Here’s an excerpt from an a Q&A with the then-president of the Thurston County Realtors Association Bill Hutchinson that appeared in The Olympian in February 2008 (now available only behind their archive paywall): Q: Given where the market is today compared with a couple of years ago, what would your advice be for sellers and…
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Reader Question: Can I Negotiate a Commission Discount?
Full disclosure: The Tim was employed by Redfin (is just a shareholder as of October 2013) and WaLaw Realty and Quill Realty are Seattle Bubble advertisers. A reader wrote in with the following question about real estate agent commissions: In the near future my wife and I are going to need to sell our respective…
Reader Question: Does my “backup offer” have any hope?
A reader wrote in with this frustrating story: We just found a home we really like, but they accepted another offer literately hours before ours was submitted. We like this place enough that we’ve put in a backup offer. In the meantime, we’re still looking for another place. My question is this, what kind of…
Washington State’s Database of Unprofessional Agents
Alternate title: Real Estate Agents do the Darndest Things! A while ago someone sent me a link to an interesting page over on the state’s Department of Licensing website: Disciplinary actions: Real estate brokers and managing brokers Some of the tidbits contained within: Unprofessional conduct — Had judgments against him directly related to his real…
Real Actual Listing Photos: Door Clichés
If you like this series, treat yourself to a heaping helping of bizarre listing photos throughout the month, from all across the country at Looney Listing. It’s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre listing photos from around the Seattle…