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Cents and Sensibility » Seattle, WA Commercial Market http://www.emilycressey.com/blog Creating Financial Freedom Using Real Estate For Wealth, and Business For Cash Flow Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:59:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Seattle Real Estate Update From Redfin http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/seattle-real-estate-update-from-redfin http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/seattle-real-estate-update-from-redfin#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:55:05 +0000 Emily http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/?p=242 I just got a monthly update on the state of the Seattle real estate market from my real estate brokerage, Redfin. Showings are up... More buyers are looking but not buying yet. Redfin's traffic is through the roof: up 43% in January, and probably another 30% in February. Other websites have reported
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Is Now The Time For Getting Started in Real Estate Investing? http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/is-now-the-time-for-getting-started-in-real-estate-investing http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/is-now-the-time-for-getting-started-in-real-estate-investing#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:09:26 +0000 Emily http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/2009/01/27/is-now-the-time-for-getting-started-in-real-estate-investing/ The bloom is off the rose.  The real estate market is in the tank.  Foreclosures are popping up all over, real estate values are down, and you can’t find a house that will cash flow. So Real Estate Investing Sucks!   Or does it? If you bought property in the last few years (say 2005 – 2008), you might [...]
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What Brokerage Should I Join as A New Real Estate Agent? http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/what-brokerage-should-i-join-as-a-new-real-estate-agent http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/what-brokerage-should-i-join-as-a-new-real-estate-agent#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:13:29 +0000 Emily http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/2008/12/30/what-brokerage-should-i-join-as-a-new-real-estate-agent/ I’m on the warpath again.  Yesterday marked my first post-Christmas interview with a real estate agency.   This time, it was Keller Williams in Bothell, who I was fairly impressed by.   So far, I have interviewed with or applied to the following real estate brokerage houses:   Prudential Northwest Realty – They pay for a lot of your mailings [...]
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In Commercial Real Estate, Cap Rates Are Up – Is It Any Real Surprise? http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/in-commercial-real-estate-cap-rates-are-up-is-it-any-real-surprise http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/in-commercial-real-estate-cap-rates-are-up-is-it-any-real-surprise#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:43:30 +0000 Emily http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/2008/12/18/in-commercial-real-estate-cap-rates-are-up-is-it-any-real-surprise/ You’re hearing about it when you talk to your real estate agent, you’re painfully aware of it if you’ve thought of selling a property, and maybe you’re excited about it if you’re out hunting for a deal.  The big news is (drum roll…) cap rates are up! (Don’t know what a cap rate is? Check out [...]
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Marcus & Millichap, Here I Come! http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/marcus-millichap-here-i-come http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/marcus-millichap-here-i-come#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:11:52 +0000 Emily http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/2008/08/15/marcus-millichap-here-i-come/ So, the news of the week is that I have decided to hang my commercial real estate broker’s license with Marcus & Millichap.  I have had good experiences working with brokers from this firm in the past and I believe they have an excellent training program for getting new agents up and running quickly and [...]
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Real Estate Networking 2.0 http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/real-estate-networking-20 http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/real-estate-networking-20#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:56:53 +0000 Emily http://www.emilycressey.com/blog/2008/08/12/real-estate-networking-20/ Lately I have been exploring new ways to network with people… first there was MySpace.com which my college roommate had joined.  Then there was Linked-In.com where all the professionals seem to meet.  After my high school reunion, I joined Facebook.com to see what all my old classmates were up to. But now I have found the [...]
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