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A picture is worth a thousand words
Imagine driving by a house, snapping a photo of it with your iPhone, and then obtaining relevant data about the home and surrounding community.
Housing news for April
Housing prices for King County in the month of April were strong, and inventory was down 37 percent from one year ago, reports the Seattle Times based on data released by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. The median house price in King County went up to $360,000, which is 9 percent better than last month and about 3 percent higher than April 2011. Snohomish County’s median house price jumped to $255,502, which is almost 10 percent better than a year ago
Herb container gardening 101
Growing herbs does not require lots of space or raised beds. In fact, all you need is a container. Watch this Six Minute Style video with Susan Doherty, plant your own potted garden, and enjoy the fragrance and taste of herbs throughout the spring and summer months.
Nation’s biggest warehouse rolls out mortgages
Costco Wholesale Corporation has added home loans to its growing list of financial services, reports CNNMoney . The biggest warehouse membership chain is partnering with First Choice Bank, a New Jersey-based community bank, and 10 other lenders. Thus far, Costco’s partners have loaned 10,000 mortgages to members. Lauren Kutschka, manager of financial services, expects this number to grow as the program moves from its testing phase into a full-scale retail offering.
Nation’s biggest warehouse rolls out mortgages
Costco Wholesale Corporation has added home loans to its growing list of financial services, reports CNNMoney . The biggest warehouse membership chain is partnering with First Choice Bank, a New Jersey-based community bank, and 10 other lenders. Thus far, Costco’s partners have loaned 10,000 mortgages to members.
Add curb appeal
One of the best ways to increase your home’s value is to boost its curb appeal, which has everything to do with landscaping design, the color palette, and architectural interest. HGTV’s Curb Appeal highlights the transformation of one Cape Cod style property into an Arts & Crafts wonder
Add curb appeal
One of the best ways to increase your home’s value is to boost its curb appeal, which has everything to do with landscaping design, the color palette, and architectural interest. HGTV’s Curb Appeal highlights the transformation of one Cape Cod style property into an Arts & Crafts wonder.
Seattle is one of America’s fastest-growing cities
Seattle makes Forbes’s top ten list for the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. The Emerald City’s economic growth rate for the period 2011-2016 is projected at 3.7 percent with population growth at 1.2 percent.
The real estate market blooms
“The fear factor is all but gone.” So says Mark Prather, broker at ERA Buy America Real Estate in La Palma, Calif. Momentum around the nation is building for a stronger spring housing market than we’ve seen in the past five years, according to the Seattle Times. An unseasonably warm January and February may have stimulated winter sales of existing homes, which hit their highest levels in the the last 5-year period.The number of permits secured to build houses and apartments also increased to a high point since 2008
Tutorial on closing costs for first-time homebuyers
When new homebuyers understand the basics of closing costs associated with the purchase of a property, the process goes more smoothly.
