Resources
FHA Primer
With the credit crunch and constricting mortgage availability, FHA loans have recently become more appealing to buyers. Here’s an overview of FHA benefits and requirements.
Top 5 safety tips for every homeowner
Everyone knows it’s not safe to smoke in your or fall asleep with candles still burning. But what many people don’t think about is if their home is safe and how to properly react if a safety hazard does arise.
Privacy and comment policy revision
TSCB’s privacy and comment policy has been revised to clarify appropriate comments and identify comment spam.
Do You Need A New Construction Inspection?
Many people feel there isn’t a need to inspect new construction because the home has been “Code” inspected by the city. And, to a certain degree this inspection could be accurate but here’s my take as a home inspector and as a potential buyer.
Upcoming Condo Events
The Seattle Condo Tour (website) is taking place this coming Saturday and Sunday, April 5th & 6th. The tour starts at 11:00 AM from Fisher Plaza at the corner of 5th Avenue & Denny Way. Additionally, seminars will be held both days during tour hours at Fisher Plaza. The Bravern (website) will be celebrating the…
Bellevue Towers Price Protection
Following Olive 8’s lead Bellevue Towers is now offering a price protection guarantee to new buyers. This program guarantees that the price of a home purchased now will be appropriately adjusted at closing if similar homes are subsequently sold for less than the current list price. In addition, Bellevue Towers is offering a limited-time rate…
Condo Legislative Update – Reserve Studies
A couple of interesting bills are easily moving through the House and Senate concerning condominium reserve studies and reserve accounts. A reserve account is supplemental to an association’s annual operating budget and is used to fund major maintenance, repair and replacement of common elements. The purpose of the reserve account is to offset the financial…
Understanding a Building’s Envelope
Farren West is the owner of Key Inspection Services and is a contributor to the Seattle Condo Blog. Farren can be contacted at KeyInspectionServices.com. One can think of a building envelope as being similar to envelopes used to mail packages through the postal service. A standard package mailing envelope is used to protect the interior…
