Seattle Suburbs Real Estate

Seattle Suburbs Real estate help - Tools of The Trade To help clients...

Looking at the technology available to a Seattle Realtor - choosing the tools that benefit the client the most is key!  Some of the tools that really have big benefits:

1.  Docusign - electronic signatures via email and internet.  This is probably the single biggest advancement for real estate in today's market.  An electronic signature allows single or multiple Seattle buyers to be able to sign from work or home or vacation at any time separately.  Once the file is completed, the documents are available online and can be downloaded in PDF format forms.  The contract is clean and easy to read and best of all was easy for the client to sign in the comfort of wherever they happen to be.

2. Palm Pilot or Blackberry - any PDA or Smartphone is vital in the real estate business to keep up and deliver information faster to the client. In addition, Smartphones can open up the NWMLS keyboxes!  Text, talk, email on multiple accounts, look up properties on the go!

3. eFax - same concept as Docusign providing convenience wherever the Realtor is so that they can easily provide anticipated fax data to the client immediately rather than waiting until they get back to the office.

Looking for real estate in North King & South Snohomish County?  Seattle Real Estate and Seattle Suburbs?  Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services:  if you are looking for a home or investment property (including short sales, preforeclosures, foreclosures, and REO properties) in Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs! If you are thinking of relocating to Seattle, I am an expert at Seattle Relocation services and can help you find the perfect home while making sure it is a solid financial investment!

Seattle suburb Lake Forest Park WA has some great trees, but it takes a lot of work to keep them healthy and happy!  Come join Lake Forest Park residents for an Ivy Out Party! 

When?
Sunday, Feb 10, 9 am to 12  - Rain, Snow or Shine - but dress for the cold!

Where?
178th Street and 33rd Ave. NE in LFP

Here is the info from the LFP website:

Bring your favorite tools or use the City's.
 
The primary task will be removal of Ivy from the lower portion of the trees,
severing the ivy stems, or pulling out the roots when possible.
 
If you have a favorite small hand saw, it would come in handy.
 
Beverages and treats provided.

Interested in Lake Forest Park homes?

Looking for real estate in North King & South Snohomish County?  Seattle Real Estate and Seattle Suburbs?  Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services:  if you are looking for a home or investment property (including short sales, preforeclosures, foreclosures, and REO properties) in Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs! If you are thinking of relocating to Seattle, I am an expert at Seattle Relocation services and can help you find the perfect home while making sure it is a solid financial investment!

Lynnwood Wa real estate - checking out five reasons to live in Lynnwood WA:

1. Seattle suburbs offer larger homes and pieces of land for the homeowner

2. Open spaces  - parks, playgrounds, trails, lakes, rivers, Puget Sound - all close by

3. Alderwood Mall - Shopping and movies in a newly renovated shopping mall complete with indoor and outdoor shopping areas including Nordstrom, Macy's, William-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, JJill, and REI  with food including a full food court, Jamba Juice, PF Changs, and the Nordstrom Cafe just to name a few!

4. Park and Ride - Sound Transit has really outdone themselves with the amazing Park and Ride in central Lynnwood as well as the Ash Way Transit Center.  In addition there are plans on the horizon for the LINK light rail system to expand up to Ash Way!

5. Seattle Suburb Schools - Lynnwood High School is building a brand new facility and Mountlake Terrace High School has some great programs!

Looking for real estate in North King & South Snohomish County?  Seattle Real Estate and Seattle Suburbs?  Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services:  if you are looking for a home or investment property (including short sales, preforeclosures, foreclosures, and REO properties) in Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs! If you are thinking of relocating to Seattle, I am an expert at Seattle Relocation services and can help you find the perfect home while making sure it is a solid financial investment!

Snohomish county has seen an increase in buyers out there looking for property in the Seattle suburbs.  The market is a bit trickier, but pricing your home correctly and hiring a full service REALTOR can help to navigate the market so far for 2008.  Let's look at numbers for the Brier WA 2008 Feb market so far -compiled by Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services from information in the NWMLS. 

Brier WA has a slight increase so far over January 2008 numbers for February 2008 inventory.... 

There are 22 Active listings and two of these are Subject to Inspection (STI).  There have been 10 new Brier listings since the beginning of 2008 and 3 closed sales so far for the year. 

Here are some of the Active stats:

These Brier  Active listings range from 3-5 bedroom (average of 4 bedrooms), 1-3.5 Baths (average of 2.45 baths), 1225-3774 square feet (average of 2461 sq feet).  These homes are priced between $321,500 and $889,000 listing price.  They range in days on market (DOM) from 1-186 days with an average of 79 days on market.  I am seeing that while the market time is taking a bit longer in most cases, the homes that are priced properly and Staged are faring better.

Three solds in 2008 so far -

SP/LP ranges from 98.55% to 100% so far with $1,310,950 total sales volume for 2008.

Looking for real estate in North King & South Snohomish County?  Seattle Real Estate and Seattle Suburbs?  Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services:  if you are looking for a home or investment property (including short sales, preforeclosures, foreclosures, and REO properties) in Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds, Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett, or other Seattle Suburbs! If you are thinking of relocating to Seattle, I am an expert at Seattle Relocation services and can help you find the perfect home while making sure it is a solid financial investment!