Weekly Real Estate Update

Check out these articles for great information about our community and the real estate industry.  Feel free to use these on Facebook, your website or e-mail to your clients.

 

MORTGAGE & FINANCE news

 

Future mass exodus of Millennials from parent’s households predicted, expect boom by 2025

http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/26/real_estate/harvard-millennials-housing/index.html    

 

4 things to do before you start the house hunt

http://portal.kiplinger.com/article/real-estate/T010-C006-S001-financial-steps-to-take-before-buying-a-first-home.html 

 

Homeowners Armed With Knowledge (HAWK) program aims to educate and provide mortgage insurance discounts

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlerealestate/2014/06/25/hawk-program-aims-to-expand-first-time-buyers-access-to-mortgages/ 

 

 

REAL ESTATE news

 

11 ways to create an inviting front entry for your home under $100

http://www.houselogic.com/home-advice/home-improvement/front-door-entry-ideas/#. 

 

Hexagonal home organization system inspired by bees

http://www.wired.com/2014/06/a-killer-home-organization-system-inspired-by-bees/ 

 

7 tips to design the best outdoor kitchen

http://advice.porch.com/7-tips-best-outdoor-kitchen/ 

 

Easy to use interactive map shows natural disaster risk by state

http://money.cnn.com/interactive/pf/real-estate/natural-disaster-risk-map/index.html 

 

 

LOCAL news

 

Washington State a national leader in the green home revolution

http://www.seattlepi.com/realestate/article/Washington-among-best-for-green-homes-5565301.php 

 

328 residential units coming to South Lake Union

http://seattle.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/another-massive-residential-tower-coming-to-south-lake-union.php 

 

Study shows Seattle’s older districts foster creativity and have more jobs per commercial square foot

http://crosscut.com/2014/05/22/mossback/120197/why-low-rise-older-neighborhoods-really-drive-seat/ 

 

New Target store planned for Wilburton retail area in Bellevue

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/06/target-targets-wilburton-district-of-bellevue-for.html 

 

Tacoma’s aggressive battle against pollution using hard data and forensics

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/us/with-data-and-resolve-tacoma-fights-pollution.html?_r=0 

 

Pierce County home values up 9.6 percent

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/06/21/3710294/assessed-home-values-make-10-percent.html 

 

City Council to review Port of Everett renovation plan

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140625/BIZ/140629541/1012/Port-of-Everett-renovation-plan-goes-before-City-Council- 

 

 

WEEKLY DOSE OF awesomeness

 

Star Trek holodeck-style virtual design studios coming to home improvement center chain

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/lowes-new-holoroom-lets-try-home-improvements-virtually-buy/#!6eU9C  

 

NEWS for Today

Check out these articles for great information about our community and the real estate industry.  Feel free to use these on Facebook, your website or e-mail to your clients.

 

MORTGAGE & FINANCE news

 

Quickly calculate if your home was a good investment

http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/home-rate-of-return/

 

Top 10 things you need to know when buying a house

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/money101/lesson8/index.htm?iid=TL_Links

 

Buyers hope to make their offer stand apart with personal appeals to sellers 

http://time.com/money/2885345/home-buying-bidding-war-write-letter-to-seller-win-the-house/

 

7 things buyers love and seller's fail to mention

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/06/21/seven-things-home-buyers-love/11038013/

 

 

REAL ESTATE news

 

Existing home sales up 4.9%

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/06/23/may-existing-home-sales/11256353/  

 

Which home improvement projects really pay off?

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/are-these-7-home-remodeling-projects-worth-the-money-2014-06-17

 

Consumer Reports’ eight great grilling gadgets, just in time for summer

http://consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/05/eight-great-gadgets-for-grilling-fish-veggies-ribs-and-more/index.htm?EXTKEY=AYACS04

 

 

LOCAL news

 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area #10 best “city” to flip a house

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-good-school-expensive-home-dilemma-2014-06-13

 

Seattle and Issaquah on Sunset Magazine’s 2014 list of the West’s 24 Best Places to Live and Work 

http://www.sunset.com/travel/best-places-to-live-and-work

 

Many King County homes will see double-digit increases this year

http://www.king5.com/home/King-County-Property-Values-Booming-263566031.html

 

 

WEEKLY DOSE OF awesomeness

 

Quickly get up to speed on the World Cup of Soccer

http://commoncraft.com/soccerguide

 

Fire rainbows over Puget Sound region

http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/Brilliant-fire-rainbows-make-multiple-appearances-around-Puget-Sound-region-264174331.html

 

 

TITLE & ESCROW info

 

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Real Estate Update

MORTGAGE & FINANCE news

 

What first-time homebuyers need to know

http://rismedia.com/2014-06-08/tips-for-first-time-homebuyers/ 

 

A little creativity goes a long way in sealing the real estate deal

http://www.zillow.com/blog/creative-home-buying-tips-153058

 

Tips to maximize your chances in a hot market

http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/13/real_estate/bidding-war/index.html?iid=HP_LN 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE news

 

7 ways to kick up that curb appeal

http://www.trulia.com/tips/2014/05/7-ways-to-kick-your-curb-appeal-up-a-notch/ 

 

Survey shows sellers think now is a great time to make a move

http://www.keepingcurrentmatters.com/2014/06/04/pent-up-buyer-seller-demand-about-to-be-released/

 

Tips for a successful open house

http://www.improvementcenter.com/advice/10-things-to-banish-from-your-open-house.html 

 

 

 

LOCAL news

 

Puget Sound named federal manufacturing region, should attract businesses, jobs

http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2014/06/04/news/puget-sound-named-federal-manufacturing-region/6554.html 

 

Take a virtual ride into the Eastside’s link light rail future 

http://www.soundtransit.org/Projects-and-Plans/East-Link-Extension/East-Link-Extension-document-archive/Video---East-Link-animation 

 

Forbes: Washington No. 1 state to make a living

http://www.king5.com/home/Forbes-Washington-ranked-1-state-to-make-a-living-in-2014-262575961.html 

 

 

 

WEEKLY DOSE OF awesomeness

 

Rain activated art

http://q13fox.com/2014/05/21/awesome-rain-activated-art-brings-smiles-in-the-downpour/ 

 

 

 

TITLE & ESCROW info

 

Our region has so much to offer, entertainment and culture, sports and recreation and more.  Click on the link below -- select “community links” and you'll find quick links to main attractions and related information.  http://www.cwtitle.net/title-and-escrow-resources/