Monday, December 15, 2008

1st time home buyer heaven...

As a real estate agent, I get extremely frustrated with our local and national media when they refuse to cover the positives of our current real estate market. Seattle is weathering this unpleasant storm extremely well and has all the fundamentals for an eventual rebound. Seattle recently made Forbes magazine as one of the most likely cities to rebound first.

That being said, my friends at the Seattle Times recently published a great article on the possibilities for first-time home buyers. People who qualify to buy a house for the first time are in a position they might not see for another 10 years. Furthermore, once they start buying, this will allow current sellers to move on and move up. This in effect will help lead our area out of a slow housing market. So let's all cheer on those first-time home buyers!

Read the full article here.

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