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  How the Interest Rates affected Offers on Homes

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  How the Interest Rates affected Offers on Homes Photos, Videos, Animations and Graphics by Sonny Kwan Realtor® with Sonny Kwan Real Estate Seattle, WA. www.sonnykwan.com All information is believed to be accurate, but is not warranted in any way. When you plan to buy, Sell, Invest or Rent or looking at New Homes for Sale. text me at (206) 819-8228 or email me at sonnykwan@sonnykwan.com How the Interest Rates affected Offers on Homes © 2011 By Sonny Kwan All Rights [...]

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• The home buying process in detail

  Buyers, First-Time, Mortgage and Loans

  The home buying process in detail The buyers agent will find what homes best suits the client from the buyer worksheet and questionnaire The agent will do a CMA (comparable market analysis) of the property of similar homes, square footage, like vs like, days on the market, motive for selling etc… When we find the home that you like…whether it is listed with another agency or FSBO (for sale by owner) …. 1. Write up the offer ( purchase and [...]

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• The Home buying process

  Buyers, First-Time, Mortgage and Loans

  The Home buying process The home buying process is defined and describes what an average first time home buyer may need to consider before they start the task of looking for a home. When getting started to look for a home, a buyer needs to consider a few things like if they have a secure job with steady income, been employed for the last 2-3 years, have a track record of paying bills on time, have any long term debts [...]

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• Listing Agents and Buyers Agent, What’s the Difference?

  Buyers, First-Time, Real Estate Agent, Sellers

  Listing Agents and Buyers Agent, What’s the Difference? The listing agent’s role is to list the property for sale at a comparable market price that will get the sellers ( homeowners) the most amount of money from their home after the sale is complete. They market the home, stage it if it needs it, contact potential buyers and agents about the home, give advice what the sellers need to do in the current market to the get them the highest [...]

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• I’m ready to buy a home

  Buyers, First-Time, Mortgage and Loans, Real Estate Agent

  I’m ready to buy a home I’m ready to buy a home, where do I start? Is a question I have been asked 453 times now. First you need to consider where you want to live, more importantly is how much I can afford dictates where you can live. What are the living arrangements? Are you used to living on your own or with roommates? Do you want others to help subsidize your home mortgage by paying part of the [...]

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• Earnest money, how much should I put down?

  Buyers, First-Time, Mortgage and Loans

  Earnest money, how much should I put down? Earnest money is what the buyer puts as a down payment in the form of check or money order to show the seller how serious you are about making an offer to buy the home. It must be a substantial amount to demonstrate to the seller your intent to purchase the home in good faith. It tells the seller you are indeed a very serious buyer interested in the home and the [...]

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• Advantages of Working With a Real Estate Agent

  Buyers, First-Time, Real Estate, Real Estate Agent

  Advantages of Working With a Real Estate Agent There are great advantages to working with a real estate agent and the following are some of the reasons why you should consider working with an agent rather than trying to find a home on your own. • An agent will know what your housing goals are ( size, neighborhood, schools, floor plans, restrictions, amenities, etc..) • They can save you precious time and fuel. Whether you see an ad for a [...]

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  I’m ready to buy a home, What’s next?

  Buyers, Featured, First-Time, Mortgage and Loans

  The next steps to buying a home once you’ve talked with a Lender to determine what you are comfortable with paying on your monthly mortgage.

  This is a easy process even before we begin looking for a home for you!
  We walk you through the steps and make sure you feel comfortable and confident about buying your next home.

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