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Spokane Short Sales & HAFA, what does it mean to you?

July 26, 2011

Tweet It’s hard to believe that it’s been a few years since HAFA was implemented, but now that we’re down the road, I’m finally starting to see some Short Sale homeowners benefit from this program. HAFA stands for Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program. Designed to give homeowners options and help banks avoid the huge expense [...]

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Spokane Bank Owned Homes: Disappointing For Some Investors.

July 22, 2011

Tweet Ever heard the “Lipstick on a Pig” saying? I think wikipedia says it best, “ a futile attempt to disguise the true nature of a product.” In an attempt to increase their return and appeal to owner-occupied buyers, many banks are adding lipstick in the form of carpet, paint, appliances and in some cases landscape [...]

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Avoid Common Pitfalls When Buying A Home…

July 18, 2011

Tweet Buying a home can be scary… Even for those who do it all the time. We have identified the key aspects to buying a home, the factors where most home buyers “trip-up” and have created a FREE Dinner Class we call: “Avoid Common Pitfalls When Buying A Home” Instructed by Cassie Miller a Real Estate Broker and [...]

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Spokane Real Estate iPhone/iPad App [Yeh, there's an app for that!]

July 17, 2011

Tweet Wouldn’t it be easier to find a home if you could drive through a neighborhood and have the houses that meet your criteria jump out of the screen at you? Well, we’re still working on the technology to make them “jump out of the screen,” but we can make little red houses appear indicating [...]

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Foreclosure is the M.O. For Some Banks…

July 17, 2011

Tweet For the sake of everything, the bank involved in this “scenario” will remain nameless. The Spokane Home Guy Group was recently involved in a listing presentation involving a property. After establishing fair market value, we had the tough conversation with our sellers and explained the implications and process of a Short Sale. The property [...]

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Real Estate Radio With Ken Sax

April 18, 2011

Tweet Had the pleasure of sharing the airwaves with Ken Sax the voice of Real Estate Radio on KXLY 920. The topic of the day was REO Properties. After we poked fun at my youth, we got down to business on how banks are tackling the challenge of taking and selling so many REO Properties.

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Buying a home: When do I get my keys?

March 16, 2011

Tweet We get this question a lot! I just wrote an offer on a house – when do I get my keys? Great question and most commonly the answer is at closing. The problem is many people define closing as many different things. Some buyers believe they get their keys when they sign all the [...]

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Multiple Offer Situations – Does the First Offer Win?

March 10, 2011

Tweet A lot of people are under the impression that the first offer submitted wins. This is incorrect. It’s not a race. It’s a negotiation. Depending on the market conditions, we see multiple offer situations on homes that are priced in the market. They are homes where the price is so dead on that multiple [...]

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How much does it cost to buy a home?

March 8, 2011

Tweet Great question! There are four main cost centers we like to point out to those who are in the market to buy a home. Not just First Time Home Buyers ask this question. We get this question from Move Up Buyers too! 1) Loan Costs – you need to budget to make a deposit [...]

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First time Home Buyers…. Start here!

March 3, 2011

Tweet So you want to buy a house? GREAT. We get this question all the time, “I’m a first time home buyer, I don’t know where to start.” Well, if you’re calling us or reading this blog, you’ve done the right thing. In 2010 81% of home buyers bought through a REALTOR, it’s important to [...]

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