Lake Stevens is in Snohomish county, east of Everett and southeast of Marysville. The city was incorporated in November of 1960. Lake Stevens is the largest lake in Snohomish County. Seattle is about 30 miles away.

As Seattle and Bellevue continue to grow, so does Lake Stevens.

Here are 5 of the top new communities.

Maple Rock

http://www.persingergroup.com/lake-stevens-real-estate/maple-rock-neighborhood-lake-stevens/

Stonebriar

http://www.persingergroup.com/lake-stevens-real-estate/stonebriar-neighborhood-lake-stevens/

Brookside

http://www.persingergroup.com/lake-stevens-real-estate/brookside-neighborhood-lake-stevens/

West View Ridge

http://www.persingergroup.com/lake-stevens-real-estate/west-view-ridge-neighborhood-lake-stevens/

Crosswater

http://www.persingergroup.com/lake-stevens-real-estate/crosswater-neighborhood-lake-stevens/

Ahhh, Mukilteo Real Estate…
Voted as one of most desirable places to live in America 9th out of 100. CLICK HERE 

Mukilteo, WA provides an abundance of exciting and adoring opportunities to both the locals and visitors alike. As one of the most quaint West Coast towns, Mukliteo homeowners and visitors have an abundance of activities. As far as small towns go, you will be able to indulge in a rich atmosphere with extraordinarily friendly residents. Mukilteo is a small town that overlooks Puget Sound and is surrounded by a variety of popular Northwest attractions which has helped to add to the popularity of the location. Home to the 1906 Mukilteo Lighthouse and the Mukilteo State Park you will always be provided with an ample amount of outdoor attractions to visit. If you are looking for the small town, charming area, but still close the exciting metro area Mukilteo real estate will cater to your every need. And it doesn’t matter if you are looking for single family, condos, townhomes, etc… you’ll find every type of property while looking for Mukilteo homes for sale. Another benefit to note about Mukilteo, WA is there are plenty of small and quaint shops in town that will provide you with all of the necessities that you may need. Moving into a new area can prove to be a terrifying experience. Finding the perfect community and home can be exponentially difficult. Luckily, real estate in Mukilteo, WA is a city that can be your next move. Learn more katherinecannon.com/towns/mukilteo/

Mukilteo is a lighthouse inspired community that celebrates its heritage every year at their annual Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival. Located on the western portion of Snohomish County, and on the Puget Sound, the city enjoys a freshness that only comes with being right on the water. For many residents it has instant appeal and attraction that is only gets stronger over the years. Luxury has become the hallmark of Mukilteo with many of the homes having unprecedented design, appeal, and views of the Puget Sound, Whidbey and Camano Island, and the Olympic Mountain Range. Mukilteo’s Communities
Mukilteo isn’t sectioned into different communities but instead is viewed as a whole. Primarily zoned for Single Family

Mukilteo’s Surrounding Areas
The Puget Sound is one of the main reasons why Mukilteo is so beautiful. Being situated right on the water, residents get to enjoy some of Washington’s most breathtaking views and sunsets. Many visitors and residents travel to and from Whidbey Island using the Mukilteo Ferry system to get a glimpse of the majestic landscape or to simply commute to the main land for work largest volume of ferry passengers in the State. Mukilteo’s City History
Mukilteo’s heritage starts long before its official incorporation in 1947. In 1855 the Elliot Point Treaty was signed between Governor Isaac Stevens and 22 Native American Chiefs which surrendered land to the United States Government in exchange for services like education, health care, fishing and hunting rights. Shortly after Mukilteo’s incorporation the ferry service started, the Air Force had a refueling station on the waterfront and the railroad transported goods to Boeing.

Voted as one of most desirable places to live in America (9th out of 100), Mukilteo, WA has provided an abundance of exciting and adoring opportunities to both locals and visitors to the area. As one of the most quaint West Coast towns in the world, Mukliteo is full of history and lifestyle oriented activities that have proven to be exponentially beneficial for all residents. As far as small towns go, you will be able to indulge in a rich atmosphere with extraordinarily friendly residents and participate in a heart warming society.

Take a tour of Mukilteo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs-3OUb-dgs

Mukilteo is a small town that overlooks Puget Sound and is surrounded by a variety of popular Northwest attractions which has helped to add to the popularity of this little town. This Northwest community on the water is full of beautiful homes.

If you like purple, you will love the school colors of Kamiak High. Yes, the school is called Kamiak High, not Mukilteo High.

Home to the 1906 Mukilteo Lighthouse and the Mukilteo State Park you will always be provided with an ample amount of outdoor attractions to visit.

With about a population of 20,000, Mukilteo is a fairly small town, but is located perfectly for easy access to Seattle or Bellevue. Mukilteo is just a short distance from the I 5 and the the 405.

Another benefit to note about Mukilteo, WA is that there are an abundance of small and quaint shops in town that will provide you with all of the necessities that you may need. Rather than having to participate in the hustle and bustle of the city, moving to a quiet and restful area can prove to be a benefit. Mukilteo, WA has developed a lasting impression on visitors and residents as it provides a homey and unique appeal to individuals.

Moving into a new area can prove to be a terrifying experience for many people, as finding the perfect community and home can be exponentially difficult. Luckily, Mukilteo, WA is a city that you can fit your needs.

