Bill Sauneuf's Real Estate Times

Hey Everybody!I've been away from BLOGging for a while... Make that a long while...My Wife Maggie and I had a baby on February 10th. With all the lead-up of her being pregnant and childbirth classes to take, and simply having to do more of the chores around the house there simply wasn't time for ...

I got a great call Friday afternoon from a friend of mine at Prime Lending.  He called to say that they have just released a 100% financing loan.  Zero Down financing. Reasonable income, Reasonable credit, Owner Occupied Home, no PMI.  It comes in the form of a 95% first mortgage and a 5% second ...

Here's your chance to do some good and have a great time riding!!  You can help the children and the families helped by:          -  The Salvation Army of Anacortes,          -  Pregnancy Choices of Mount Vernon, and          -  Lydia Place of Bellingham (a Domestic Violence Shelter)     TOY RUN...

Sunday Spetember 28, 2008(Though Many People Enjoy the Full Weekend) For the Best Information about the Oyster Run, please visit the official web-site at: http://www.oysterrun.org/   The Oyster Run is an annual Motorcycle Rally in Anacortes.  Thousands of motorcyclists and guests will be there fo...

well, the future Governor anyway.... My Dad and I went to the Skagit Speedway this evening to watch the Coach Corral Season Championship Races. Dino Rossi came to the event too!  He seemed to be having a great time.  He was up in the announcing booth.  He waved the Green Flag to start one of the...

The 4th Annual Skagit Island County Builder Association Home Tour is coming in 8 days! September 12, 13, 14    2008  -  Friday           Noon - 6:00pm  -  Saturday 10:00am - 6:00pm  -  Sunday   11:00am - 5:00pm The first home on the tour is a listing of mine.  It is a beautiful home built by Chaf...

Business is picking-up!!  My appointment windows for this weekend are all booked solid.  Between 2 Open Houses and a group of Buyer appointments it is going to be a busy weekend!  Wohoo!! How is business where you are?  I keep seeing posts about the market has bottomed and business is picking up,...

  Washington State has had a pretty slow year for real estate sales.  The number of sold homes is well down on the year from last year's great run.  There are several areas that have seen overall price declines in the last year.  There has been plenty of depressing news in the media. - Depressing...

Over the last few days, I've been Pointing out the GOOD news in the Real Estate Market.  The media is starting to recognize the recovery/rebound!! There is a lot of GOOD news out there to be found! Here are some examples: Existing-homes sales rise, inventory swells Reuters August 25th, 2008 Home ...

The problems of the California Real Estate market are affecting the real estate markets of the entire country.  Something needs to be done about it!  So I'm going to try to help start the recovery by pointing out the good news. Attn. California agents;  Are you seeing an increase in Buyer Activi...