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		<title>Vashon Island Real Estate: Building Green Homes</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2009/03/13/vashon-island-real-estate-building-green-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join the Green Movement by Building Eco-Friendly Homes Going green is the best route to take today. With the environment getting much attention these days, there&#8217;s no way to go but go green. Thanks to concerned non-profit international organizations that strongly advocate the preservation of the ecosystem, many people are now made aware of their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=2333&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Real Estate: Investing in Vashon Island Property &#8211; Hard Money Loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real Estate Investing is better today than it has ever been. Imagine getting a property for less than half of what it was valued at 10 months ago. The problem is getting the cash to close the properties. That is why investors have and always will rely upon hard money loans to get real estate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=2285&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Real Estate: For Sale By Owners?</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2009/02/19/vashon-island-real-estate-for-sale-by-owners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go! Real Estate offers a program to assist owners who wish to try their hand at selling their properties by themselves.  The &#8220;For Sale by Owner&#8221;  or &#8220;FSBO&#8221; alternative is superficially attractive because it may help an owner save money on commissions.  However, the following article demonstrates the hidden dangers of going it alone.   For [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=2231&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Real Estate: BIG Price Reduction on Gorgeous Vashon View Home For Sale</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2009/02/05/vashon-island-real-estate-big-price-reduction-on-gorgeous-vashon-view-home-for-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Million Dollar View for Half the Price     Price $522,900 Bedrooms 3Full Baths 2 Square ft 3140 Lot Size 44867 Sq. Ft. MLS# 28182651 Listing Website Address http://joyannesloan/listing/79923179       25608 75th Avenue, Vashon, WA   A million dollar view for almost 1/2 price. Many custom touches and mammoth deck. Needs some spruce up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=2106&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Real Estate: Hot Tips for Sellers in a Down Market</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2009/01/28/vashon-island-real-estate-hot-tips-for-sellers-in-a-down-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter whether the real estate market is going up or down, there are some things you can do to almost guarantee that your home will sell faster, easier and for a little more money than compared to a similar house in the same street. However there are some big real estate selling mistakes that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=2020&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Real Estate: Should You Buy a Home in &#8217;09?</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2009/01/28/vashon-island-real-estate-should-you-buy-a-home-in-09/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The housing market and general economy is still falling, yet the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported that in December 2008 there was a slight increase in activity with potential buyers and sellers tempted into the market, possibly by successive interest rates. There was a rise in both those looking to buy a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=2028&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Real Estate Finance: Ask Kyle &#8211; Buying Up!</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2009/01/22/vashon-island-real-estate-finance-ask-kyle-buying-up/</link>
		<comments>http://govashon.com/2009/01/22/vashon-island-real-estate-finance-ask-kyle-buying-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask Kyle - Our Mortgage Expert]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buying up&#8230;  Moving from a starter home to a larger home and retaining the previous residence has been a great strategy for accumulating real estate and creating wealth. The recent phenomenon of buying and bailing in distressed markets has caused Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to create new guidelines addressing the issue. Unfortunately this also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1954&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Homeowners&#8217; Seminar: Sludge</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2009/01/22/vashon-island-homeowners-seminar-sludge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Care and Feeding of Your Septic System&#8221; a workshop at the Land Trust Building from 7-9 PM on Thursday, January 29, will discuss septic systems as an integral part of home design and the benefits of good maintenance. Teri King will teach the workshop and explore how your septic system works, how to keep it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1935&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>December 2008 Real Estate Statistics for King County, WA</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2009/01/16/december-2008-real-estate-statistics-for-king-county-wa/</link>
		<comments>http://govashon.com/2009/01/16/december-2008-real-estate-statistics-for-king-county-wa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 2008 South King Real Estate Statistics December 2008 King County Real Estate Statistics Our friends at Commonwealth Title have compiled a statistical comparison of closed sales on single family homes and condominiums in the Seattle area. Simply open the PDFs for details. NOTE: there are TWO reports here, one for King and one for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1864&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Housing Market News: The State of the Economy</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2009/01/01/vashon-island-housing-market-news-the-state-of-the-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 24, 2008, the National Association of Realtors released its report on the surge in mortgage applications and home refinancing applications for the preceding week.  Mortgage Applications ·     The Mortgage Loan Application Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, rose 48 percent from a week earlier to the level of 1245. Refinance applications [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1688&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Housing Market News: Fresh Economic Analysis</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2009/01/01/vashon-island-housing-market-news-fresh-economic-analysis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Realtors released its analysis of Standard&#38;Poor’s Case-Shiller Index of home prices on December 30, which is an index of 20 major U.S. cities and shows an 18% drop nationally from October 2007 to October 2008.  