Ben Kakimoto
Ben Kakimoto is a Seattle condo and urban real estate marketing & listing specialist. Contact Ben to learn more about the Seattle condo and loft real estate market or about buying or selling a Seattle area condo. Find Ben on Twitter and Facebook.
FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium Increases
FHA’s monthly mortgage insurance premium rate will increase as of April 18, 2011 by 0.25%, which could increase monthly mortgage payments by as much as $100.
Condo updates, spring forward
Daylight Savings Time starts this weekend; sales and news updates for Escala, 1521 Second, 1350 Alki, Trace North, Gallery and Hjarta.
February 2011 Seattle Condo Market Update
Seattle’s median condo selling price rises 7.66% to $312,750 in February 2010, a 14-month high.
Gallery Condo averts auction disaster, switches format
Gallery Condo ditches the auction of 25 open one-bedroom and one-bedroom homes that was slated for tomorrow, Saturday, March 5th; switches format.
Mortgage Credit Certificate Tax Credit
The Mortgage Credit Certificate is an often overlooked tax credit that’s worth $1000s for first-time home buyer’s.
Olive 8, Trace, 7800 Plaza, Marselle and Gallery condo updates
Olive 8 records 15 new home sales since its January 1st reset, Trace North reduce prices, 7800 Plaza and Marselle sell over 60% and the Gallery condo auction is just weeks away.
Condo project updates, sales pick up
Reports from a number of condo developments in the metro Seattle area suggest condo sales are beginning to pick-up as prices continue to trend down.
Bellevue Towers sales on the uptick
Bellevue Towers is experiencing a turnaround since reducing prices with 18 pending sales in the past month.
January 2011 Seattle Condo Market Update
Seattle’s January median condo price improved over December to $291,500 but fell 7.17% year-over year, unit sales volume up.
HOA Foreclosure and the FHA Squeeze
Linkage: Condo HOA’s foreclosure option for delinquent owners; FHA changes create resale challenges for condo sellers.
