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You Should SERIOUSLY Check Out What Has Been Going On Over At Rain City Guide If You Get A Chance!

seattle real estateWhat a week over at Rain City Guide! 

First, I was invited to be a Seattle real estate contributor and my inaugural post got over 50 comments and a heated debate! Then Aimee Ghimire  the Arizona Loan Guru picked my post up in her Carnival of Real Estate Post.  Zillow even picked it up! 

Then ARDELL went and called THE BOTTOM to the market here and followed it up with her Sunday Night Stats!!!!!  This did not go unnoticed and was soon picked up by Aubrey Cohen at The Seattle PI both here and here.

Throw in some good Seattle mortgage info and Foreclosure talk, you have what has been a BUSY week at RCG!  Yesterday I followed up my short sale disclosure post with a post on equity and contracts.

Come check out all the fun!

Courtney Cooper, Designated Broker, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services, Seattle, WA

Follow me on Twitter! @CourtneyCooper

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4 comments • Courtney Cooper • February 10 2009 11:54AM

Seattle Real Estate Picking Up in 2009?

seattle real estateThere is still a lot of bad news out there, but...

 My phone has been ringing off the hook lately in regards to Seattle real estate.  For the last few weekends I have juggled multiple clients - both buyers and sellers, but mostly buyers looking to take advantage of low rates and some great tax breaks. Buyers are out there looking strong and now might be a great time to spruce up the house a bit so that they are well received!  The houses that are really making an impression are the ones that are cleaned up and well presented, but even if you don't have much to work with pricing is going to be key. Price it right or don't bother to put it on the market is the general consensus and the buyers out there are letting sellers know!

Another tip?  Don't price it at your bottom number!

Buyers:  Get pre-approved!  It will make all the difference in the world on what is next. You can also search online to get a good idea of prices and areas.

I just set up a new landing page on my Seattle house search website for searching houses that are in the MLS - I like the new format and love the "HOT LIST" of some of the more recent brand new listings.  Please check it out if you get a chance:

http://www.cooperjacobs.com

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services, Seattle Realtor courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Follow me on Twitter! @CourtneyCooper

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More info? courtney@cooperjacobs.com 206-251-5948

1 comment • Courtney Cooper • February 09 2009 09:06PM

Seattle Real Estate: Some stats to share: Area 700

queen anne real estateHMMM..

I figured I would go ahead and share some of the stats I just passed along to a client since they were of interest to me:

Area 700 (Queen Anne and Magnolia) in Seattle info for price range $800,000 to $1,000,000

How many houses sold in December 2008 and January 2009?  There were 3 closed sales - all in December in area 700 in that price range.  In addition, there is one Pending listing.  This is a listing that is waiting to close. 

Current inventory of available homes in market area 700 in the same price range? There are currently 35 homes available in that price range and market area that are marked as ACTIVE.  In addition, there is one property that is marked "Contingent"  - it has an offer from a buyer who needs to sell their house first.

Staggering numbers in this range as far as active inventory, but the days on market average is still only 71 days for the 35 actives.  To only have 3 sales is not as surprising based on the holiday season and also the recent winter storms, but by contrast residential sales under $800,000 in area 700 (Queen Anne and Magnolia) were much greater at 35 closed sales since December 1st.  The smaller price range is definitely moving faster as many first timers who are qualified come out for ideal market conditions.

Flexibility in price and supreme market presentation is going to be key to standing out in this crowd! 

Need more info on Queen Anne real estate?

Need more info on Magnolia real estate?

Courtney Cooper, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services, Seattle real estate. 

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More info? courtney@cooperjacobs.com 206-251-5948

0 comments • Courtney Cooper • February 03 2009 04:11PM