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Colleen's Corner

Is It Time for Homebuyers to Jump Off That Fence?

March 11, 2010 Colleen's Corner

The real estate industry as a whole has been notorious for looking over it’s shoulder. We value appraised prices on past sales and analysts look to historical trends to predict future markets. However in these unprecedented times, that practice may not be the wisest or most effective.
More and more, we as an industry are trying [...]

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Return Visitors

February 21, 2010 Colleen's Corner
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Our weather so far in 2010  has been incredible . For the past two days I’ve been able to turn the furnace down and open the windows to enjoy the 60+ degree afternoons (warmer with the sun streaming through the windows).
Spring seems to be arriving about 4 weeks early here in Maple Valley; plum trees [...]

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Tracking My Prediction Progress

January 21, 2010 Colleen's Corner
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It’s pretty early for me to be evaluating the accuracy of my predictions for the 2010 Maple Valley Real Estate market, but then again we’re talking about moi.
When I go “on a diet”, I weigh myself that afternoon (and the next morning and the next afternoon ’cause you just never know, right?). When we want [...]

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Eight Predictions for Maple Valley Real Estate Market in 2010

December 29, 2009 Colleen's Corner
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In honor of having survived completed two decades in service to the real estate industry, I thought I’d step out on a limb and publish my first ever official list of predictions for our local real estate market here in Maple Valley, WA.
Here’s how I see things shaking out for 2010 (in no particular order):

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What’s Your 1st Time Home Buyer Story?

September 7, 2009 Colleen's Corner

Whether it’s been the motivation of the first time home buyer tax credit or lower, more affordable prices making it possible for first timers to get into the market, there’s no doubt the first time home buyer has been driving the market for the last several months.
In March of this year I published a post [...]

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Are You a True Seattlite?

September 6, 2009 Around Town

Normally I like to post photos on my photo blog but this one was just too fun for anyone to miss. I snapped it this Summer while my husband and I were having lunch in Pioneer Square. The easel sits outside a floral shop. Whether you’re a transplant to the area or a native, you’ve [...]

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Thanks Again!

September 3, 2009 Colleen's Corner

It was with great pleasure that I opened this year’s letter from Crescendo Business Services informing me that I had once again been selected at one of 5 Star “Best in Satisfaction” Real Estate agents for 2009. This will be my fourth year running that I have been nominated and selected by their committee.
According to [...]

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Real Estate and Pregnancy

July 30, 2009 Colleen's Corner

Waiting is hard!
I’m not a patient person. When I want something, I usually want it now. So I am especially sympathetic to clients during the closing process who are waiting for “the big day”. The day of closing when their purchase or sale is final and they can settle in, or get their money and [...]

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