How to make a strong offer on your dream home!

My how times are a changing!  Just a few months ago you could make an offer on a home with little competition from other buyers, but now you must be prepared and leveraged to make a strong offer that will trump all others.  According to Trulia’s real estate expert Michael Corbett, "You need to plan ahead and make sure you keep your debt low and your credit score high."  This will assure you get a great interest rate and can walk in with a great offer that the seller can't help but accept!  When shopping for your new dream home remember to only look at homes that are right for you and that fits your budgets.  If you can afford a $450,000 home then keep your search in that price range so that you are not

• After flying thousands of miles, we are finally with our family in Japan.  It was our niece Izumi's 9 years old birthday today.  We made dumplings and green onion pancakes  for her birthday dinner which were her favorites.  She has two younger siblings (7 and 4).  They also have a dog, a cat and a hamster as their pets. It is just wonderful to be around them even at times when the noise went through the roof.  But there is no better sound than the laughter of the children!  

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What  is an appraisal?

An  appraisal is a thought process leading to an opinion of value. This opinion or  estimate is arrived at through a formal process that typically uses the three  ''common approaches to value''. They are the Cost Approach - which is what it  would cost to replace the improvements, less physical deterioration and other  factors, plus the land value. There is the Sales Comparison Approach - which  involves making a comparison to other similar, nearby properties which have  recently sold. The Sales Comparison Approach is normally the most accurate and  best indicator of value for a residential property. The third approach is the  Income Approach, which is of most importance in appraising income

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The Cascade Team Property Management is a team dedicated to providing you with professional service and first class management of your property. Our home leasing service commitment is not only to our property owners, but also to the tenants who occupy those properties. Navigating the real estate rental market can be overwhelming. When you enlist our team of Property Management professionals, we can manage every aspect of the process, no matter your situation. We handling everything from listing your house 4 rent and finding tenants, screening and all the other aspects of the landlord tenant relationship. Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of what

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"And now... the rest of the story." Paul Harvey. With his famous line, “…there's more to every story…” and often those hidden details influence what happened. Read on to learn the big stories from last week, and the important details to note.

                        There was good news last week as retail sales increased 1.1% in February, up from 0.2% in January. This marked the biggest gain in the retail sales number in five months. In addition, the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) reported that its small-business confidence index inched higher in February.

However, it is important to note that the NFIB's confidence index is still historically low and is below the lowest trough of the 1991-92 and 2001-02

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Researcher Michael Seiler tracked the eye movements of 45 people viewing 10 online real estate listings with six photos in August 2011, determining that 95 percent of participants viewed the first photo—an exterior property shot—for just 20 seconds.  The study is relevant because knowing how house-hunters view a listing online can help agents fine-tune their marketing approach. 

Founder and director of Old Dominion University's Institute for Behavioral and Experimental Real Estate, Seiler says participants moved their eyes in a "Z" pattern from the upper left corner and after reaching the bottom right corner, they scanned up the right column of the

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New home buyers get to make a lot of choices in the construction of their homes, from the glaze on the kitchen cabinets to the stain of the floor and even color of the tile grout. But all that ability to choose can cause some buyers to feel overwhelmed, a recent article in The Chicago Tribune notes.

The article highlights tips from builders and designers for helping to smooth the selection process for new-home buyers: 

Figure out the process: How will the buyer choose their finishes and how much time will they have to do so? Some builders have an in-house selection center, while others may require buyers to visit various stores—from the plumbing

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From the Washington D.C. Real Estate agent caught on security camera stealing womens underwear out of homes, to the Florida agent robbing her clients of perscrption drugs and on up to the real estate agent accused of stealing over 2.8 million. Today we highlight stories of “Real Estate Agents Gone Bad”.

Luckily for you however, you have access to some of the best Agents and Brokers in the business. At the Cascade Team our motto is: “Simply Outrageous Service”! Give us a call today or click HERE to view our AGENTS PAGE and discover the difference for yourself!.... And now.... On to today's stories:

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1) Home surveillance video caught a real estate agent stealing women’s clothing from a home for sale,

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A Pennsylvania couple is suing a neighbor — who once pleaded guilty to sexually molesting their daughter — trying to get a court to force the man to buy their $350,000 home.  

The child’s parents say they don’t want to live next door to the man, and their lawsuit charges that they are “under duress to move” and that his presence next door is “ultra-hazardous given the close proximity.” In their lawsuit, the parents assert their home is “virtually unmarketable” because of having a registered sex offender living next door. 

The neighbor, Oliver Beck, pleaded guilty to indecent assault of a child under 13 in September 2011. He was given a