What Do We Offer Our Home Sellers...
Other Than Listing For A 1% Listing Commission

In short, our Seattle and San Diego home seller clients receive full service real estate listing representation for a 1% MLS listing commission.  We still always recommend our homeseller's pay the standard rate for the buyer's agent, but on average you will save 2% of your home's selling price by working with us.  Let us help you save thousands when selling your home, but more importantly, ensure that your are marketing your home for sale to maximize your exposure to all available buyers. We provide a full complement of internet and print marketing, which hits both home buyers and real estate agents alike, to get your home the exposure it needs in this competitive real

Emily Musselwhite comes to The Cascade Team Real Estate directly from Enso Condominiums in downtown Seattle where she recently closed the last unit in the building.  Emily has also worked on other new construction projects such as Olive 8, Canal Station & Carillon Villas.  Emily will be working with Erik Mehr between Escala & Lake Boren Townhomes which commences sales in late February or early March.  We are very excited to add another amazing talent to  The Cascade Team!

Emily's contact information is:

emily@thecascadeteam.com

206-329-0747

"Healthy marketplaces" emerging with shrinking inventory, favorable financing

KIRKLAND, Wash. (Jan. 4, 2012) – Home sales finished the year much stronger than they started, with pending sales for the fourth quarter outgaining the first quarter by more than 3,000 transactions for a 21 percent increase, according to new figures from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

A year-over-year comparison shows December’s pending sales (mutually accepted offers) rose more than 20 percent from a year ago. Northwest MLS brokers reported 5,237 pending sales last month, up from the previous year when they recorded 4,359 transactions.

Last month’s pending volume exceeded the number of new listings (4,604) for the second consecutive month. The last time such