Housing Trends

Welcome to my most current Housing Trends eNewsletter. This eNewsletter is specially designed for you, dear blog reader, with national and local housing information that you may find useful whether you’re in the market for a home, thinking about selling your home, or just interested in homeowner issues in general. 

Please click on this link to view the Housing Trends January 2016 Newsletter 
http://wendywonder.housingtrendsenewsletter.com 

The Housing Trends eNewsletter contains the latest information from the National Association of REALTORS®, the U.S. Census Bureau, Realtor.org reports and other sources. 

Housing Trends eNewsletter is filled with local and national real estate sales and price activity provided by MLSs and the National Association of Realtors, U.S. Census Bureau key market indicators, consumer videos, blogs, real estate glossary, mortgage rates and calculators, consumer articles, and REALTOR.com local community reports. 

If you are interested in determining the value of your home, click the “Home Evaluator” link for a free evaluation report: 

http://wendywonder.housingtrendsenewsletter.com/dispContent.cfm?loadid=2&loadtype=0 

Sound decisions can only be made with accurate and reliable information, and I am happy to be a trusted resource for you.

Sincerely yours, 

Wendy Ceccherelli
Century 21 NW Realty

Recent Seattle Real Estate News

Seattle home prices are so high because it has 2nd lowest rate of home sales in the U.S.
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/why-are-home-prices-so-high-seattle-has-2nd-lowest-rate-of-homes-for-sale-in-us/

Seattle homeowners just don’t want to sell
http://mynorthwest.com/515342/seattle-homeowners-home-prices/

Seattle is growing so much that…
https://theevergrey.com/seven-stats-to-use-next-time-you-talk-about-seattles-growth/

Happy Investing! 

Seller's Market

Newly released figures from the NWMLS for October show pending sales are up 7.8 percent from a year ago, rising from 8,643 transactions to 9,317. Nearly half the counties in its service area reported double-digit gains in the number of mutually accepted offers. For the four-county Puget Sound region encompassing King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties, Northwest MLS members tallied 6,977 pending sales, the highest October volume in a decade.

Yet inventory is down 23% from last October! If only we had more homes to sell!

If you are thinking about selling your Seattle house, now would be a good time. Message me privately at HomeLandInvestment@gmail.com for a free online valuation of your home.

Happy Investing!

Home Prices Up in Seattle

Beautiful day in the neighborhood today, so my mortgage lender and I are knocking on doors and looking for sellers ready to put their houses on the market. <br><br>

The Puget Sound Business Journal reported that home prices in the Seattle area climbed 9.3 percent over the 12-month period that ended in February, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.<br><br>

The year-over-year increase is further evidence that the Seattle-area housing market is well on the road to recovery after getting badly battered after the collapse of the nation’s housing bubble.

Seattle’s increase matched that of S&P/Case-Shiller’s 20-city composite index, which also rose 9.3 percent during the 12-month period that ended in February. All 20 cities have now had year-over-year increases for at least two straight months, a statistical event last recorded in 2005. <br><br>

Seattle Bubble, a residential real estate blog, maintains an interactive graph of the year-over-year change for each of the 20 cities. <br><br>

Average home prices nationwide are now back to levels last seen in the fall of 2003, S&P/Case-Shiller said in a press release. <br><br>

In general, however, the nation’s home prices are still well off of the peak in the summer of 2006. The 20-city composite in February was down 30 percent from the peak. <br><br>For the complete report, please see http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/04/30/seattle-home-prices-post.html

<br><br> I offer listing commissions as low as 1%-2%-3%. Call to schedule a free, no-obligation in-home evaluation: 206-274-0800.

Thinking about Selling?

Are you interested in selling or investing in real estate?

I am an investor specializing in real estate investment in the Seattle metro area. I’d like to invite you to participate and profit in this business, along with me and my partners. I am looking for properties, people and investing partners. You may be interested.

My partners and I plan to purchase several single family and multi-unit properties this year, and we could use your help. We believe this is the right time to be buying Seattle area property.

My investment partners and I own several properties in the Seattle area. We specialize in buying properties in today’s down market, often purchasing properties through techniques that allow sellers to receive more income than traditional closing methods. We can provide a passive income stream, deferral of taxes, or freedom from debt, fix-up costs and/or repairs. That means that in today’s skittish lending market, we can close without relying on conventional financing.

We typically buy properties in “as is” condition that other realtors won’t list or can’t sell. My partners and I look for properties to fix and sell, or hold and rent, improving the neighborhood and offering new buyers or residents the chance to live in a nicer community. As a broker, I am able to list properties for sellers that do not meet our purchase criteria and for whom a retail sale is the best option.

Perhaps you or someone you know is thinking of selling a property? Perhaps there are vacant or trashy properties that are pulling down values in the neighborhood? We want to hear about them!

We are looking for partners who help us find these people and properties, or who want to invest in real estate as part of our team. If you are interested or know someone who may be, please contact me at 888-621-4999.