Real Estate Eastside

As you can see I am not much of a blogger!  The good news is that part of it is I have been very busy in the current real estate market here on Seattles Eastside.  Talk about a world of difference from last winter.  I believe the worst is over and we are on hopefully a slow ramp up to a great balanced market.  It is still a good time to buy.  However smaller inventories and some anxious buyers have led to a spring board effect starting 2010!  Now really is the best time to be in the market, either as a buyer ( low rates and incentives) or as a seller ( multiple buyers motivated to act) I have always been an optimist…however this year looks as if there is plenty of solid evidence to support my attitude.  Best wishes in all your real estate transactions

Hopefully most of you have caught some of my “tweets” on twitter.  A lot shorter and easier for me to keep up with.  The blog concept as you can tell is to much for my style.  I am a doer not a talker or writer.  I am also an optimist.  One can not help with the beautiful weather we have been blessed with these last few weeks here in Seattle to just feel GOOD!  Times are still tough, and no one knows this more then those of us in the Real Estate industry.  However it is more then just sun, and optimistic feelings that reinforce my opinions that this is the time to buy property (homes) here on the “Eastside” of Seattle.  Not only do we have a large inventory to choose from, prices have come down 15-30% depending on the size, price point and neighborhood you live or want to live in.  Then we have our financial markets, I don’t want to go there personally I leave that up to the experts.  Check out my “Finances” page under weekly mortgage news.  Doug Ward does a great job explaining our situation and you can see updated posts each Monday.  Back to my train of thought…interest rates, they have been low, they are edging upward as the markets show positive signs of improvement.  They can not be held low as they have been forever.  My advice while they are still reasonable and near all time lows is BUY.  Yes, Buy (invest) in Real Estate, as we progress out of this recession and into 2010 and beyond I will sincerely regret not helping you, your friends and family from taking advantage of this current Buyers market.  Don’t forget the Tax credit for all you first time home buyers (anyone not owning in the past three years)  There are lots of reasons to think positive, be an optimist and get out and enjoy our beautiful Pacific Northwest, either as our guest or a new resident. 

 Make it a GREAT DAY!

Well, this is shaping up to be a wonderful Mother’s day weekend.  The combination of weather, northwest natural beauty and family are hard to beat.  All these are good as are most all our mothers which we owe so much to.  Much like this weekend the Pacific Northwest Real Estate market is warming up.  April was a great improvement over March and even last April as all the numbers show.  Much of this is credited to New Buyers taking advantage of the First time tax credit.  Low interest rates and high inventory make for one of the best buyers markets we have seen in years.  This strengthen my earlier position that this is the year to BUY!  As builders have nearly stopped production and interests are being “held” artificially low, neither of these two will last for long and the third Tax Credit already has a deadline of the end of this year, who can argue with my position.  NO one knows when the bottom is until it has passed.  2009 is the bottom and your best opportunity to get into the housing market.  Next year will be different and as an agent for new buyers I would hate to see any of my clients, family or friends miss out on this current market.  I wish only the very best for you and your family and of course for all of our MOTHERS!