Tag: Real Estate
FollowMortgage Cancellation Tax Relief….may expire at years end
With nearly one third of homeowners upside down on the value of their home there are many who have and many more who will seek options to extricate themselves from their financial crisis. A few options open to them: Bankruptcy, Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure, Foreclosure and Short Sale. All of these are tools that a homeowner can
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Health Care Tax Facts….It is Not a Real Estate Transfer Tax.
3.8% Tax Will go into Effect in 2013 Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the health care legislation, all of its major provisions remain in effect, including the new tax that was designed to affect upper income taxpayers. The 3.8% tax is imposed ONLY on those with more than $200,000 of Adjusted Gross Income
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A fresh start with this new spring market
This spring market is really showing signs of stabilizing our market in Kitsap County. Despite the fact that overall home values in Kitsap declined 5% last month all of the signs are there for price stabilization as well as price appreciation as we move into 2013. For the North West Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) news
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Blogs and blogging, not the little white pill of success
Blogs and blogging, not the little white pill of success So, this might be a bit of a back lash on my part after being inundated over the past 24 months with classes being offered to real estate professionals that tout success through blogging and other social media magic. If your 2012 business plan has
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Success Club 2011, Teri Hewson Part 3 of 5
Teri Hewson is the third presenter in our John L. Scott 2011 Success Club series. Teri shares with our brokers the importance of preperation for a listing appointment, how to put together an effective CMA using market statistics as well as marketing that he has found effective when listing and selling homes. Part 3 of
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Success Club 2011, Teri Hewson Part 1 of 5
Teri Hewson is the third presenter in our John L. Scott 2011 Success Club series. Teri shares with our brokers the importance of preperation for a listing appointment, how to put together an effective CMA using market statistics as well as marketing that he has found effective when listing and selling homes. Part 1 of
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Android Apps That Feed My Real Estate Droid
A lot of the brokers in my office found Droids in their Christmas stockings this past year. We are all working hard to integrate them into our real estate business without getting too sidetracked with our new toys.  We decided to put together a “Droid Users Group†and along with a little pizza and beer
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