Darla Zimmerman Spokane Real Estate

When the final stimulus bill was approved, there were three major changes from the original first time home buyer tax credit program:·         Tax credit was increased from $7,500 to $8,000.·         Homes have to be purchased between January 1, 2009 and ...

While home prices nationwide continue to sag – there are still some very bright spots in the housing market, and Spokane, Washington is one of them!  A recent article, Ten Rising-In-Value Real Estate Markets by Deborah Orr of Forbes.com listed 10 markets that are bucking the trend:Salt Lake City, UtahMedian Home Price: $233,100; ...

Ok. So you are ready to sell your home. But with so many other properties on the market competing with yours, and fewer buyers able to qualify for financing, you have a challenge. That’s the bad news. The good news is that people will always need to buy homes – regardless of the current state of the real estate market.  People get ...

It was nice to see a couple of stories this week, both local and national in scope, injecting some reality into the so-called housing “crisis”. Turns out the sky is not falling after all.Rich Levin’s Sensationalism and the Housing Bubble piece on BrokerAgentNews.com took some shots at the National Association of Business ...

Despite media predictions for doom and gloom in the real estate market in general, the Spokane Washington real estate market is still HOT!  While we are not operating at the fever pitch of the last couple years, our market is still very strong. If you are looking to invest, you should look at Spokane.Zillow compared 66 metropolitan ...