North Seattle Real Estate

Welcome home to your own, private getaway on a 12632 square foot lot . Nestled tightly in the beautiful northwest trees you live for. This is a gardener’s paradise with mature landscaping and pond in the backyard. In addition, you’ll enjoy the pond’s waterfall from your new oversized back deck – great for parties and special occasions. When you’re done in the garden, relax in your new hot-tub with surround sound stereo system. This 3021 square foot home has a wonderful master suite with large master bathroom and bedroom. The large kitchen and family room is great for large families or entertaining guests. If you’re extended family wants to stay over, no problem. In the lower level is a full mother-in-law suite with two bedrooms, full bathroom, complete kitchen, dining room and family room. The garage also has two additional rooms (without closets) and a full bath and laundry room. This home is fantastic for many different lifestyles. Hurry, this won’t last at this price.

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For immediate assistance with this property, please contact Aaron Harrington at 206.251.5467

After watching the NBA playoffs this weekend, I fell asleep twice.  Does anybody really care about a best of seven first round series?  This has to be the worst decision the NBA ever made.  Well, maybe the second.  The biggest mess the NBA ever created was how they’ve dealt with the Sonics and Seattle.  Seattle needs to get out of the NBA business.  Key Arena is a mess.  The Sonics player roster is a mess.  The Sonics advertising is a mess.  The lease arrangement is a mess.  The city of Seattle is a mess.  Lets end this nightmare and get on with our lives. 

Lets look at the pressures we already face in our daily lives.  We have rising fuel costs with no end in sight.  We have rising food prices with no end in sight.  We face a mortgage crisis with no end in sight.  We have an increasing unemployment rate that seems to be growing daily.  We have a dollar that is diminishing in international value by the second.  We have a stock market that is basically at the same level it was seven years ago.  Our government is giving military plane contracts to foreign nations instead of local jobs.  We are waging war on foreign soil and looking to wage war on Iran.  How much do we really care about the Sonics?  We have bigger issues in our lives and need to let the Sonics go.

 Written by Aaron Harrington www.WeSellNorthSeattle.com

Well, certainly there has been a shake up in the mortgage market and yes lenders have left the business.  But the reality of it is that there is still most of the loan programs available and a lot of lenders still in business.  The news media has blown this out of proportion and given the public at large the impression that it is near impossible to finance or refinance a mortgage today.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  There has been some tightening of lender guidelines to reduce the risk of future default.  Credit scores need to be higher to get the better rates.  They would like to see down payments.  Gee this is starting to sound like a mortgage of about a decade ago.  FHA has revamped their guidelines to reflect 21^st century financing and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are doing the same. 

The mortgage industry has been hyped up and blown out of proportion by the media.  We just need to educate our clients on the current trends and guidelines to obtain financing.  Simply put, pre-qualifications don’t matter and are useless.  A pre-approval is necessary prior to a buyer looking at a home.  A pre-approval is where we gather all necessary documents and submit to a lender for conditional approval, thus issuing a letter of pre-approval and empowering a buyer and their agent.  There is no more room for guesswork or “I hope this works”.  Realtors need to has assurance that their deal won’t blow up just prior to close because of something that should have been know and addressed at time of application. 

This is a great time for homebuyers and agents.  There are plenty of financing options available, even 100% financing.  It’s just a matter of the mortgage professional understanding how to help find the right loan products today.  Go to www.WeSellNorthSeattle.com to find a property that works for you.

Post written by Aaron Harrington - Windermere Real Estate 206.251.5467