Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Public Searches of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service

The public has a back door to our Northwest Multiple Listing Service, so you can start searching through the portal, and when your real estate agent gives you a listing number, you can go to this search portal to look it up. OR, you can give your real estate agent the listing number (which will make you look very up-to-date!) and they can look it up in the Realtor section of the Northwest MLS to give you more information about your dream home or land. Isn't that awesome?? Give it a try right now. Go to the website below and start your search for your dream home!

www.nwrealestate.com then click on Grant County for towns like Moses Lake, Ephrata, Wilson Creek, Ephrata, and Othello homes and land.

As you will find out in the Real Estate News section (in the little green box on the left hand side of the NWMLS page, "Northwest Multiple Listing Service, owned by its member brokers, is the largest full-service MLS in the Northwest. Its membership includes approximately 28,000 brokers and agents. The organization, based in Kirkland, currently serves 19 counties, mostly in western Washington, plus Grant, Kittitas and Okanogan counties in the central part of the state." So, you have a LOT of homes to choose from.

If you would like some help with your search, or you would like to start previewing homes, call me up and I'll set up some appointments to go see those homes. Make sure you have talked with a lender to find out how much of a loan you qualify for so that you are looking at homes that are in your price range.

Today's interest rate quoted to me today is 4.75%. That's around $716 a month for a $100,000 home if you qualify for that rate. Cheaper than rent! For a home around $150,000, that's a monthly payment of approximately $1,037.00. (Did you know you can buy a new home for $135,000.00 AND choose your flooring, cabinets, and paint colors? Call me today at 509-431-5804. Let's get you into your own home and stop paying your landlord's mortgage.)

(Here's the information for a brand new $135,000 home: landscaped front yard with underground sprinkler system, covered front entry, vaulted ceilings, oak cabinets, rounded drywall corners, tile entry, central heat & air, 30 year roof, etc. Doesn't that sound beautiful??)

I'll talk with you soon!

Connie Suehiro, Realtor
Gary Mann Real Estate
305 E. Third Ave.
Moses Lake, WA 98837
509-431-5804 direct

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