The good news is…homes are selling! The bad news? It’s just taking longer and often requires some adjustment on price. This beautiful 5 Bedroom home in Maple Woods is now in Escrow sold and closed, selling just 3 days after the owners made a major price adjustment. So if you’re thinking of selling your Maple Valley home my advice is to watch the market, adjust if needed and always be in “show ready” condition.
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Just Sold the Pond at Greenbrier
This beautiful Curtis Lang resale home in the ponds at Greenbrier just closed escrow yesterday. The home offered over 4,000 square feet, main floor master and fully finished basement . It was situated on a private 1/2 acre lot and the final settlement price was $600,000.
Price Slashed on Gorgeous 5 BR MapleWoods Home
Seller’s loss is your gain in this impeccably appointed Polygon “Residence 6″ Model. This dramatic floorplan is big and beautiful with extensive cherry hardwood flooring, granite counters and stainless appliances. The main floor Den can function as a 5th Bedroom (has closet) and nearby bath. Upstairs the bonus room is at the top of the stairs (perfect for entertaining or little ones when you don’t want them traipsing past the bedrooms to get to the bonus room)! A cat-walk over looking the Dining room leads to the Master Suite w/ sumptuous 5 piece bath. The bedroom wing boasts 3 nice-sized rooms and bath with double sinks. Add all this to the MapleWoods community and you’ve got a definite winner at a sizzling hot price! Previous offered price: $599,950, now reduced to $548,950. MapleWoods Neighborhood Colleen Fischesser is the Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Select in Maple Valley, WA. She has been successfully selling and marketing properties all over South King & North Pierce counties since 1990 but specializes in the Maple Valley Washington area. .She may be contacted directly at: 425-432-5400 Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved Colleen Fischesser
Just Reduced Home For Sale on Greenbrier Pond
**Update** This Maple Valley area home has SOLD and now has new owners!” This beautiful Curtis Lang resale is situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac on a 1/2 acre which backs to Greenbrier Pond (protected open space). The home is large and features a Main floor Master Suite, 3 bedrooms upstairs as well as a fully finished basement with Kitchenette, Rec room, Workout area, Theater Room as well as a workshop (could function as great playroom for kids as it’s fully finished w/ vinyl flooring) and HUGE storeroom…Whew! That’s quite a lot to offer and now the price has just been slashed $20,000. If you’re looking for something special in the Tahoma School District, this may be it!
Maple Valley “House Swap”
One of my clients (very smart one by the way) emailed me this week with an idea to help increase activity on her home – a beautiful 5 Bedroom in Maple Woods. This home is typically a “move-up” type property, meaning the most likely buyer for the property would be someone in a smaller home who has outgrown it for whatever reason. There are many “move-up” buyers in the Maple Valley market right now, however they need to sell in order to buy. Recent tightening on lending standards and downpayment amounts have made it difficult for first time buyers (who make it possible for the “move-up” buyer to move) to enter the marketplace. Unless and until first time buyers are able to come in with their 3% downpayments and improved credit scores we will continue to see a bottleneck of inventory. So…back to my smart seller who is looking to downsize. She asks me “What if there’s someone out there with their house on the market, who might want our house and we might want their house?” Aha....(I’m having lightbulb moments right and left these days) A Swap! I market to target move-up markets as part of my comprehensive marketing
Want to be S-O-L-D in Maple Valley in ’08? Make your Plan Now!
Most successful Business Owners I know spend time in November and December working on and fine tuning their business plan for the coming year. It’s not always fun to do, and is a little like homework, but every year I begin January with a detailed business plan. I have been selling real estate in Maple Valley since 1990 and have experienced all kinds of market conditions and the one thing I can tell you is if you want or need to sell in 2008 you’d better sit down with your agent and make a plan. Here are some things to consider: What do you Want? You must have a goal in mind. Do you really want or need to sell? Or do you “kinda wanna sell” but only if you can get your dream price? If you’re in the latter group, I’d suggest chosing another goal for the New Year. This isn’t the time. If you have to sell or NEED to sell get busy on your plan and you should be able sell before Spring brings an even greater Inventory increase. Know Your Numbers! When I begin my business plan strategizing, I have to know my numbers for the last year. It’s