By Joshua Fant “In the past month the Seattle Councilmembers passed new legislation which will enact a new, mandatory rental housing registration and inspections program. The program will go through a one year education process in 2013, and properties will be required to register with the City starting July 1, 2014. Mandatory inspections of rental […]
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New Mandates require Carbon Monoxide Alarms in residential Buildings January 2013
by Joshua Fant Washington is taking another stand against the “silent killer,“ with new carbon monoxide (CO) legislation set to take effect statewide on January 1, 2013. At that time, Washington law requires owners to install CO alarms in all buildings classified as residential occupancies. These requirements bring Washington in line with many other states […]
Read moreBest Home Buying Tips
by Joshua Fant Location Before picking out a home, there are many factors you should pay close attention to, not only for yourself, but because you intend to eventually sell the home to someone else. Carefully choosing your community can help maximize your future potential resale value.Schools Even if you do not have school-age children […]
Read moreWelcome to Our New Real Estate Website!
by Joshua Fant North Pacific Properties is a full service real estate brokerage company located in Seattle, Washington. Our central mission is to provide our clients with expert and well-rounded real estate service throughout the Seattle and surrounding King County areas while meeting the individual needs of our clients, one client at a time. We […]
Read morePuget Sound home prices up as inventory of homes for sale remains tight
Jeanne Lang JonesStaff Writer- Puget Sound Business Journal The Puget Sound area housing market continued its rebound in January, with rising prices and double-digit increases in completed sales, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. The supply of homes on the market remains tight as the supply in King and Snohomish counties fell below enough […]
Read moreQuality Tenants are an Important Tool to Owning Successful Rental Property
by Julie Johnson of the Rental Housing Association Now may be a great time to invest in rental housing. Interest rates are at extraordinarily low levels. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is averaging slightly above 3.5%. Experts predict interest rates will creep up slightly but still remain lower than 4% for […]
Read moreNeighborhoods on the Edge
By Patty Dupre & Mike Scott or Dupre + Scott Apartment Advisors Hello, I’m Oprah Winfrey. Some apartment investors are making serious and shocking accusations about the behavior of a number of neighborhoods in the Puget Sound region. So today I am interviewing representatives from two of these neighborhoods. Turning to our guests on the […]
Read moreHouse For People with Criminal Backgrounds
By Charlie Spaeth PAC Committee Chair On May 16th Governor Jay Inslee signed Engrossed Senate Bill (ESB) 5105, officially described as: AN ACT Relating to conditions under which the Department of Corrections provides rental vouchers to an offender; amending RCW 3 9.94A.729; and adding a new section to Chapter 72.09 RCW. That doesn’t sound very […]
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