Seattle RE Chat – FHA’s HAWK Program [Video]

In this episode of Seattle Real Estate Chat, Jim Reppond and I discuss FHA’s HAWK program with special guest, Frances Flynn Thorsen.

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Seattle RE Chat: What’s going on in the Seattle real estate market?

In this episode of Seattle RE Chat, Jim Reppond of Coldwell Banker Danforth and I discuss what’s going on in the Seattle real estate market, including the lack of inventory.

Side note: if you have been considering selling your home, today’s lack of inventory could make this a prime time for you to sell your home.

Seattle RE Chat is a Google Hangout that takes place on Tuesdays at 10am Seattle-time. You can follow us on Twitter at @Seattlerechat or #seattlerechat

Seattle RE Chat: Qualified Mortgage (QM) and Ability to Repay (ATR) Rules

In this episode of Seattle Real Estate Chat, Jim Reppond and I discuss recent changes to mortgages with “qualified mortgage” and “ability to repay” which rolled out earlier this month.

Seattle RE Chat is a weekly live show that Jim Reppond and I co-host every Tuesday morning at 10:00 am PST at www.seattlerechat.com via a Google Hangout.  Join us next Tuesday!

2014 Predictions for the Seattle Real Estate and Mortgage Trends #SeattleREchat

In this year’s final episode of Seattle Real Estate Chat (we’re coming back in 2014!), Jim Reppond and I review 2013 and make a few prediction for 2014 regarding the real estate market and mortgages in the greater Seattle area.

We will resume our regular scheduling of Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am PST for Seattle Real Estate Chat on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.

Thank you for watching our show – I hope you’ll tune in next year. 🙂

When an Appraisal Comes in Low: Seattle Real Estate Chat

In the last episode of Seattle Real Estate Chat, Jim Reppond and I discuss what happens when an appraisal comes in low for a home purchase. Since appraised values are based on comps (recently closed homes), the data used to determine an appraised value is often “lagging” behind current home prices. Factor in bidding wars when prices may be escalated along with HVCC (regulations that do not allow lenders to select appraisers) and it’s not entirely uncommon to have an appraisal come in lower than the offer price.

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Seattle Real Estate Chat: Mold, Asbestos and Lead – Oh My! [Video]

This week’s episode of Seattle RE Chat featured a special guest, James Mallory, President of Environix. James shared a lot of important information about mold, asbestos and lead, all of which can be potentially be found in Seattle area homes.

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Seattle Real Estate Chat: FHA’s Back to Work

In this week’s episode of Seattle Real Estate Chat we discuss FHA’s “Back to Work”. Back to Work is a newer extenuating circumstance that allows people who had a short sale or foreclosure to be able to buy again as long as the short sale or foreclosure happened because of a loss of income at no fault of their own (due to actions by their employer). You can read more about FHA’s Back to work program here.

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How to Leverage your Lender when Making an Offer [Video] #SeattleREchat

In our most recent Seattle Real Estate Chat, Jim Reppond and I discuss how to leverage our lender when making an offer.

Tune in for our next Seattle Real Estate Chat on Tuesday, 10:00 am Seattle time where we talk about lenders or agents who wear two hats – such as agents who represent both the buyer and seller (dual agency) or an agent who’s also the loan originator.

Seattle Real Estate Chat is a weekly show that Jim Reppond and I host on a Google/YouTube – join us!  We are also on Twitter @SeattleREchat or search #SeattleREchat.