Seattle Home Show Oct. 8-10. Are you going?

The 12th annual "Seattle Home Show 2" is coming up Oct. 8-10th.  Are you going?  It seems like a great deal for interested parties.  It's just $10 with exposure to hundreds of home and garden product displays.  They'll also have cooking demos, wine tasting and speakers like nationally-known Joey Green, guru of weird uses for brand-name products and Brian Santos “The Wall Wizard” sharing his painting expertise.  With an online ticket purchase you receive free parking.  All tickets come with a 1 year subscription to Better Homes and Gardens magazine and a second day pass in case you can’t fit it all in the first day.  I thought about advertising at this event, but wasn’t sure how it sized up to Annual Seattle Home Show in the winter-- running now for 67 years.  Your thoughts?

Wenatchee - Leavenworth Tour of Homes Sept. 16-19

Tomorrow will start the North Central Home Builder Association's annual Tour of Homes with 8 homes throughout Leavenworth, Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. You'll get a little bit of everything in Central Washington from a grand home in the heart of the Bavarian-themed ski retreat town to an energy-efficient Energy Star home in the Apple Capital. AMS Inspection Services is a member of the NCHBA and will be helping on the tour so stop by and see us!


Details and Tickets HERE

No Surprises

Most home buyers are not a bit surprised by the results of a home inspection. The typical scenario is as follows: the buyer’s realtor has researched the property thoroughly and the seller disclosed everything. When the inspection reveals a surprise that’s when the buyer may have an opportunity to either negotiate the terms or back out of the contract to find a better fit for them. Most points identified during a home inspection are just typical maintenance reflective of the home’s age. The home inspection report provides a strong description of the home’s current state. With this valuable knowledge the buyer can make an informed decision.  To view a sample home inspection report go to http://www.amsinspection.com/.

Neighborhood Stabilization Summit

Foreclosures are a huge issue in the United States right now. After July resulted in the worst month in real estate history, the feds are starting to take notice. Today many important professionals met to talk about the compounded problems with foreclosed, abandoned and vacant properties. Read on...

http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/09022010_neighborhood_stabiization_reo.asp
by Jann Swanson

Community organizers, state and federal government officials, and representatives from banking, research and educations institutions are currently meeting in Washington at a REO and Vacant Properties Summit sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank. The two day conference is focused on examining the problems associated with vacant and abandoned property and to explore approaches to neighborhood stabilization.

Governor Elizabeth Duke, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve pointed out that the impact of each foreclosure goes far beyond that one home; a conference participant estimated that every blighted home negatively impacts five or six nearby homes. Therefore, in Cleveland for example, where 11,500 homes have been foreclosed, 60,000 others can lose value which leads to lower taxes to support schools and other community services. The residents who remain in a community suffer social losses as well as their communities decline.