Okay, Should You Sell … and Buy in 2012?

December 27, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment 

Like many, you may have been sitting impatiently on the fence for the last three years hoping for a miracle that would allow you to sell your existing home without sacrificing too much more equity … and buy at today’s price and interest rate. At least once a week I get a call from a previous [...]

Being a Buyer’s Agent Requires Amazing Knowledge

June 8, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment 

Being a Buyer’s Agent … that broker who assists buyers find their dream house and guides them through to closing of their purchase … requires an amazing amount of knowledge in today’s market. Just a few years ago, being a buyer’s agent essentially involved locating and assisting a buyer in writing an offer, carrying it [...]

So … What IS a Buyer Agency Agreement?

February 8, 2011 by Gabrielle · 1 Comment 

In a previous post, I wrote a bit about why a Buyer Agency Agreement is important and how a Buyer / Broker relationship might occur. I also indicated that, as a rule, I require a Buyer Agency Agreement to work with Buyers. So what, exactly, does a Buyer Agency Agreement obligate a Buyer to do? [...]

Working With Buyers — That Scary Buyer Agency Agreement

February 8, 2011 by Gabrielle · 1 Comment 

I love working with Buyers. The excitement of shopping for houses, seeing homes through their eyes, and the ultimate gratification everyone has when the transaction closes and move-in day occurs! It just doesn’t get much better than that!! But working with Buyers is a tremendous amount of work. There’s a lot of stress involved, a myriad [...]

FHA Mortgage Insurance Changes & How They May Impact a Sale

September 27, 2010 by Gabrielle · 1 Comment 

  You may have heard that costs surrounding FHA loans is changing in October, reducing the dollar amount needed at closing for Upfront Mortgage Insurance, while increasing the monthly portion of mortgage insurance that is added to a homeowner’s payment. If you have previously been approved for an FHA loan but haven’t yet found a home, you’ll [...]

What Sold in Auburn, WA in 2009?

January 20, 2010 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment 

Yes, homes and other properties DID sell in Auburn in 2009. From an agent’s standpoint, the business of real estate felt slower until Fall, then things started jumping like mad! I know from my own business that every single sale was a lot of work — always gratifying, but whew! The start of real estate in [...]

Get Paid $6,500 to Buy a Home!

January 13, 2010 by Gabrielle · 2 Comments 

Repeat or Move-Up Home Buyer — Get Paid $6,500 to Buy a Home!! Repeat or Move-Up Home Buyer Tax Credit Eligibility Requirements: Buyers must have owned and lived in their previous home for five consecutive years out of the last eight years and purchase a replacement primary home. The tax credit is equal to 10 percent [...]