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The pain of over pricing and poor photos… and how not to get bit by them, 9+ questions to ask your listing agent.

By Reba Haas

I’ve noticed a trend in my business lately.  Several consumers are contacting our team for help in re-listing their home after having a poor experience with a prior agent.  While it is true that selling activity in Puget Sound is lower this year than last, there is still some positive selling activity occurring with... »

Snapshots For Sandy

By ARDELL

The before picture below is the actual picture of the dining room that was in the mls when I purchased the house. Below is the dining room now, with different furniture and paint. The stained glass piece in the landing window was made by my sister as a house warming gift. Before: After Before: After: Before: After After: The only things purchased, and... »

Photo Friday: Understanding Place

By Dustin

Continuing on my adventure of trying out different themes each day, I thought I’d try a multi-media Friday… And zefrank leads us off with an interesting video about place and context via a tour of Vegas: play_blip_movie_165662(); Athol continues on his quest to collect the worst of MLS photos… This photo highlighting the... »

Good Morning (It’s Friday!)

By Tim

Photo:7:15 am. oriented south towards Mt. Rainier ,1/12/07 Copyright Tim S. Kane Wish I had a wide angle lens to showcase the rose colored snow on the Cascade and Olympic Mountains. Nothing like waking up to a day of Sun in the Pacific NW! If I uploaded the full size picture it... »

We interrupt your regular programming…

By ARDELL

First, my sincere apologies for those not “into” this kind of thing, but I just got these in the mail and had to share. The little “cowgirl” lives at the beach in L.A. Mom as shown, is my eldest daughter, Tina. Well, I know Anna will like them Maybe we can get Anna... »

The Value of High Quality Photos for Real Estate Listings

By Mark Reibman

In previous writings for Rain City Guide on the subject of real estate photography, I’ve emphasized more of a ‘how to’ or ‘how to improve’ approach for Realtor’s who photograph their own listings. I want to shift my emphasis toward raising awareness regarding the value of high quality photography for listings and actually... »

Photos that tell you something

By ARDELL

Further to Galen’s post on photos, I like shots that tell you something. We have a 15 photo max, so that usually leaves room for more than just the obvious. Photo number one MUST be an EXTERIOR shot, per mls rules. And NO PEOPLE allowed. They seem to be Ok with... »

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