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How Much Is Your Home Worth? The Intricacies of Determining Property Value

Realtor

Instead, property value is determined by everything from the year your home was built to its proximity to transportation to the number of bedrooms. And experts say there are many more intricate details that buyers and sellers might not realize that influence value. The post How Much Is Your Home Worth?

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How to Use Storytelling to Help You Sell a House

McKissock

Start by walking the house with the seller, asking for details and memories of different rooms, maybe Christmas in the family room, Thanksgiving meals in the dining room, their daughter greeting her first date in the foyer. If the seller doesn’t know much about an older home’s past, search property records for deeds and titles.

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12 Questions to Ask Contractors When Seeking Bids on a Home Project

Will Springer Realtor

What does the estimate not include – municipal fees, transportation costs, overtime, taxes – and is there a cap on costs? (If it’s the latter, who will oversee them?) In a written and signed estimate, can you provide as much detail as possible about the work to be completed? How should we work together on accessing the property?

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7 Top Tips for a Great Home Appraisal: A Checklist to Prepare Your Property

PennyMac

A home appraisal is an unbiased report on the value of your home performed by a trained and state-licensed individual. The lender is responsible for ensuring that your home provides adequate collateral for the mortgage. An appraiser will also evaluate your home's foundation and its condition.

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SELLERS’ MARKET? HOW ABOUT BUILDERS’ MARKET?

Will Springer Realtor

Amid rising land and construction costs, permits for single-family homes in King County slowed in the third quarter to 940, down 7.8% Who said this is a sellers’ market? The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) monthly sentiment index rose three points in November, to 83 on a scale of 1-100. The post SELLERS’ MARKET?

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PARKING AND THE IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Will Springer Realtor

A builder could also agree to install more bike storage or pay a fee-in-lieu to fund public parking and transportation infrastructure that serves the entire neighborhood. The conditions of such an agreement may not ever be triggered, reducing car dependency and vehicle miles traveled as well as improving our carbon footprint. . >>

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JUST IN TIME: THE 15-MINUTE COMMUNITY

Will Springer Realtor

Create options for multiple modes of transport – bikes, cars and transit should all be factored in. David Goldberg, chair of the Land Use & Transportation Committee of the Seattle Planning Commission, is helping to lead the city’s own 15-minute neighborhood. THE ROI OF HOME RENOVATION. Sellers are asking $2.9M ($1590/sq.

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