Pre-Qualify for a Mortgage Online
This is a great way to pre-qualify for a home mortgage online in minutes. If you plan to purchase a home and get a loan, you will need a pre-approval or pre-qualification letter to demonstrate to the seller that you are in fact able to get a loan and close the transaction. There’s another reason
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A Sequim Real Estate Market Update by Video
I think you’ll enjoy this short video with a Sequim Real Estate market update through the month of May 2020. It’s a very interesting market to say the least, and I have stories I could tell. Just one story here. I scheduled a big beautiful home for a showing for my out of town buyer,
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Sequim Real Estate Market Update
This Sequim real estate market update is brought to you courtesy of Chuck Marunde, J.D., your favorite Sequim Buyer’s Agent. The Sequim real estate market is truly unique. Buyers with experience in other markets often draw conclusions about Sequim listings that have been on the market for a long time, such as there must be
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It’s a Crazy Crazy World Out There
We are living in a crazy world right now, and that won’t take much convincing to almost anyone living on the planet. This is a real estate blog, so we are all about the business of buying and selling single family homes. But like you, we are not immune to all the political, economic, climatic,
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Sequim Real Estate Books
Who in the world would write eight Sequim real estate books mostly for buyers, and one for sellers? I know who: A crazy Sequim real estate broker and Sequim real estate attorney (ret.) like me. I love representing retirees moving to Sequim. With a lifetime of experience in real estate, I want my buyers to
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The Out-of-Town Real Estate Appraiser Fiasco
The Real Estate Appraiser Fiasco is a true story of a home in Sequim that was appraised by an out-of-town real estate appraiser who missed true fair market value by almost $20,000! Appraiser mistakes like this always spell D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R for the seller, for the buyer, and for the listing agent, the selling agent, and the
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Sequim WA During the Covid-19 Vacation
Sequim WA has had to deal with the same challenge the rest of the country has had–the Covid-19 virus. It’s been tragic for those in NY and Seattle and around the country who have suffered from this virus and lost loved ones, but it’s also been no small challenge for the rest of us who
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How Can a Buyer Find a Home in Sequim?
How can a buyer find a home in Sequim? This is a loaded question, and I get some great questions from retirees around the United States who are searching for that perfect place to spend the rest of their lives. Thousands of people are doing online research on Sequim every month, and every single day,
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Sequim Videos for Buyers: A New Video Site
Sequim videos for buyers just got organized. If you’re a retiree or soon to be, and you’re looking closely at Sequim WA as one of your choices to live for the rest of your life, you’re going to love this new SequimVideo.com site. Sequim Videos is the result of a lifetime in real estate, 20
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New Upgrade to the Sequim MLS Site Online 2020
The best Sequim MLS site just got better. We have an upgrade for you, and you’re probably going to like it. It is the best Sequim MLS, bar none. There are many reasons why, but here are a few that make this the buyer’s ultimate Sequim MLS site. First, it includes all the listings in
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Sequim Weather App
This Sequim Weather app is fun to use and full of information about Sequim weather at the tips of your fingers and all in a matter of seconds totally free. You’re going to love this app if you are watching Sequim weather whether you live in Sequim or halfway across the country. We’re in the
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Sequim MLS Update on Sequim-Homes.com
The best Sequim MLS site has just been upgraded to make it more powerful and easier to use, although it was already the best Sequim MLS site for buyers who are searching the Sequim MLS from all over the country. Here’s the good news for you if you are searching online for your home in
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Why Retire in Sequim Most Popular Video
“Why Retire in Sequim?” is our most popular video in the past 12 months with over 5,000 views, and because so many people all over the United States are enjoying it so much, I’ve decided to bring it back for an encore, and because it really is a fun video to watch . . .
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Final Sequim MAT Clinic Survey Results
The Sequim MAT Clinic Survey results are in, and you may find these results interesting, if not surprising. This may be the hottest political topic Sequim has ever seen, and in my 25 years in Sequim, I’ve not seen a hotter issue. It is a classic liberal v. conservative battle. Take a look for yourself,
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Sequim Home Sales in Winter
Sequim home sales in winter often confuse people, because in a small real estate market like Sequim’s, and with a limited number of retirees moving to Sequim throughout the year, the number of Sequim homes sales in winter can be small and also can vary substantially from winter to winter. This chart helps to see
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How to Sell Your Home: 7 Myths Chapter 1 (Part 3 of 3)
This the third of 3 installments of Chapter 1 of my book, The Seven Myths of Selling Your Home. It does’t matter where you live. You’ll find the tips in this book will be helpful in all 50 states. Most of my books about Sequim real estate are written for buyers, but because so many
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Buying Real Estate Now Before It’s Too Late
I strongly recommend buying real estate now, and of course you want to be wise about where you buy your real estate. I would not feel comfortable with a majority of my retirement account in the stock market or in the bond market right now. We are living at a time when the market is
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Sequim Regional MAT Clinic Survey Results
Since the original post on the survey results, I’ve received confirmation that the survey was hacked, and we cannot be sure of the true results now. Therefore I conducted a second survey with special filters to keep hackers out. Updated Survey Information You can view the new survey results at: Sequim MAT Clinic Survey Results
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Sequim Morning: Another Day in Paradise
I woke up this morning to another day in Paradise, and I don’t mean like Paradise, CA. I mean the paradise we enjoy in Sunny Sequim, WA. The climate is perfect, the temperatures do not go to extremes, either warm or cold, and we only get 1/3rd the rainfall of Seattle. The beauty, the Olympic
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Sequim Ducks Gather This Fall
Sequim ducks are gathering in local ponds, like this pond that extends and runs across my own property. I love the sound of ducks and geese flying overhead, and we’ve certainly had a lot of them this year, far more in my personal observation than normal. I don’t know that that means, if anything. I
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