Yulia Billig  yuliab@johnlscott.com      Phone (425) 941-8997                 Office: 16564 Cleveland St. #H, Redmond WA 98052

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My approach to dealing with customers is based on reliability and care. I will always be available for you and will walk you through the process of buying or selling your home, paying attention to every detail and caring about your needs.

I am focused on identifying your very specific needs and wishes in finding the property that closely meets your demands. Your satisfaction with the property is my top priority - before, during and after the purchase. I will be your guide in Seattle Real Estate, browsing through real estate listings to find the "gem" you need. Many real estate agents say this, but only few can deliver.

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If you are moving to Seattle area or from Seattle or from almost any place to somewhere, I can help you with the real estate part of your move, including interviewing your new agent. I am now Certified Relocation agent and can help you not just in Seattle area. Please contact me if you have any questions.


Purchase power now

The tax credit is no longer available, but interest rates have dropped, including on FHA loans which are down nearly half a point since May 1. That means buyers using an FHA loan to buy a $200,000 home will have nearly $9,000 more purchasing power.

 

5/1/2010

5/26/2010

Change

Interest Rate:

4.875%

4.500%

-0.375%

 

 

 

 

Purchase Price:

$200,000

$208,890

$8,890

Loan Amount:

$193,000

$201,579

$8,579

Monthly Payment:

$1,021

$1,021

 
 

 

Using this same scenario, buyers purchasing a $400,000 home using an FHA loan have close to $18,000 more purchasing power. In other words, for the same monthly payment, today’s buyer could purchase a home worth $18,000 more than they could have on May 1, 2010


Market activity summary for May 2010 (See past year history)

June 4, 2010 – Home sales during May tapered off around Washington state following a surge of activity in April as buyers hustled to meet deadlines for tax credits.
Northwest Multiple Listing Service brokers reported 5,242 pending sales (mutually accepted offers) last month, a decline of more than 44 percent from April’s total of 9,438 pending sales.  Compared to twelve months ago when members tallied 7,160 pending sales of single family homes and condominiums, the volume dipped about 27 percent, but year-to-date figures show 2010 sales are well ahead of 2009
.

Single family houses+Condos

Listings

Pending    

Closed Sales

 

MLS Map Area

Total Actv this month

Actv-same mo/yr ago

Current month

Same month/yr ago

Current month

Same mo/yr ago

Median $ this month

Median $ same mo/yr ago

% Chg, price vs yr ago

 

EastSide South

536

637

96

100

99

58

$495,000

$512,500

   -  3.41%

 

Mercer Island

202

225

33

31

24

12

$823,500

$685,000

    20.22%

 

Bellevue West

466

533

70

73

45

40

$765,000

$661,725

   15.61%

 

Bellevue East

445

449

83

84

75

58

$390,000

$454,500

  - 14.19%

 

East Lake Sammamish

909

1,142

184

186

160

83

$466,225

$435,000

7.18%

 

Redmond-Carnation

439

547

69

97

63

48

$389,000

$515,775

- 24.58%

 

Kirkland-Bridle

615

737

90

89

81

50

$515,000

$567,500

    - 9.25%

 

Juanita-Woodinville

953

979

126

165

131

99

$366,750

$395,000

  - 7.15%

 

Eastside

4,565

5,249

751

825

678

448

$445,000

$464,975

 - 4.30%

 

Seattle

3,999

3,716

703

971

808

606

$385,000

$375,000

2.67%

 

                       
 

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