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Previous posts covered the Washington State Legislature's efforts to get the Fed's $8,000 first time homebuyer credit available to the buyer for use as a downpayment at closing. The Governor has signed the legislation that allows the Washington Read More...

Like a ten year old on a road trip, people are wondering if real estate prices have hit the bottom… are we there yet? It goes beyond the usual “how’s the real estate market?” More than ever, it’s: Is this a good time to Read More...

I was just reading that the National Association of Realtors is working with the State of Washington in exploring ways that will put the federal $8000 First-Time Homebuyer tax credit and economic stimulus money coming to the state to use at the closing of a sale. I’ll be following this to see if this develops into something real.  It would be [...]

As an update to a previous post, details are now in on the First Time Home Buyer Credit in the Economic Stimulus Bill (formally called The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).  The bill was signed into law on Tuesday, February 17th.   Here’s an overview of the provisions in the bill that will benefit First [...]

In reading and trying to stay updated on what details that have been made available on the Economic Stimulus package that has apparently been negotiated and agreed, it appears that the proposed $15,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit was a casualty.  Sort of.  The overall cost of this credit would have been $35 billion. In its place, a more modest proposal was [...]

One of my philosophies is to support local business.  I especially place emphasis on supporting and promoting the businesses of my friends and clients. An example of the talent is Rob Heim.  Rob and his wife Amy used my services to help them sell their Duvall home and acreage.  They later called on me to help them find their current home [...]