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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are property owners still doing 1031 tax deferred exchanges in Greater Seattle’s current real estate market? Yes, if they have adequate equity in their investment property. Loan rates are super low. If you’re blessed with stable employment, a good credit score, have some money in the bank, don’t have a [...] Guy Nelson of KUOW’s The Conversation talks with Jon Talton and Tim Ellis about the Seattle Foreclosure Spike. Listen to the segment of the October 28 show. A fun and timely Q&A: In the State of Washington, if a property is thought to be haunted, or someone was murdered on the property, or someone killed themselves on the property is the seller required to disclose this stuff on the Property Disclosure Statement (Form 17)? Form 17 allows a seller to [...] Assessed value lags the market and this Assessor’s Time Frame chart shows you how that works. I’ll be adding more information about King County assessments to this post over time. If you have a specific question about the assessment of your King County home you may contact: Ms. Barbara Sbisa Alsheikh Assistant Tax Advisor III, [...] A Seattle girl who loves her Chais and Americanos becomes overwhelmed with guilt about the number of paper cups, plastic lids, stir sticks, and straws she has used and decided to do something about it. Hong Kong architect Gary Chang has been inspired to raise the bar on minimalism and functionality to new heights and in the process created for himself an ultra efficient and stylish home. By creating a system of moving walls he’s transformed his 340 sf apartment into 24 different rooms that provides everything needed for [...] My Neighborhood Map is a Seattle.gov resource you can use to read police reports and see what kind of criminal activity (by category) is going on in a given area. Buyers with high credit scores may be less likely to default on their loans than buyers with low credit scores but why would lenders not generalize and assume that people with higher credit scores would indeed default with purpose, intent, and financial strategy? I mean sheesh, seems common sense to me. Here’s Kenneth Harney’s [...] From the Dashboard in the July issue of Wired Magazine here’s what cars were doing when they were involved in a fatal crash: Going straight 68.8% Negotiating a curve 14.9% Turning left 6.1% Unknown or other 4% Passing 2% Merging or changing lanes 1.9% Starting, slowing, or stopping in traffic lane 1.5% Turning right [...] Thought I posted this earlier but just can’t find it :-\ The City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development has posted this 3-page client assistance memo (CAM) titled Businesses in Your Home: Home Occupations Allowed in Residential Zones explaining the conditions in which a home business is allowed in residential zones. If you [...] |
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