With the holiday season right around the corner many sellers are wondering if they should keep their home on the market or wait for brighter days. Before I get into that here's a great video to get you in the mood.
Now back to the business of selling your home during the crazy holiday season. Rule number one, ensure you have the right price. It's important to ensure you are priced to move in the next 30 days. Next to get your home sold in this environment you can't just be competitive you must be compelling. In The Seattle Times published a great article by Lisa Pemberton-Butler it outlines Do's & Don'ts of holiday home sales.
To get your home sold during the holidays DO:
To get your home sold during the holidays DON'T:
Downtown Bellevue real estate home sales are up thanks to a boost from the first time home buyer tax credit. The Downtown Bellevue(98004) area is from I-90 North to Highway 520 East to I-405 and west to Lake Washington.
As of 11/21/09 here are the real estate home stats for Downtown Neighborhood of Bellevue Washington. The numbers below are from the last seven days, this gives you a general feel for what is going on in this neighborhood in any given week.
| Total Number of home for sale: | 197 |
| Average List Price: | $2,081,369 |
| Average Days on Market: | 125 |
| Total Pending homes sales: | 3 |
| Average List Price: | $877,667 |
| Average Days on Market: | 94 |
| Total Expired Home Sales Last 7 Days | 1 |
| Average List Price: | $1,099,950 |
| Average Days on Market: | 225 |
| Total Sold Home Sales Last 7 Days | 6 |
| Average Sales Price: | $1,426,500 |
| Average Days on Market: | 61 |
If your looking for more information on homes sales in the Downtown Neighborhood of Bellevue Washington simple give me a call(206-818-8816) or contact me, and I will be happy to get you the information you seek.
It is my goal to help buyers and sellers. If you are a home owner and you would like to know more about how I sell homes for top dollar with my Marketing Action Plan simply sign up for a Market Snapshot and I will contact you for a private review of your homes market value.
-Dan Edwards, REALTOR(r) Northstone Real Estate, Inc. 206-818-8816
Many of my readers have asked me about some of news articles that they hear/read about during the week. Here are some great articles/blogs reported and relevant for home buyers, sellers and borrowers(mortgage news.) I hope you find it useful.
The WSJ had a great article today by James R. Hagerty - Ten Questions on the Volatile Housing Market.
James makes some great points on the length of the recovery, what renters should do, to getting in touch with your local agent.
The deals will stop you cold if your looking for winter resort homes as Troy McMullen of ABCNews in his article today called Ski Homes Fell the Real Estate Chill. Savings could be 15-30% True that is most real estate these days, but it does sound nice to enjoy the new ski cabin!
For more carnage you can look at the commercial real estate implosion it looks to be a tough couple of years in this sector, as foreshadowed in a recent article on Bloomberg.com by Jamie McGee about the major insurers Metlife and Prudential Financial forecasting to loose $23 billion.
On a lighter side, in my search around Troy's article I came across a blog that I spent way too much time on. If you ever look at a home for sale and ask yourself....why??? Check out http://www.lovelylisting.com
Be careful you may be tempted to submit way too many photos.Your comments on this post are most welcome. If you find this helpful, or interesting please pass this along via the various outlets below.
STOP - Don't Get Ripped off!Gift cards hold
their first-place position as the top gift for the sixth year in a
row; 55% of adults surveyed would like to receive a gift card this holiday
season and 64% of consumers plan to buy them as presents. Gift cards seem like
a perfect solution to the problem of what to give this holiday season. But
gift-givers and recipients need to be aware of the details and
make sure that measures are taken so that the recipient gets the gift and
not the retailers.
Keep all the value on
the cards you receive by doing the following:
I hope you fine these tips helpful. I wish you an yours a very Happy Holidays!
Start with a Realtor(r) I know this may surprise many of you but not all real estate professionals are Realtors(r). For years now clients, agents and the public have thrown around the "REALTOR" term as if it is interchangable with "real estate professional" . The fact is a REALTOR(R) is bound to a Code to Clients and Customers, the Public and other REALTORS(R)
Choose an agent that has experience representing buyers. Some of you may be saying "duh.. don't you all? Truth is while we can handle all aspects of real estate transactions, some agents specialize. Just like doctors are specialists, some agents are just listing agents while others work with only investment clients. I personally enjoy working with both sellers and buyers. I have found that representing buyers helps me remind my sellers where the buyers are coming from.
Choose an agent that is familiar with the area your looking in. I am licensed to practice real estate all over the state of Washington, but I couldn't tell you the first thing about Lacey, WA. I can tell you I have a great Realtor(r) friend that lives down there. The point is there are a fair amount of real estate professionals out there, so for your home purchase find one that lives, works, plays in the area your looking to live.
