Spooky Real Estate Stories

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We asked Real Estate Brokers and Agents from around the country for there best "Spooky Real Estate Experiences", but we didn’t want such great stories to disappear like ghosts in the night. So, in preparation for Halloween, we thought you might like to read through some of these narratives. Here are a few that sent tingles down our spines (lightly edited for style, grammar, and length).

I had a home on the market that was built in the late 1700s. The seller was putting his mom’s former home on the market, and it was vacant. Every Monday morning, I noticed a drip line running from the countertop across the fireplace to a doorway in the kitchen. I cleaned it up about three times. Finally, I called someone in to take a…

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What Price Would You Consider Selling Your Home For?

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What would you consider selling your home for? 

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Are we cusp of a housing market slowdown even as prices in most areas are still rising?

Housing market slowdown expected, but prices in most areas are still rising

KIRKLAND, Washington (October 5, 2015) – Scarce inventory, new rules for mortgage closings and affordability concerns will likely slow home sales around Western Washington during the remaining months of 2015 and into early 2016, according to spokespersons from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. 

The latest statistics from the MLS show a double-digit drop in inventory, a double-digit jump in closed sales, and a near double-digit increase in prices from a year ago, prompting one industry leader to say the trends aren’t sustainable. "We simply can’t sustain double-digit increases in sales when inventory levels continue to drop every month," remarked OB Jacobi, president…

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Top 5 Real Estate Myths Debunked

Even if you’ve never bought or sold a home before, we’re willing to bet that you’ve heard of some of these popular Real Estate myths. They may have come from relatives, friends or even the media but like many facts floating around on the internet, they just aren’t true. So, here are the top 5 Real Estate Myths that most home owners believe, and why they are just plain wrong.

1. Your Renovations Will Always Pay Off

While most renovations will add value to your home in long run, there are some upgrades that could have the opposite effect, and these will have you wishing you never invested the money when it comes time to sell.

When it comes to adding value to your home it’s always best to stick with upgrading the most permanent and…

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How Safe is Sammamish?

Sammamish's overall rate of crime is sufficiently low that analysis shows the city to be one of the safest in both Washington and the nation. Sammamish's crime rate is just 6 per 1,000 people, which means that a person's chance of becoming a victim in Sammamish is one in 174. It is for these reasons that Sammamish is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Additionally, after analyzing all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Sammamish, and we found that the crime rate in Sammamish is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Sammamish is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

The crime data that we used for this analysis are the seven…

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The Cascade Team Experience: If you build it, they will come.

Sept 2015 | By Cary Porter

People often ask me, “What’s your business strategy?” In a nutshell: If you build it, they will come. By “they,” I mean everyone—sellers, buyers, brokers, and agents. And by “it,” I mean an online experience that gives consumers exactly what they’re looking for.

Let me back up a bit. I’m the broker/ co-owner of The Cascade Team Real Estate. We’ve been fortunate to experience growth through one of the worst real estate markets in U.S. history, and on to now where most markets are in full rebound with shortages of inventory. We went from $20 million in sales in 2006 to over $900 million in 2015, and today we have nearly 300 brokers and salespeople…

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Listing Details on Over-Drive with SpyDoor

 Our newly updated Property Details tabs powered by SpyDoor have more information than ever before. Now you can truly dig deep into any community or listing.

From education levels, median income, employment levels down to job type and more the SpyDoor platform provides deep detail to a “Hyper-Local” level.

Quickly see occupancy rates, household cost compared to State and national levels and even all nearby schools.

See sample links HERE:

Community Info                                                                                                              School Info

Every listing on www.TheCascadeTeam.com will also now feature a SpyDoor Valuation.  As with any valuation system from Zillow to Housevalues.com…

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Introducing SpyDoor: Your Home’s Value/ Your Neighbor’s Home Value/ Any Home Down the Street

 Introducing SpyDoor; The Cascade Team’s Automated Valuation Solution  

1. The only home valuation tool to go “Hyper”-Local with communities as small as 10 homes. 
2. Blending fully integrated MLS Sold, Active and Pending data with Tax records and County Assessed values.
3. Ability to manually adjust values such as: # of Beds, Baths, sq ft, etc
4. Full demographics down to the Hyper Local level 
5. Pull school boundaries with regular updates from State and county websites.
   

Your Home’s Value/ Your Neighbor’s Home Value/ Any Home Down the Street

The Cascade Team has deployed a class of an Automated Valuation Model (AVM) that has stood the test of time. It employs both a Hedonic modeling approach and Market Comp approach yielding…

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More Results Update from The Cascade Team: QUICKER SALES, GREATER SAVINGS, MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET

List by The Cascade Team Broker: Matt Mcgaffey

 List by The Cascade Team Broker: Marisa Ormando

List by The Cascade Team Broker: Diego J Vitelli

List by The Cascade Team Broker: Matt Jensen

See all the results HERE: 

CURRENTLY:

• 61% Of The Cascade Team Listings are Sold in 3 Days or Less
• 47% Receive Multiple Offers
• Our average Seller saves over $12,000 in commissions
• See our Web Page: http://www.thecascadeteam.com/results.php For more info!

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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 that is unique to your home, rich in technology and high in service.  We…

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For The Fifth Month This Year, Pending Home Sales Outpaced The Number Of New Listings Added To The Market.

See more results like above HERE: 

• King County Prices up 13.2% YTD
• Sales Volume up 12%
• Area-Wide Prices up 9.6%
• Condo Prices in King County up 19.6%

KIRKLAND, Washington (September 3, 2015) – Some brokers from Northwest Multiple Listing Service detected a slowdown in housing activity during August, "but nowhere near what is typical," according to one industry veteran. Among MLS leaders who commented on the service’s latest report, expectations for the remainder of 2015 ranged from one who predicted "we’re on the cusp of a slowdown," to others describing activity as "torrid" and saying "sales will continue at a fast pace."

Newly released statistics show solid gains for several indicators used to track activity, including…

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