Amidst the pandemic, we’ve seen something miraculous unfold—an inspiring sense of togetherness as people rally our local community. To assist business owners, Seattle Met has put together a list of resources.
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Summer is just around the corner and with that, comes waterfront season. RSIR has released a comprehensive analysis of 15 months of waterfront sales, from January 2018 through March 2019.
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Real estate has been — and will always be — an industry that requires a personal touch. This human interaction will persistently be a critical component in the success of a sale. But as technology advances, the best agents will capitalize on data available to them to inform their decisions and use this as a tool to leverage properties.
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The Seattle market has continued to thrive and drive up home prices in and around the Puget Sound making it harder for some buyers to purchase a home. A new startup wants to help you buy a house in Seattle, but there is a small catch.
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It’s no secret that over the past several years Seattle has been a haven for relocating families, foreign investors, and transferring tech workers. That’s why it also came as no surprise to us that home values have been steadily increasing; and that the Seattle real estate market continues to be ranked one of the hottest in the nation.
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The New York Times reports that when evaluating home loan applications, they will soon begin to look further back into consumer credit histories. As the article describes, "beginning mid-2016, Fannie Mae will require lenders to use what is known as 'trended credit data' when submitting loan applications through the agency's proprietary automated underwriting system."
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Are you looking to get your credit in order in order to prepare for a future mortgage? Here are a few “do’s” and “dont’s,” courtesy of Ken Chaplin from REwired.
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