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"The Good, The Bad, and the Foreclosure Market”
Current economics, "soft market" perception, and changes in rules regarding Distressed Home Sales.
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"Internet Real Estate Strategy”
We interview Aaron Pedersen from NorthTacoma.net about the internet's role in modern real estate. Also, the town of Ruston is in the news.
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"Condominium Insurance”
We talk to Frank Hughes of the Tacoma News Tribune about insurance issues with a condo in Westport. As always, we discuss listener emails, and real estate as it relates to life in the great Pacific Northwest.
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"Zillow 101”
On this week's show we hit on local real estate stories. We answer listener questions and we welcome Amanda Hoffman, spokesperson for Zillow.com. Ms. Hoffman discusses the many interesting features of the real estate website, Zillow.com.
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"Real Estate Ethics”
This week's program features conversation about real estate ethics and comparing unique properties.
We define the term "urban pioneer" and we show our versatility as hosts by chiming in on the local sports scene.
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"Real Estate in the Northwest & Around the Country ”
On this week's show we discuss the Good Neighbor Next Door program offered by www.HUD.gov. We also continue our "Real Estate Around the Country" feature with guest Peter Zalewski of The Condo Vultures in Miami. Mr. Zalewski has been featured on ABC's Nightline, NBC's Today Show and in articles written in the Wall Street Journal. For more information on Peter, check out www.condovultures.com.
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"Real Estate Advertising Syndicate mls4owners.com & Bigtime Golf Tournaments Coming to Pierce County”
We talk about things to know when hiring an agent to list your home. Special guest, Chris Nye of mls4owners.com, talks about his real estate advertising syndicate. We also talk about the tremendous impact that the US Open Golf Tournament will have on Pierce County and the Chambers Bay Golf Course.
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“Facing Foreclosure and the State of the Local Real Estate Market”
Bob McQueen guest hosts as we discuss what to do when facing foreclosure. Our guest is Dick Beeson of Windermere Commencement Associates. Mr. Beeson discusses the evolution of the MLS and talks about his thoughts on the local real estate market. We finish up with a look at ideas to sell your home fast and talk about HUD.gov and ActiveRain.com.
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“Credit Improvement Strategies & Real Estate Pet Peeves”
Karen Orr from Touchstone Lending joins us to talk about credit improvement strategies. We discuss the local internet blogs and we learn about "Christian & Steve's real estate pet peeves".
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“Real Estate Across the Country”
We start our "Real Estate Around the Country" series with Jeff Martin, an agent in Billings, Montana. We also talk about some new year trends in real estate here in the Puget Sound area and in the Northwest.
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“The Mortgage Freeze ”
We discuss the mortgage freeze with mortgage expert Karen Orr of Touchstone Lending. We chime in on our thoughts about Tacoma’s decision to hire an outside firm to help with an economic development study, and we answer listener e-mails about 1031 exchanges and escrow procedures.
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“Roofs and Rates ”
We talk roofing with Christian Trandum, formerly of Jorve Roofing. We discuss President Bush's plan to freeze mortgage rates.
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“How to Avoid Foreclosure ”
We discuss agent motivation, local ways to avoid foreclosure, we interview Tim Waer of the Tacoma - Pierce County Sports Commission. Our in-studio guest is Brent Tornquist of Windermere.
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“Real Estate talk with Frank Hughes ”
We discuss national trends and local stories of interest. We also interview Frank Hughes, the Seahawks beat writer for the Tacoma News Tribune who also runs a real estate investment group.
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“Tacoma's Downtown Developers”
We talk home equity and interview Jon Tartaglia of the Varsity Grill about his restaurants and his early confidence in Tacoma's downtown developers.
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“The Smart Loan”
We talk agent specialization and designations. Our guest is Karen Orr of Touchstone Lending. She discusses "The Smart Loan" and answers listener emails.
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“Pierce County Real Estate Weekly”
We answer listener emails and interview Todd Pressly, founder of the Pierce County Real Estate Weekly. Special guest host Bob McQueen.
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“Tacoma Pierce County Association of Realtors ”
We respond to listener emails and interview Pat Maddock, President of the Tacoma Pierce County Association of Realtors.
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“Real Estate Ramblings”
We talk about the Washington Association of REALTOR education conference, We discuss issues affecting the Tacoma – Pierce County Real estate market, and we chime in on a USA Today article about the Tacoma real estate market.
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“What You Should Know About the Inspection Process”
We interview Tony Parent of Abode Specialist Inspection Services. We discuss national trends facing the real estate business and touch on the North Shore Golf Course development controversy.
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“The Debut of Northwest Real Estate Radio”
We interview Karen Orr of Touchstone Lending. We focus on trends and issues facing the Puget Sound Real Estate market.