As we have noted in previous articles here, the national figures do not accurately reflect the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1679&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Real Estate: Urban Land Institute Rates Seattle #1</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2008/12/25/vashon-island-real-estate-urban-land-institute-rates-seattle-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the same day that the National Association of Realtors announced that November house sales had fallen over 8%, the trade group also released a report that supports the theory that Seattle&#8217;s housing market is a strong &#8220;microclimate&#8221; in the overall housing scene. A survey by the Urban Land Institute of 700 private developers, REALTORS® and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1630&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Real Estate: Are You Paying for Ineffective Marketing?</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2008/12/25/vashon-island-real-estate-are-you-paying-for-ineffective-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://govashon.com/?p=1628</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of our clients ask us why Go! Real Estate features internet marketing techniques rather than simply listing properties in newspapers as so many agents seem to do.  After all, they say, real estate agents have purchased newspaper and magazine advertisements for years.   The answer is simple.  The internet has changed the face of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1628&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Kyle: Vashon Island&#8217;s Real Estate Financial Guru &#8211; Timing the Market</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2008/12/19/ask-kyle-vashon-islands-real-estate-financial-guru-timing-the-market/</link>
		<comments>http://govashon.com/2008/12/19/ask-kyle-vashon-islands-real-estate-financial-guru-timing-the-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Timing the market&#8230; I&#8217;ve been encountering many potential buyers waiting for the bottom of the market.  You will almost never be able to perfectly time the bottom of a market cycle. Trying to time the market can often be costly. It causes a buyer to miss out on the opportunity to purchase the right property [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1599&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Housing Market Forecast: The Well-Informed Consumer</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2008/12/19/vashon-island-housing-market-forecast-the-well-informed-consumer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended a two-day seminar on Real Estate Law offered by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in Philadelphia.  Among the presentations on Commercial and Domestic Mortgage Foreclosures, Defending a Residential Foreclosure Action, Sheriff&#8217;s Sales, Tips on Landlord / Tenant Evictions, and other sobering topics, was an outstanding presentation by Dr. Susan Wachter, Professor of Real Estate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1560&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island First Time Home Buyers: A Golden Opportunity If You Are Well-Informed</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2008/12/19/vashon-island-first-time-home-buyers-a-golden-opportunity-if-you-are-well-informed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://govashon.com/?p=1563</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The confluence of low mortgage rates, an over-abundent inventory of homes listed for sale, and a growing interest on the part of lenders to write new mortgages has created a golden opportunity for first-time homeowners.  In fact, the Seattle Times recently called thi8s the &#8220;buying opportunity of a lifetime,&#8221; while acknowledging the the actual bottom of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1563&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Kyle: Vashon Island Home Finance &#8211; Locking versus Floating</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2008/12/11/ask-kyle-vashon-island-home-finance-locking-versus-floating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://govashon.com/?p=1474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been receiving questions on whether I suggest locking in or floating interest rates. We&#8217;re currently in a lending environment where rates are changing two or three times a day. With such volatility and rates as low as they currently are, it is a great time to be locking in. Nobody can consistently predict short [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1474&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Home Finance: The 4.5% Mortgage Rate Proposal</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2008/12/11/vashon-island-home-finance-the-45-mortgage-rate-proposal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://govashon.com/?p=1515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a continuing effort to stimulate and stabilize the housing market, the federal government has floated the idea of having the Treasury Department lower the rate on 30 year mortgages to 4.5%.  This represents approximately 1% below the current rate of 5.6%.  Treasury would implement the program by purchasing mortgage-backed securities from Fannie Mae and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1515&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Relocating to the Seattle area? Why you should consider Vashon first!</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2008/12/04/relocating-to-the-seattle-area-why-you-consider-vashon-first/</link>
		<comments>http://govashon.com/2008/12/04/relocating-to-the-seattle-area-why-you-consider-vashon-first/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://govashon.wordpress.com/?p=1310</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why you should move to Vashon Island! - Just 20 minutes to Seattle by ferry or 10 minutes to Kitsap County and Tacoma - Lower housing prices than you will find in Seattle - Hi-ranking public schools - 50 miles of unspoiled beaches - Peace and privacy… average lots size of 3.5 acres - Strong regional job [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1310&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vashon Island Homes for Sale: Beware of Market Reports</title>
		<link>http://govashon.com/2008/12/04/vashon-island-homes-for-sale-beware-of-market-reports/</link>
		<comments>http://govashon.com/2008/12/04/vashon-island-homes-for-sale-beware-of-market-reports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyanne Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cindy Zetts of the Seattle Times Real Estate Section provides an important perspective on the plethora of home sale market analyses that are flooding the newspapers.  She writes of three such reports that were published during Thanksgiving week, each purporting to signal trends in the market. Vashon and Seattle home sellers are well-advised to read [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govashon.com&#038;blog=4448108&#038;post=1363&#038;subd=govashon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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