Real Estate owned homes aka REO are priced below the market, and buyers are buying fast.

Buyers are not just sitting on the fence.
I have seen several properties receive multiple offers before they go pending.

More scientifically:

• Days on market is down
• Inventory is way down

I will no longer be selling real estate in the Madison, Wisconsin area.

I have been offered and accepted a position being a Keller Williams Team Leader in Everett, Washington, which is just north of Seattle. KW Everett is a 106 agent real estate office and we have some aggressive goals to grow to 300 agents. My role as KW Team Leader is to inspire our agent partners, lead the company to growth and market dominance, serve our agent partners in the growth of their business and succeed with them by sharing our profits.

So the last couple of weeks I have been chatting with some real estate bloggers about what to do with The Gardyn. I got their input, now I would like yours.

What would you like to see happen to the Gardyn? Leave a comment or email me darin@edynrealestate.com

This is the view from your new home. No kidding. That really would be your view!

Now, I normally don’t promote listings in my blog posts on The Gardyn, but we have discovered a new marketing platform that we are really excited about and thought we would test it out on ourselves first.

We start by creating a website for the home that we marketing

For example  www.5410Tonyawatha.com

Now through this website you have all sorts of cool tools and gadgets for marketing.

We upload a marketing flyer to craigslist http://madison.craigslist.org/rfs/597980854.html , now this isn’t just any craigslist posting, it has clickable links and takes the prospective buyer right back to the listing website we created.

The listing also gets sent to trulia, google base, oodle, propsmart, homescape, vast and local.

The next step in the marketing plan is to promote the home and domain address www.5410Tonyawatha.com through the use of GoogleAdwords.

Now you’ll notice if you visit the website that we created for 5410 Tonyawatha that it is not just about the home. A home buyer can find info about the area schools and all local amenties.

That’s not all. The website is set up to track data such as site activity, page activity, key word searches, website referrers and all raw stat info. And we can send a daily email to our seller’s, if they so wish with all this info. Now, as a seller you don’t have to wait for info just on how many showings or feedback after showings, you can have instant feedback about the marketing of your home.

There are so many other cool things that we can do with the website and tools, and we will be happy to show you at your listing presentation. Contact us at edynrealestate@gmail.com or call us 608-333-5915

Dane County had 127 foreclosure filings in January, 45.9 percent more than the 87 in December, 122.8 percent more than the 57 last January, and 746.6 percent more than the 15 in January 2006.

Wisconsin had 2,102 foreclosure filings in January, 20.5 percent more than the 1,744 in December, 58.4 percent more than the 1,327 last January, and 428.1 percent more than the 398 in January 2006.

Homeowners ARM’s are increasing, heat costs are rising, gas is eating into people’s budgets. I don’t think we are going to see Madison foreclosures going away anytime soon.

Keep in mind that builders, developers and investors can also be foreclosed on. Their inventory adds to these numbers. Like the Metro Place downtown Madison foreclosure.

If you are facing foreclosure TALK with your lender. They are not your enemy. Believe it or not, they don’t want to foreclose on your home. The process costs them money, money they already invested in you and your home. Start the conversation to see what you can do to keep your home.

Some where along the way we stopped selling homes and started selling houses. There is a big difference. I think we need to go back to selling homes.

Sincerly,

Darin Persinger

Yeah, I know. I read this article from the Cap Times, Jeff Richgels and was left more confused. Here is part of the article,

Such is life in a housing market gone stagnant: After a long boom that peaked in 2005, sales of homes and condominiums in Dane County fell 10.4 percent in 2006 and another 6.3 percent last year to their lowest level since 2002, while after years of strong appreciation, sales prices edged up at a rate below inflation.

Wendorf doesn’t feel the market “tanked” until last summer and believes that if they had initially listed the home at $294,900 it would have sold.

They took the home off the market last month to have it painted and the carpets professionally cleaned and plan to put it back on the market this month as a FSBO (for sale by owner) at $273,000.

The comments at the article page are a good read also. I am starting to believe that ultimately the consumers are getting it. There are still a few buyers that think they can low ball everything, but most buyers understand a good deal when they see it. And most sellers understand that they can’t get whatever price they feel they NEED or DESERVE out of the home, but there are still some sellers that saw their neighbors make huge profits and want that easy money also.

If you have to sell and want help determining market conditions contact me Darin@EdynRealEstate.com

Actually they asked a simple question,

Has the value of homes in Waunakee, WI gone down since 2005?

The simple answer to that is NO. Home prices in Waunakee have not gone down. Home prices have actually gone up. By almost 10% since 2005. Go figure?  Here’s the data:

2007 actually looks like a nice rebound for the Waunakee single family real estate market.  Days on Market dropped, the number of homes sold increased and home prices continue to increase.

I will bring back something I wrote in May of ’06,

Real estate is local, like the weather. It doesn’t matter what the weather is like in Austin, Texas if you are planning a picnic in Madison, Wisconsin.

If you are thinking about buying or selling, good for you. Don’t listen to the local media. Especially don’t listen to the national media. Don’t listen to me. Contact a local Realtor and ask great, tough questions. If you don’t feel like you are getting an honest, candid response, contact another Realtor. Do some research, ask for data, trends. Read blogs. Then decide based on the information you have gathered what is best for you.

If you have questions about your real estate market you can contact me at Darin@EdynRealEstate.com

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