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Your choice of agent can make you or cost you thousands of dollars and mean getting, or losing the home of your dreams.

Look for:
• Expert and meticulous preparation of paperwork, tracking of proper legal notices and strict adherence to contractual milestones.

• Detailed and persistent supervision of other agents, lenders, title and escrow providers to ensure timely processing.

• Creative and viable solutions to unexpected wrinkles in your transaction to minimize stress.

• Precision pricing based on concrete data.

• Specific, winning negotiation strategies tailored to current market conditions.

• Written plans of action and demonstration of documented and expert client care.

• Timely, organized responses to all of your inquiries, questions and concerns.

Northwest Elegance is a locally-owned, community-based company providing professional real estate services. As Realtors with Coldwell Banker Bain on Capitol Hill our experience and training can give you an edge. We can help find your dream home, sell your loved residence, or even find a rental property for you to develop.

Northwest Elegance offers:
• Complimentary consumer protection guidebooks and personal organizers for home buyers and sellers

• Early access to the latest Seattle neighborhood home listings that are in high demand

• Detailed relocation services and direction to resources for the Puget Sound region

• Concierge service for reliable and reasonable home related contractors

Whether buying, selling or just thinking about it, call us today for a free consultation.

 

 

"We provide precise real estate representation with emphasis on consumer protection, the kind of care and due diligence that we would want to be given as clients.”
Joy Canova

 

“We are very precise
and particular in how we present our people and our properties. This precision results in your profit and peace of mind – which are our ultimate goals.”
Mark Gibson

 

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News  (Last updated January 6th, 2010)

January 6th, 2010
Seattle home prices show monthly gain for first time in 2 1/2 years
Seattle Times

Home prices in Seattle rose on a seasonally adjusted basis in October from September, the first increase in almost 2 ½ years, according to the closely watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index. The seasonally adjusted Case-Shiller figure for Seattle rose 0.44 percent in October. The index had fallen every month since peaking in May 2007; it's still down 22.5 percent since then and down 12.5 percent since October 2008. Seattle was one of 11 cities in the 20-city index to post a seasonally adjusted increase in October. [ Full Article ]

 

September 28th, 2009
In Depth: Where Home Prices Are Likely To Rise
Forbes.com

Though home prices in many areas still have room to drop, economists say some of the country's real estate markets are showing early signs of repair. A two-year slide in values has eased its stomach-turning pace, and some analysts expect the national market to bottom out by mid 2010. [ Full Article ]

 

August 29th, 2009
New home-appraisal code creating new problems
The New York Times

On May 1, a sweeping reform took effect that was meant to reduce the conflicts of interest in home appraisals while safeguarding the independence of the people who do them. Brokers and real-estate agents can no longer order appraisals. Lenders now control the entire process. The Home Valuation Code of Conduct is setting off a bitter battle. Mortgage brokers, lenders, real-estate agents, regulators and appraisers are all arguing over whether an effort to fix one problem has created many new ones. The agents, maintaining that the changes are effectively blocking home sales by encouraging the use of inexperienced appraisers, are asking Washington to suspend the code until 2011  [ Full Article ]

 

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