Pricing Property When it comes to pricing your real estate for sale we can spin the wheel of fortune and grab a number from mid-air, or we can start a family feud by getting too many opinions, but why put yourself in such jeopardy? Real estate on the Olympic Peninsula is far different than many […]
The smoothest of real estate transactions involve simple, clear, concise language written down, signed and dated by both the buyer and seller. When that is done, one rests easily. In Washington State there are no verbal contracts, and yet many an aspirin has been taken and head hung when things, also known as promises or […]
As a real estate educator I love helping people figure out if they are well suited to a real estate career before they invest their time, money, and hearts. The fact is a career in real estate is not really what it looks like from the perspective of the casual observer. Many a time I’ve […]
Ready, set, remove your shoes! That’s the first unexpected challenge today’s fashionable homebuyer must contend with in the real estate market. Complicated laces, buckles, and zippers are no match for the ease of a slip-on loafer or pump. But we all know fashion is rarely that simple. More than half the houses on the market […]
Why etiquette in real estate is still necessary “Do you want a bidding war? I’ll give you a bidding war!” exclaims an abrasive Buyer at a recent Open House where two buyers and two Realtors were present; sadly this is not the scene of a mind melting reality TV show, rather this can be the […]
BUYING A HOUSE requires cooperation. Who owns WHOM? Buying a house requires cooperation. You provide the money, click light switches on and off, obtain insurance, worry when the sink backs up, and pay property taxes even when you are not in the mood. The house, however, seems to take part in the relationship asserting its own […]
The Mustard Seed Home. It’s definitely historical. Some say it’s haunted, it’s definitely historical having long ago been a church, and once it was a boy’s home for orphans. The elementary school right down the street is named for Helen Haller who lived here, and it has a long-gone swimming pool (a rarity even in […]
MORTGAGES, LENDERS ARE NOT CREATED EQUALLY and l have the horror stories to back up this opinion. Nowadays getting that mortgage to buy a house is so very easy you can do it on your smart phone, I’m just begging you NOT to do that! Super Bowl Commercials are a great BUT… Like many a patriotic […]
Dungeness River Railroad Bridge is transformed and open again to trail lovers and tourists alike! Railroad Bridge History Our famed Dungeness River Railroad Bridge was first constructed in 1916 by the Seattle, Port Angeles, and Western Railway, a subsidiary of the Milwaukee Road. This first wooden bridge was replaced in 1930 and in 1992 volunteers began to work […]
GETTING YOUR HOME READY TO SELL IN 2016. THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT. If you are getting ready to sell your house in 2016, it’s time to get ready with some de-cluttering and curb appeal. Like it or not, most of us do not live in sale-ready homes. Even if your home is clean […]
What’s land got to do with it? Only 13 more shopping days until Christmas and I’m feeling a little tingly all over, yet it’s more than Holiday Cheer; land sales in Sequim and Port Angeles are up by about 30% so far in 2015 and that makes me downright giddy.While bargains are still aplenty, this […]
Why work with expert brokers at JACE Real Estate? WELL, let me tell you some mighty good reasons. You will remember recently that the million member National Association of Realtors commissioned and released an assessment of issues facing the real estate industry today. They stated, “The real-estate industry is saddled with a large number of […]
