We spend a lot of time on here with posts directed toward helping home buyers to do their research and make smart decisions, but the housing market is made up of buyers and sellers, so let’s turn our attention toward home sellers. Just a few short years ago, the home-selling process went something like this:…
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Action Call to Seattle Bubble Readers: Condo Sales Status Project
So just how many unsold condos is Seattle sitting on, anyway? As I mentioned in a post on Wednesday, figuring out just how much unsold condo inventory exists is a daunting task, requiring many hours spent with the public parcel records. However, the task could be far less intimidating if we split it up. Here’s…
How-To: Challenge Your Property Taxes
It’s been tough to post here and at Rain City Guide because of work and family obligations, but here is some helpful information about petitioning to reduce your property taxes: In escrow, now is the time we start seeing some (not all) 2009 property tax assessments show up in title reports when working on transactions. …
How To: Research Property & Loan Records
There are many reasons you might want to do some research into the loan documents and other public records for a certain property. You’re thinking of buying a house and want to know how much the seller owes when crafting your offer. You’re looking at a home for rent and want to know if the…
Where to Search for Rentals in Seattle
Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Seattle Bubble regular “perfectfire.” Thanks for taking the time to put together such a useful guide! Also be sure to check out this related post from February: How To: Use Craigslist & RSS to Find a Great Rental My wife and I just signed a contract…