Many buyers want to know how to figure out the Fair Market Value (FMV) of a home. Is it the value assigned by the tax assessor? Nope. Is it determined by an appraiser? No again. Maybe you can look it up in on website like Zillow? That’s not it either. The Fair Market Value of [...]

Why your contingent offer to purchase a home isn’t going to be accepted
If you don’t qualify to have two mortgages, you are going to be faced with the problem of having to sell your current home before you can purchase your next home. The solution seems simple, which is to make an offer to purchase a home where the closing is contingent on the sale of your [...]

Off-market pocket listings are not in your best interest as a seller
As the real estate market has heated up, it has become markedly easier to sell a home. While that is good news for home sellers, it brings with it a set of realtors who try to sell homes off-market as a pocket listing, lining their own pockets and often leaving money on the table for [...]

Seattle Neighborhoods by the Numbers
Are you a data geek looking to live in Seattle or move to another neighborhood or suburb? Seattle Met Magazine teamed up with Zillow in their latest issue to publish their 2013 Seattle Neighborhoods by the Numbers. findwell was asked to contribute to this year’s guide which starts off with a look at 10 different [...]

Legal duplex versus Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) – What is the difference?
When shopping for duplexes (a home with two dwelling units) in the Seattle area, you will come across a few different variations. There are legal duplexes and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU). There are important distinctions between the two that you need to understand before making a purchase. Legal Duplex For a single home with two [...]

Where to get Seattle rental & apartment statistics
Are you an investor in any apartment buildings in Seattle? Or maybe you are aspiring to purchase a multi-family investment property? If so, having accurate and current statistics on rental rates and trends is critical to your success and investment decisions. Dupre & Scott Apartment Advisors is a local research firm who tracks rental trends in Seattle [...]

findwell launches tournament-style bidding format for home buyers
Seattle – April 1, 2013 – Seattle real estate broker findwell announced a new tournament-style bidding format for home buyers today called Bidding Madness. Homes listed for sale with a findwell agent will now benefit from this new style of bidding by allowing buyers to compete in an open, bracket-based competition for homes, pitting two [...]

So you want to buy a fixer-upper?
So you’ve been shopping for homes and just can’t seem to find the right one. You want the charm of an older home, but want it to be filled with modern updates and finishes. Every time a nicely-remodeled home comes up, it is just out of your price range or there is just too much [...]

Utility payoffs at a home closing in Washington State
When you are buying a home, one question that comes up for many buyers is what happens to utility bills at closing. Buyers don’t want to be stuck with unpaid utility bills from the seller, and sellers want to make sure that they don’t pay more on utilities than they have to if the buyer [...]

How many home owners in Seattle are underwater?
The housing downturn left a lot of home owners underwater on their mortgages. Their home values declined below what they owe on their mortgages, making it difficult to sell the home unless they have access to extra cash to payoff their mortgage. Zillow tracks negative equity across the US by looking at estimated home values [...]
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