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Buyer Beware!!! – $8,000 Tax Credit?

By ARDELL

UPDATE: signed and passed 2/17 at $8,000. See more details here. Original post below does not indicate the change to “must not have owned a home during the last 3 years” which was added to the final bill before it was passed. ********* If you are currently in the process of buying a house, be aware that... »

2009 $8,000 “1st time” buyer credit

By ARDELL

IMPORTANT UPDATE!  Bill signed on 2/17/2009. Original post below: Back in October, I wrote this post about the repayment feature of the 2008 $7,500 1st time buyer “credit”, including this link to more information as to who qualifies, and the terms of the “credit”. Yesterday on Twitter I noticed Ryan Hukill’s post referencing Kenneth Harney’s article suggesting that: “… Congress... »

Next Week on Rain City Radio: Tim Ellis

By Dustin

Fresh off an great conversation with Tracy Record of the West Seattle Blog, I’m really excited to have Tim on our show next week!   I’m sure we’ll talk about all things Seattle bubble as well as Tim’s great new parody project: Naked Loon. Please set aside Tuesday, July 1st at 4pm to join us!   And... »

A lesson in the dangers of distressed property purchases…

By Reba Haas

A friend of mine contacted me the other day about a property investment opportunity that her brother-in-law (BIL) was placing in front of her and her husband. The property in question is located in the city and state where the BIL lives – and it’s far from the Seattle area at roughly halfway... »

First Time Home Buyer Radio Show Tomorrow

By ARDELL

Several weeks ago when I had my “radio debut” on The Tom Kelly Show, Tom asked if I would come back and do it again sometime. I told him as long as I didn’t have to talk about Blogging again So I picked the topic of First Time Home Buyers. There’s... »

Bribery to Work with the Builder’s Preferred Lender

By Rhonda Porter

When ever I’m working with a home buyer who may be considering new construction, I know I might lose them to the builder’s in house lender.   Often times the builder will offer an enticing credit to the buyer’s closing costs only if they obtain their financing from the builder’s preferred lender.    How can having a Loan... »

Please review the Resale Certificate

By ARDELL

My client and I reviewed the Resale Certificate and cancelled his purchase today. When you buy a condo, or condo-townhome, you do not know everything there is to know before you make an offer. After you are in escrow, after the contract is “signed around”, you get a resale certificate within ten days. I’m... »

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