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Hilde Webber

Time's Running out on the First Time Homebuyer's Credit

09-09-09
Hilde Webber

Just a quick reminder to all the first time home buyers out there, that you only have until November 30th 2009 to close on a house in order to qualify to collect the up to $ 8000 tax credit. I am attaching a video that explains exactly how the tax credit works!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIVb2ordwNQ

Totem Lake, Kirkland WA

09-30-08
Hilde Webber

Kirkland, WA is a suburb of Seattle on the eastside of Lake Washington. An affluent community, Kirkland, with its art gallery and boutique store downtown fronting Lake Washington, has some of the highest priced real estate in Washington. A few miles up from downtown is Totem Lake, a community of Kirkland. With many condominiums, apartments, established neighborhoods as well as some newer construction commuinities, Totem Lake is a great place to live. With easy access to the interstate, Totem Lake provides area residents an easy commute to major area employers on the Eastside as well as a do able commute to Seattle or Everett. Totem Lake has good area schools. The Totem Lake area is also known for its medical services. One of the biggest hospitals on the Eastside, namely Evergreen Hospital, is located here and surrounding the hospital are numerous private practices by specialists.

Evergreen Hospital

Trilogy; what a community

09-30-08
Hilde Webber

I just wanted to share a bit of happy news. Late last year I sold a wonderful house to clients in the 55+ community of Trilogy in Redmond, WA. I just heard that they, like all the residents I've ever spoken to in that community, love their home and the whole lifestyle that Trilogy offers. Trilogy is a very active community. One of the on-site sales agents likes to say that the "R" word doesn't ever enter their vocabulary and he is right...Trilogy is not a "retirement" community. Instead it is a community for active adults who love the outdoors (miles of trails, a golf course, tennis courts) love to be active in clubs (over 60 of them exist at Trilogy including a travel club) love to take great courses (offered at the club house by UW) and love to remain active (fantastic health club in the community with spa and massage services!) So glad my clients have found such a wonderful place to enjoy living!Club house at Trilogy

Duvall, Washington

09-30-08
Hilde Webber

Incorporated as a city in 1913, Duvall has about 5000 residents and is located about a 20 minute drive from Redmond, WA. It is a wonderful community with a mix of affordable new construction family homes, established neighborhoods, homes on acreage and a few farms scattered in between. Downtown Duvall is a delight with antique stores, coffee shops, restaurants and more. A bit south of the historic downtown several new hip shopping plazas offer area residents the convenience of city life while enjoying the ambience and tranquility of country living.Sidewalk Art

From sidewalk art as pictured above, to a very friendly and walkable downtown as pictured below, Duvall offers plenty to do for residents and visitors alike.

The lovely Duvall Library

Antique store, Duvall WA

A great place to live

Downtown Duvall offers plenty to do and to explore

Worthless stocks, time to buy a home?

09-29-08
Hilde Webber

So you've just lost a whole lot of money, yet again, on the stock market. The market will probably eventually recover, as it has done countless times in the past. What to do if you are afraid to invest in the stock market right now? Buy a house! If your credit is good and you have the money for a down payment, this is a most ideal time to buy a house. Mortgage rates are very low and there are hundreds of wonderful homes on the market...besides which, invest in a house and you can live in it, whereas stock is just paper.