understand that in today’s ever changing real estate market, home sellers expect a high level of real estate agent…

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See Our Recent Trossachs Postcard? Here Are The Answers!

See Our Recent Postcard? Here Are The Answers!

Q 1: How Much did the average Trossachs home value increase in 2014?

A: The Average Trossachs Home increased by 8.5% last year. Meaning a home that was worth $700,000 in January 2014 was selling for $759,500 by then end on the year. A “Net” increase of almost $60,000 for a $700,000 home.

Q 2: What is the price per square foot difference between new construction and resale homes?

A: Currently in Trossachs the average New Construction home is selling$248.26 per sq ft. The average size is 3,929 sq ft and is closing for $992,551

Resale homes are selling at $236.81 per sq ft. The average resale home was 3,261 sq ft and closed for $769,039.

Q 3: What is the price per square foot difference…

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Trossachs Open Houses!

Stay Tuned For Trossachs Open Houses This Weekend!

Be sure to take a drive to Trossachs this weekend!  Shane and Anne will be holding several open houses on Saturday and Sunday!  Be sure to come take a peek at all of our listings in Trossachs!  Look for our signs!  1:00-4:00pm

                                Shane and Anne       206.915.SOLD  (7653)

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