Blog Posts
- Home Advantage Down Payment Assistance
- What's Earnest Money for?
- What if I Don't Close on Time?
- Should First Time Home Buyers Borrow From Their 401K?
- New Down Payment Assistance for First Time Home Buyers!
- What if I Can't Afford What I Want?
- Do I Really Need a Credit Approval?
- What is the Mortgage Credit Certificate?
- First Time Home Buyer Market in Seattle
- First Time Home Buyers Should NEVER Buy at an Open House!
- Should I Hire Multiple Realtors?
- Is Winter a Good Time to House Hunt?
- I Want an Ugly House for Christmas
- What are USDA Loans?
- Minimum Down Payment Change Ahead
- How Do I Choose a Real Estate Agent?
- Is it Time to Refinance?
- When Will We See More Listings?
- What's a Buyer Letter?
- King County Home Prices Up 12.5% YOY!
- What the Listing Agent Won't Tell You
- Home Advantage Down Payment Assistance
- What is the Mortgage Credit Certificate?
- Appraisal Timelines
- Am I Preapproved for a Purchase Price or a Payment?
- Is Cash Really King?
- Should First Time Home Buyers Use Zillow to Value Properties?
- Who Pays Excise Tax?
- FHA Mortgage Insurance on the Rise
- The 3 P's of Real Estate
- FHA vs Conventional Financing
- King County Home Prices Up 20% YOY!
- Good News for Short-Sales
- Will the Fiscal Cliff End the Mortgage Interest Deduction?
- What is the Mortgage Credit Certificate?
- Home Opportunity Down Payment Assistance
- Home Advantage Down Payment Assistance.
- Fannie and Freddie Short-Sales
- Should First Time Home Buyers Buy Short-Sales?
- WA State Has 8th Lowest Closing Costs in the Nation
- What Are Down Payment Assistance Programs?
- Home prices up 10-20% across King County
- Unemployment is too High to Buy a House!
- How Long Do I Have to Live Here?!?!
- To Pre-inspect or Not, That is the Question
- Can I Get Down Payment Assistance If I've Already Owned Before?
- How Much Do I Have to Put Down on My First House?
- Aaaw, Do I Have to be Polite?
- I Can't Find My Shadow!
- Up to ,000 in Down Payment Assistance
- HomeChoice Down Payment Assistance
- Are We There Yet?!
- Is a Seattle Condo Right for Me?
- Dude, Where's My House?!
- Why Wasn't My Full Price Offer Accepted?
- Who Does the On-site "Buyer's" Agent Really Represent?
- Down Payment Assistance Programs
- Homes Will Cost 2% More for FHA Buyers Starting April 1st
- Seattle Home Prices at Lowest Level Since Housing Crisis
- National Absorption Rates.
- Buying a HUD Home.
- Recovery in the North Seattle Housing Market? pt 2
- Recovery in the North Seattle Housing Market? pt. 1
- 3 P's of Purchasing a Home
- Did You Consider Property Taxes When Choosing Your Home?
- 8 Things to Avoid When Seeking a Home Loan.
- Who's Representing Me?
- Can I Borrow From My 401K to Buy a Home?
- How Low Can I Go?
- My Beef With Tankless Water Heaters.
- FHA vs. Conventional Financing
- What is a Sewer Scope, Anyways?
- Price vs. Value.
- Is Buying a Short-Sale Really Worth It?
- What Era of Home Should I Buy?
- Is New Construction My Best Option?
- Do I Need a Down Payment to Buy My First Home?
- What is the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC)?
- Is This A Buyers Market?
[...] not multiple offer situations may be taking place, is to look at absorption rates in the area (see “Is this a buyer’s market?” ). Absorption rates will tell you how quickly inventory in the market place is turning over. [...]
[...] Last night on PBS Ch. 9, the News Business Report reported that national absorption rates are currently at a level of 6.1 months. Absorption rates help us guage what type of housing market we are currently dealing with. Six months of inventory is smack dab in the middle of what experts consider a healthy environment, where neither sellers nor buyers have much leverage over one another. (for more info on absorption rates, see “Is This a Buyer’s Market?”) [...]