Tim Hance of All Islands Inspections tells us about cracks that occur in concrete and what is serious and what’s not. To search for homes for sale in Anacortes, La Conner, or Oak Harbor, please call us @ (360)-293-4511.  We would love to help you with your real estate needs whether you are looking to [...]

Carrie Warra of Bank of the Pacific speaks about the differences and details of appraisals and home inspections. To search for homes for sale in Anacortes, La Conner, or Oak Harbor, please call us @ (360)-293-4511. We would love to help you with your real estate needs whether you are looking to buy or sell your home. [...]

If you are a first time homebuyer who has served outside the US, you may qualify for the tax credit extension!  Here are some of the basic qualifications; The homebuyer must have served for at least 90 days outside the US between Dec. 31, 2008 and May 1, 2010 They must be a member of the [...]

 RISMEDIA, June 7, 2010—Pending home sales have risen for three consecutive months, reflecting the broad impact of the home buyer tax credit and favorable housing affordability conditions, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator, rose 6.0% to 110.9 based on contracts signed in April, from an upwardly [...]

   On November 6, 2009, President Obama signed into law the “Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009” (the 2009 Assistance Act). In addition to providing an extension of unemployment benefits for the long-time jobless, the 2009 Assistance Act includes tax relief for military and other service members. Following are two of the new [...]

We have been requested to repost this on the Home Buyer Tax Credit.  You have until April 30th, 2010 to get the new home under contract! Here are some of the most frequently asked questions on the changes to the Homebuyer Tax Credit Question: Existing homeowner credit: Must the new house cost more than the [...]

Time is running out to get  the home buyer tax credit!  Get the key to your new home & money back, but you have to act NOW!  Homebuyers who qualify and have not owned a home for 3 years, can receive up to an $8,000 tax credit.   Existing homeowners who qualify and have lived in their current residence [...]

March 29, 2010—As the April 15 deadline to file 2009 federal tax returns approaches, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is providing answers to some of the questions home buyers are most frequently asking about the home buyer tax credit. “NAHB’s website that provides information about the home buyer tax credit, www.FederalHousingTaxCredit.com, has received [...]

February 3, 2010—Pending home sales have leveled from a market swing driven by response to the home buyer tax credit, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed in December 2009, increased 1.0% to 96.6 from 95.6 in November, and remains 10.9% above December [...]

KIRKLAND, WA (Jan 5, 2010)  “Home for the holidays” took on special meaning for 4,399 buyers whose purchase offers were accepted during December, according to the NWMLS. That volume of pending sales was up more than 35 percent from a year ago and marked the best December since 2006. Shirnking inventory, the extension of the [...]