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 Take Time to Prepare. We specialize in taking time with our clients to help  them prepare their home to sell and  review the current inventory of homes in the surrounding area. We view pricing your home to sell as a big decision, which  requires timely, accurate information. Our agents will take you inside surrounding homes for sale to help you make important pricing and home preparation decisions.

 Property Management. If you are not ready to sell your home or the current market will not generate the price you want,  we have a fabulous team of property managers, at RE/MAX Champions.  We can even put your home on the market as a  "For Sale or Lease".

 What we sell.  Our specialty is in selling  single family homes, condominiums & townhomes from downtown Seattle to Edmonds, then across the water from Bainbridge Island to Kingston.

 Our Latest Home Team consists of 5 friendly and experienced agents  who are based in the neighborhoods of Queen Anne/Magnolia, Ravenna, Bainbridge Island, Fremont/Phinney and the Edmonds Bowl. 

 RE/MAX Champions, has 20+ commercial agents, 5 Property Managers, 2 Short Sale/Foreclosure specialists plus 105 other agents. For your convenience,  our Lynnwood office is staffed 9am-9pm, 7 days a week, in case you need immediate help. We also have offices in downtown Edmonds, Anacortes and agents who reside as far away as Olympia, Snohomish, Whidbey Island & Bellingham.  Our incredible network and company support help to sell your home in a timely fashion.

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Senior Housing News
 
Will A Higher National Lending Limit for Reverse Mortgages Generate More Interest?
10/10/2008 11:30 AM
The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association recently announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved a single national loan limit of $417,000 for federally insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) reverse mortgages. The new, higher lending limit will enable borrowers to obtain a substantially greater benefi......
 
$2 Trillion in Retirement Savings Gone Over Fifteen Months
10/9/2008 10:48 AM
The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing early this week on the impact the credit crunch is having on retirees 401k plans.  On the same day, AARP release two reports examining the state of Americans’ retirement and financial security. The findings of these reports paint a bleak picture for retirement dreams right [...]......
 
TheStreet.com - Senior Housing Not Affected By Credit Crunch?
10/8/2008 10:00 AM
TheStreet.com posted a video interview with Granger Cobb, CEO of Emeritus Corp. and he tries to explain why he thinks the senior housing business is ignoring the market’s turmoil.  The piece discusses that Emeritus is  only down 5% this year, which is better than the broader market.  Cobb states that moves by seniors into their......
 
Senate Committee Discusses Respecting End of Life Choices of Aging Americans
10/8/2008 8:26 AM
A few weeks ago, the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) CEO testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.  The hearing called Honoring Final Wishes: How to Respect Americans’ Choices at the End of Life discussed the importance of respecting end-of-life choices by again Americans and discussed the deference to a senior......
 
U.S. Report On Nursing Homes Shows Over 90% of Facilities Cited For Deficiencies
10/7/2008 9:26 AM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General  released a report last week detailing the "Trends in Nursing Home Deficiencies and Complaints" that paints a dismal picture showing that over 90% of that nation’s nursing homes were cited for federal violations from 2005-2007.  The most ......
 
Does Federal Reserve Include Age Discrimination Data for Senior’s Fair Housing Rights?
10/6/2008 5:00 PM
The Federal Reserve recently released its comprehensive report on banks’ 2007 lending practices  that showed that overall mortgage lending dropped sharply.  Total originations dropped 25% from 2006 and that nearly one in three applicants were denied.  The reports findings are based upon information collected from mortgage lend......
 
Sunrise Senior Living Makes the Do Not Short List - Doesn’t Matter
10/5/2008 4:14 PM
Sunrise Senior Living (SRZ) was added to the list of stocks that are not permitted to be shorted last week and it does not seem to have had any effect on the share price as it dropped last week.  The stock dropped from 15.42 on September 29 to 13.40 on October 3rd.  So much for [.........
 
State Medicaid Programs to Spend $1.6 Trillion on Long-Term Care over the Next Twenty Years
10/5/2008 3:16 PM
The industry trade group, America’s Health Plans released a press release and report last week that shows Medicaid spending for long-term care will expand at a faster rate than overall U.S. health-care spending, Medicare expenditures and and the overall economy.  The report shows state Medicaid programs will spend $1.6 trillion on lon......
 
David Cutler Group Opens Montgomery Walk and Stony Creek Farms
10/2/2008 9:28 PM
New and prospective buyers joined David Cutler Group representatives yesterday celebrating the grand opening of Montgomery Walk, one of two active adult communities nestled in the woodlands of Montgomery Township and Worcester Township.  The development marks David Cutler Group’s first project delivery in the active adult community livin......
 
Technology Helps Improve Mind Muscles and Delay Mental Deterioration in Seniors
10/2/2008 9:10 PM
uWink, an entertainment and hospitality software company, has partnered with InSite Development, a leading developer of senior housing communities, have launched a revolutionary interactive game and entertainment facility at InSite’s Arbor Court, a ground-breaking senior housing community in Lancaster, California. This onsite amenity is an un......


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