Staging Your Home to Sell
Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Current Events | No Comments »If you are thinking about putting your home on the market to sell this spring, you may want to consider getting it staged. Clutter can be the largest obstacle. A Buyer looks for space to put their personal items. If ...
How do National Media Reports Compare to the Walla Walla Housing Market?
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Current Events, Walla Walla Real Estate | No Comments »Every housing market is different just like the weather. Florida is not going to have the same weather pattern as Walla Walla, Washington. That would hold true for the amount of foreclosures on homes that an area has suffered. Washington ...
Stimulus Bill to Help Housing Market
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Current Events | No Comments »In late January the National Association of Realtors congratulated the U.S. House of Representatives and President Bush for their bipartisan actions to help the families, the housing market, and the economy in need. NAR President, Richard Gaylord said "We believe the economic ...
2008 Housing Market Update
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 Posted in Current Events, Real Estate Statistics, Walla Walla Real Estate | No Comments »Everyone is interested where the current real estate market is heading. This will give you an idea of what the real estate market is doing today. Washington state only has a fraction of 1% of all home loans that go into foreclosure. ...
Long-Term & Short Term Mortgage Rates This Weekend
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 Posted in Current Events, Real Estate Statistics | No Comments »Freddie Mac just released it's Primary Mortgage Market Survey! The 30 year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.11% with an average 0.5 point for the week ending December 13, 2007. This is up from last week when it averaged 5.96%. Last year, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged ...
A Great Place To Retire
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006 Posted in Current Events, Walla Walla Real Estate | No Comments »Walla Walla, Washington was featured on CNNMoney.com as one of the top 5 places to retire. Walla Walla has become a destination for wine connoisseurs, retirees, and urban refugees. With it's beautiful Main Street, art galleries, restaurants, three Colleges, and well maintained ...
Vacation Homes
Monday, September 11th, 2006 Posted in Current Events, Real Estate Statistics, Walla Walla Real Estate | No Comments »Vacation-home sales have soared the past five years, fueled by low interest rates, rising demand as boomers prepare for retirement, and a continuing interest in real estate as an investment. A record 1.02 million vacation homes were purchased in 2005, ...
Mortgage Rates Continue to Drift Lower
Monday, September 4th, 2006 Posted in Current Events, Real Estate Statistics | No Comments »Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMSSM) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.44 percent with an average 0.4 point for the week ending August 31, 2006, down from last week's average ...
Windermere Foundation Helps Local YWCA
Thursday, August 31st, 2006 Posted in Current Events, Walla Walla Real Estate | No Comments »The Walla Walla Windermere Office recently awarded $1500. to the local YWCA to help them purchase school supplies and clothes. Windermere is committed to serving the community. The Windermere Foundation was created to help address the challenges faced by homeless and ...
