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  Snoqualmie Ridge, perched idyllically above Snoqualmie Valley below. Several small cities like Snoqualmie in King County have seen their 20-year growth plans be rejected by regional leaders because they want to grow too much. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times)   By  Lynn Thompson Seattle Times staff reporter

Leaders of the small cities — Duvall, Carnation, North Bend, Snoqualmie and Covington — say they, not a central planning agency, should determine how they expand within their own borders. And they say that without growth they can’t keep the lights on and the roads paved.

“We have a right to grow, a right to revenue to support our city,” said Snoqualmie Community Development Director Mark Hofman.

Much…

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See the list of "Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Real Estate Broker" Here:

Follow These Steps If Your Home Has Not Sold Within 30 Days Of Hitting The Market:

Nothing is more frustrating than a product or service that fails to perform as expected.

In the case of real estate, you hire a listing agent to sell your home because he says he can get the job done, yet several weeks after listing your home for sale you are not under contract. Moreover, you are not seeing the critical signs that indicate that your real estate agent is doing what it takes to get you moved.

Unfortunately for home sellers, there is a large segment of real estate agents who want your listing for ulterior motives.  They are prepared to "buy your listing," knowing they…

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Some Highlights:

  • Real estate outranks stocks/mutual funds, gold, savings accounts/CDs, and bonds as the best long-term investment among Americans.
  • Real estate is ranked as the best long-term investment among all age groups.
  • Millennials rank both real estate and savings/CDs at 26% when it comes to the best long-term investment.

Just remember: Browsing the listings for months is one way search out the deals, but weighing the investment potential of each property can be difficult, and many homes for sale are never listed publicly.

The Home Buying Process

As you begin to think about buying a home, you're probably acutely aware that this is likely to be your greatest investment ever (short of children or a good marriage), and…

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Get To Know Trossachs

Everything You Need to Know About Your Trossachs Neighborhood

Here are the answers to your questions about Trossachs!

1. How much have home values in Trossachs increased just since January 1st of this year? Price per square foot in Trossachs has gone UP from $256.49 per sq ft to $276.08 per sq ft. Sale prices have gone UP from 99.40% of the asking price up to 103.61% of the asking price. That is an increase of 7.2% OR on an $800,000 home an increase of over $57,600!

2. What is the average number of days a Trossachs home takes to sell? 19 Days

3. What is the price per square foot difference between a Buchan and a Murray Franklin Home in Trossachs? Sold Buchan Homes are going for: $287.68 per sq ft with a median…

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Sellers: What Every Buyer Wants to Know about Your Home   By Suzanne De Vita

Home sellers are in an advantageous position this summer, with demand high and sales at their strongest in close to a decade. Planning to list your home in the coming weeks? Get the most for your house before the season’s up by making it accessible to buyers—with information.

Every homebuyer wants to know specific aspects of homes they’re considering purchasing—information that may seem premature to advertise initially, but could ultimately be determining factors in their decision to make an offer.

This information may include:

  • How old is the home? When was it last renovated? How old is the roof?
  • What structures or fixtures are included in the list price? (Appliances, ceiling…

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70 total transactions for The Cascade Team this week! Thank you to everyone out there making it happen, being involved, and to our behind the scenes staff of Coordinators, stagers and photographers for giving it everything you've got!  

  • The Cascade Team listed 24 properties for sale this week.
  • Closed 28 Transactions &
  • Added 18 more Mutually Accepted Contracts!
From our first listing in Spokane, to $1million+ properties in Woodinville and (3) in Sammamish The Cascade Team also listed homes in North Bend, Kirkland, a Seattle Condo's, Bothell and more than a dozen other cities including in Buckeye Arizona..  View our newest Listings HERE   We also happily added two new Team members this week!  

But the real winners…

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Just Name Your Home's Selling Price

What would you consider selling your home for? 

We have many buyers out there looking and with a lack of inventory, we may just have a buyer for your home.  All it takes is 30 seconds to fill out the form below. Let us know what price you would take for your home, and if we have a buyer we'll let you know! To learn more about what we offer our home seller clients, CLICK HERE.

Name the price you would be willing to sell for.

We'll contact you if we have an interested buyer.

You can sell your home with no  hassle.

Results speak for themselves! See our Results HERE! 

 

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Housing inventory shortages persist despite increase in new listings:  


KIRKLAND, Washington (June 6, 2016) – Just as expected, the month of May had an uptick in new listings (12,272), but just as many buyers (12,275) made offers on homes during the month to keep inventory depleted, according to the latest figures from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. 

  1. Inventory down 22% from last year (2015)
  2. 80% Of all homes listed are sold within the first 30 days
  3. King County median price is up 16.5% for single family homes since last year


“Inventory is being squeezed from all directions,” reported Frank Wilson, branch managing broker at John L. Scott in Poulsbo. He said the pool of house-hunters includes young first-time buyers, renters…

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Single-family homes across the Seattle metro area are increasing in price at a rate twice the national average.

By Mike Rosenberg Seattle Times business reporter

Seattle home prices have hit a record and are now rising faster than any major city outside the Pacific Northwest, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller data.

Compared with a year ago, Seattle area single-family home values in March were up 10.8 percent, behind only Portland, where prices have shot up 12.3 percent in the last year, according to the Case-Shiller index released Tuesday. The Seattle growth rate was more than double the national average of 5.2 percent.

March also marked the first time the Seattle region surpassed its home value peak last seen in summer…

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It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago today I told my managing broker at John L Scott that I was leaving and going to start my own brokerage. Back then I had a different business partner named David Field, Doug Young still didn’t have a real estate license, Lori Young was my stager and believe it or not… Zillow only cost $25 per month!

Fast forward to today and here we sit with 25 offices in 5 states (with more to come soon) with several hundred brokers out there doing amazing things.

The most common question I get asked these days is something like this; “Are you surprised or shocked at how much The Cascade Team has grown?”… To which I usually smile and politely say…. “No. We’re right about where I thought we would be, and within the company…

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