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Ready to Buy? Where Do You Start? 2008-07-15 17:57:50 Whether you’re buying your first home or your fifth, once the decision is made, you may not know what the next step is or where to begin. Of course, being the biased Realtor that I am, I suggest you start with contacting your real estate professional-(that would be me….hopefully).
The initial process goes like this:
Whenever I [...] Read more:Start
Announcing Monthly Photo Contest-Win Free Gas! 2008-07-15 09:21:02 How well do you know the town in which you live?
If you’re familiar with the landmarks and beauty we enjoy daily here in Maple Valley, then you may be able to win a $25 Safeway gas card. Each month, a new photo which has been recently taken somewhere in the greater Maple Valley area [...] Read more:Monthly
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Maple Valley Wilderness Grove Home w/ 3 Car Garage for Lease 2008-07-10 18:08:40 Hard-to-find Two Story with 3 car garage now available for 12 month lease in WildernessGrove
. Super cute with traditional 3 BR 2.5 bath floorplan with Formal Living, Dining and Family Room. Plus….large fenced rear yard. Close to schools, shopping and Lake Wilderness Park (swimming, fishing & relaxation!). Terms: $1725/mo 12 month lease. First + Security [...] Read more:Maple
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Covington Rambler for Lease 2008-07-10 17:55:31 This charming 3 Bedroom 2 Bath rambler is available for lease and is move-in ready! Located close to all the latest amenities in Covington
; Red Robin, Home Depot, Kohls and coming soon…Costco! The floorplan is open and bright with vaulted ceilings & skylight. Fully fenced rear yard, attached 2 car garage. Terms: $1650/mo 12 month [...] Read more:Rambler
Maple Valley Bank-Owned Listing Report 2008-07-07 10:09:33 This information is for Single Family Homes in the greater MapleValley
area and represents only listings published through NWMLS, and does not take into consideration private or auction sales.
Currently On the Market: 11
Average List Price: $343,936
Highest List Price: $729,900 Lowest List Price: $140,000
It’s often the perception of consumers that Banks will take
Buying a Bank-Owned Home in Maple Valley 2008-07-07 09:50:52 Sometimes Bank-owned properties (or those which have gone through foreclosure and are now owned and available for sale by the Bank/Lender/Asset Management Co) are a “good deal” and sometimes they aren’t. Here are a few tips if you’re looking at Bank-owned properties in our local market:
If you’re looking to purchase a bank-owned property in Maple
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Maple Valley Lakefront Homes 2008-07-06 00:43:48 One of the best things about living in the Pacific Northwest, aside from the abundant greenery is the beauty of the many natural lakes in the area.
Those of us who live in the greater MapleValley
area , which is approximately 20 miles South East of Seattle, are fortunate to have several lakes available for public use. Lake Sawyer is the fourth [...] Read more:Homes
Maple Valley New Listing-4 BR Townhome $319,950 2008-07-03 17:36:36 Just listed in Division III of Valley
Green, this Schneider Homes built Townhome is a unique 4 Bedroom plan with approximately 1600 square feet of living space. Located on semi cul-de-sac, the home has an attached 2 car garage and backs to trees and protected open space. The original owners have made recent updates which [...] Read more:Maple
Horse Property For Lease Tahoma Schools 2008-07-02 22:42:08 This 4 Bedroom home is situated on 1.76 acres near Spring Lake in Renton but falls within the Tahoma School District boundaries. Owner is willing to consider dogs and cats with a deposit and horses with no additional deposit required. Property features two pastures and run-in sheds. Home was built in 1990 and has tile [...] Read more:Horse
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What’s Selling in Maple Valley? 2008-07-01 21:35:25 Is anything?
The answer is a resounding YES! However a close look at the numbers reveals that homes priced between three and four hundred thousand account for more than half of all pending sales.
Currently of the 379 active Residential Single Family listings in the MapleValley
market, homes priced between 300,000 and 400,000 represent 35% of [...]
Privacy Galore! Maple Valley 4 BR on 2.44 Acres 2008-07-27 10:37:28 This charming 4 Bedroom daylight basement home has been meticulously maintained by the original owners. Located just off Sweeney Road on 2.44 acres, the house features a Great Room concept with a Rec-room downstairs. Numerous updates include tile floors, newer carpet, pain, hardwood entry and the yard is gorgeous! Although this property is not conducive [...] Read more:Privacy
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Rural Maple Valley Life-I Can’t Complain! 2008-07-23 21:50:50 For years prior to our moving to here, one of my favorite escapes was to drive through rural MapleValley
on a sunny afternoon. I’d go past the Olson Mansion, with the Cascade foothills as a backdrop…through Hobart and the flat horse properties with new and turn of the century homes, cruise through Landsburg, past [...] Read more:Rural
Monthly Photo Contest-Where in Maple Valley? 2008-07-21 10:58:54 As announced last week, MovingMapleValley
.com will hold a monthly photo contest.
Hopefully this will introduce you to some of the special places and sites our community has to offer which you may have previously not known. The details of the contest are as follows: The first four individuals to comment on this post and correctly identify [...] Read more:Monthly
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Amazing Price Reduction-The Lake at Winterwood! 2008-07-20 12:04:22 The owners of this beautifully maintained Schneider built two story have just reduced their offering price from $549,950 to $515,000. The traditional floorplan lives very well and feels more spacious that it’s 2750 square feet. Four spacious Bedrooms up and a Main floor den provides room for everyone and a home office. The Lake Winterwood neighborhood [...] Read more:Amazing
Maple Valley Market Retrospective 2008-07-18 12:47:03 This is an interesting look back over the past 3 1/2 years at homes sold in the MapleValley
market area. We were certainly spoiled with low market times which have more than doubled in the last year over a 44 day average in 2005.
