Windermere Blog

March 24, 2010

Questions to ask your home inspector

Posted in Buying and Selling by Noelle Bortfeld

To get a quality home inspection, ask the right questions before you put your inspector to work. Here are some of the basics.
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March 18, 2010

Are mortgage rates on the rise?

Posted in Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate

Despite being just a few weeks from the much anticipated end of government purchasing of mortgage-backed securities (MBS), mortgage rates remain steady.
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March 18, 2010

Lessons From The Mountain

Posted in Market News and Windermere by Geoff Wood

At just over 14,000 feet, Rainier is iconic in that many world-class climbers practice on it to prepare themselves for the really big ones like Mount Everest.
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March 16, 2010

Fruit trees for a small garden

Posted in Living by Katherine Garsi

I have a very small backyard, but I still dream of planting a garden with a few fruits and vegetables like tomatoes, kale or strawberries.
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March 04, 2010

You get one chance to make a first impression

Posted in Market News by Noelle Bortfeld

Studies indicate that buyers decide if they’re interested within the first 30 seconds of entering a home.
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March 04, 2010

Staging your home - Pink Flamingos not included

Posted in Selling by Noelle Bortfeld

I overheard two agents giving each other advice about how to politely help their sellers relocate their pink flamingo display and car collection off the front yard before putting the homes on the market.
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March 01, 2010

The market is finding stability

Posted in Market News by Justin Waskow

The last decade has been a wild ride for homeowners, real estate professionals and most balance sheets.
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February 22, 2010

Winter Olympics inspired neighborhoods

Posted in Community by Katherine Garsi

What is it about watching the Olympics and events like snowboardcross that has me daydreaming about moving to a mountain lodge with an endless supply of hot cocoa?
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February 15, 2010

Top five words of advice for a seller today

Posted in Selling by Michael Fanning

As a seller today you are faced with a challenge when it comes to selling your home for a fair price and getting it done in a reasonable amount of time. Even though inventory is lower than it was five months ago, we are still looking at about 9 months of inventory in many areas.
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February 08, 2010

What do Windermere agents talk about when they get together?

Posted in Windermere by Katherine Garsi

On Friday, February 5th, the largest gathering of Windermere associates took place at Benaroya Hall in Seattle to kick-off a new year. Over 2200 of us discussed a wide-range of topics from current market statistics to thoughts about what’s ahead in 2010.
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