Choose an agent that understands financing. Imagine a buyers agent that works closely with lenders and ensures that the contract is written in a way to give you(the buyer) the best possible advantage from a lending point of view. That is what having a real estate agent that understands financing is all about. I am a licensed loan officer in the State of Washington. This gives me a clear understanding of what is to be expected from underwriters and processors. I am able to help my buyers wade through the mass of misrepresentations that are out there in the marketplace.
Choose an agent that is serious about their craft. I don't want to knock on part-time agents. I do think that even a part-time agent can provide their clients 5 star service. The emphasis is commitment to providing their client with great service. Often times clients choose an agent out of obligation(i.e family member, friend). I would ask that my friends choose to work with me. It's not because of my friendship, rather it's because I take my job seriously. I believe the best thing for my friends in choosing representation is someone that will ensure their interests are held above mine in the transaction.
Choose an agent you like. Nothing is worse that riding around in a car with someone you have nothing in common with. Of course your not going to be BFF's, but it is worth it that you enjoy the personality of the agent that is representing you. Of course, the other points will take higher priority, but if you don't like the agent, no amount of professionalism will improve the enjoyment of the relationship. Personality goes a long way!
Choose an agent that understands the market. Again another duh!! The fact is if you have answered yes to the above 6 items. Chances are you are working with someone that understands the market. It doesn't hurt to ask questions like; "Where do you see the market headed in the next 6 months, 2 years, 10 years etc." A exceptional agent has this information at their fingertips.
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I am a real estate professional born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. I serve clients in the Issaquah, Sammamish, Bellevue, Redmond, and beyond. My commitment is to my clients needs!
As a comprehensive Real Estate Professional, I am committed to quality and excellence in all I do. I work my business 100% through referrals and my years of experience as a small business owner translate into my very focused attention to my client's needs for active listening, pinpoint expertise and timely scheduling.
As a Realtor® with Northstone Real Estate, Inc. I have been honored to receive The President's Award for Service in 2006 and 2007 as the top performing agent in our office.
At Northstone Real Estate, Inc. we listen to our clients, not simply fitting them into a marketplace array of choices but rather moving along side them and focusing on their expressed dreams and visions.
I love providing this in-depth service and detailed planning for all of my clients and I enjoy working with both buyers and sellers, whether they are first timers, move up buyers or investor clients. I make thoughtful, concerted efforts to continually improve the level of service I provide to my clients like you because in my business the most profound acknowledgement I gain is your respect and your trust.
I absolutely love working with referrals because the opportunities I've been provided by working through great referrals have become my most enjoyable and rewarding experiences in this business.
You can be sure, as you choose to come and work along side me here at Northstone, that I'm committed to providing you with such a superbly high level of service that you will be proud to tell your friends and associates about me and about my business.
My wife Lisa and I have been married for 9 terrific years and we are proud parents of our 6 yr. old daughter Kailyn and our 4 yr. old son Hayden. Being born and raised in the Northwest, I love being active in the outdoors, whether hiking, rock climbing, skiing, kayaking and boating. Very often our entire family can be found together enjoying the beauty and variety of the great Northwest outdoors! Additionally, I am involved with Toastmasters where I am President and I enjoy volunteering with the middle school youth at my church.
Committed to excellence, I look forward to the opportunity to serve you.
my skills and ways of doing business. In addition, I've found that the latest technologies are enabling me to do everything I've always done, only much more quickly and efficiently. They've also helped me to extend the range of services I provide to my clients.
So when you decide that you'd like to buy or sell a home in the Puget Sound Area, please contact me.
Use this section to write about your specific areas of expertise. Do you specialize in first time buyers - listing high end homes - etc. Are there specific market area's that you specialize in? The more you write about your area's of expertise the more knowledgeable you'll sound to a potential buyer or seller.
"Dan went above and beyond while helping my family shop, select, finalize a home from a long distance away. When we finally narrowed our choices down, he spent Mothers Day weekend with us when we flew out for a marathon tour of over 25 homes. Dan helped us with the closing process from a distance as well, proxying for us where necessary. And finally, went the extra step of opening the house for us and directing the movers to where things go as we where still enroute. A professional all the way."
-Keith S.
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"Top Qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity."
-Nick T.
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"Dan is a personable, detail orientated, on task, and most importantly, a trustworthy person who runs his Real Estate business with utmost integrity. He is always willing to lend himself out to go the exta mile and makes it his number one priority to establish a great relationship with each individual he works with. With out a doubt, he is trustworthy realtor that gives 100+% effort to make sure each individual he works with has a pleasant and effective selling/buying experience."
-Grant M.
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