2005
2006
2007
2008 (YTD)
Number Sold
1029
1044
745
255
Average Market
Time
44 days
55 days
79 days
95 days
Average Sales
The Real Estate Market Will Survive-”Life Happens” 2008-07-17 14:06:50 I know there is a level of uncertainty, even fear with consumers and industry insiders in the market right now. This is a post I previously published on another blog several months ago. I thought it might be timely and perhaps offer some small measure of comfort for those who need reassurance that the real estate [...] Read more:Market
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Higher Priced Home Sellers May Need an Extra Dose of Patience 2008-08-12 14:36:47 Home Sellers
with properties priced at or above $700,000 may need to come to terms with the fact it may many many months (even a year or more) to sell their high-end property. I’m basing this on current NWMLS statistics for Single Family homes in the Maple Valley/Covington area.
Currently there are 74 active listings on [...] Read more:Higher
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Thank You! 2008-08-10 20:56:24 I was recently notified that for the 3rd year in a row I have been named as a 5 Star Real Estate Professional by Crescendo Marketing Services. The ratings are based on information gathered by Crescendo from recent home buyers, title & mortgage companies as well as subscribers of metro publications. After being nominated, each [...] Read more:Thank
Are Builders Still Winning on Price? 2008-08-10 20:14:36 Seven months ago, at the tail end of ‘07 I wrote on my Active Rain blog about New Construction pricing versus resale Homes in the Maple Valley market. At that time, buyers were able to get more home for their money with a brand new home than with one much older (and probably more worn). At [...] Read more:Builders
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Maple Valley Photo Op….Gotta LOVE It! 2008-08-05 23:39:12 On the way home from the office this evening, I stopped by the MapleValley
Market to pick up a few things for dinner. This is the sight that greeted me:
Old school meets new(er) school. Welcome to Life South East of Seattle!
Colleen Fischesser is the Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Select in Maple Valley, WA. She has [...] Read more:Photo
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Another Feather in Tahoma School District’s Cap! 2008-08-05 16:37:31 One more reason to be proud of the schools in Maple Valley. Newsweek magazine recently posted their list of high schools which rank among the top 5% in the Nation for students having taken AP tests and Tahoma Senior High is on that list!
As a parent who has graduated two children from the high school, [...] Read more:School
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YTD Market Comparison by School District 2008-08-03 16:13:08 Many relocating employees and their families may be interested in seeing how the Maple Valley area is priced compared to other areas of South King County. The Tahoma School
district continues to be a strong draw for those moving to the Seattle area with consistently high test scores (nearly the highest in every category amount [...] Read more:District
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A Deal You Can’t Beat! 2008-08-02 11:33:45 If you’ve been keeping your eye on this impressive Schneider built home in Lake Winterwood, then you’ll be stunned to see the owners have just lowered their price to an unbelievable $499,950! This home is situated on a quiet cul-de-sac and backs to a Greenbelt. The floorplan flows effortlessly and lives very well. We have [...]
The Definition of “Quirky” 2008-07-31 21:52:13 The loose definition of “quirk” is having a “peculiar trait”….according to Merriam-Webster’s online definition at least.
This was the word of the day this past weekend while I was showing homes in the Maple Valley area.
No matter which home we went to, there was, inevitably, an odd quirk to the property. Be it poor condition, a [...] Read more:Definition
Is HUD Standing in Way of Home Buyers? 2008-09-02 11:03:40 I’m currently working with a great young couple trying to buy their first home. They both work full time, have good credit and are being financially responsible in terms of not over-extending themselves with a mortgage payment, not wanting it to be a hardship for them to make each month.
Like many young couples recently married [...] Read more:Standing
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Maple Valley Market Comparison ‘07 vs ‘08 YTD 2008-09-01 18:00:20 It was August ‘07 when the MapleValley
market began it’s correction. So now, a year later, it is interesting to see what the full brunt of the correction has meant for single family home sales in our area. Comparing January ‘07 through August ‘07 properties listed and sold through NWMLS compared to those sold [...] Read more:Market
Home Shopping-Buying in Maple Valley PT 2 2008-08-31 15:09:38 In a previous post, I addressed the “getting ready” phase of home buying, outlining the steps which should be taken prior to actually looking at homes as well as the process I go through with buyers who would like to have me represent them in the purchase of their greater MapleValley
area home.
Once you’re committed [...] Read more:Shopping
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Cedar Downs Market Report 2008-08-29 18:08:32 The following market report is for the Cedar
Downs Neighborhood (Div 1-5 & 7) and reflects only single family homes listed and sold through NWMLS. Townhomes and Condos at Cedar Downs Village have not been included in these numbers:
Active Listings: 2 Average List Price: $583,250 [...] Read more:Market
‘Twas the Week Before School Starts…. 2008-08-25 21:16:00 And I imgine there are a few frantic parents (and kids) wondering “where did the Summer go?”. I for one am wondering “why did Summer never arrive?” But weather woes aside, the two and 1/2 months of vacation have nearly come to an end for students of the Tahoma School
district.
Bus schedules should come out [...]
Maple Valley…By the Numbers 2008-08-22 10:40:55 I love stats, which is a bit odd because Math wasn’t my favorite subject in school. When using statistics in analyzing and following real estate trends and market conditions, there will obviously be variables involved. For instance, I define the Maple
Market as being comprised of the area falling within the Tahoma School District boundaries. Others may use [...] Read more:Valley
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