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		<title>Sequim Port Angeles Horse Ranch on 10 Acres $486,000</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sequim Horse Ranch on 10 Acres, 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath home, was $540,000, now $486,000.  It&#8217;s located about midway between Sequim and Port Angeles.  There are miles and miles of DNR horse trails adjacent to this gorgeous 10 acres.  How much is that worth?  View the owners own website with great details at Port Angeles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/horse-ranch/sequim-port-angeles-horse-ranch-on-10-acres-486000/</link>
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		<title>Are Listings Over Priced in Port Angeles and Sequim?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are homes for sale in Sequim and Port Angeles overpriced?  This is a legitimate question.  The answer is probably more accurately considered when you look at a particular home.  In other words, while many homes are overpriced, many are not.  Let me explain.
I heard an interesting story this past weekend.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/sequim-real-estate-prices/are-listings-over-priced-in-port-angeles-and-sequim/</link>
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		<title>Sequim Homes for Sale: Sequim MLS Photos Missing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re on your computer in California, or maybe you&#8217;re in Arizona or Nevada right now looking at homes on the MLS in Sequim or Port Angeles.  &#8220;Darn it,&#8221; you say to your spousal unit.  &#8220;There are no photos of the back of the house or the rec room or the garage or shop in this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/exclusive-buyers-agent/sequim-homes-for-sale-sequim-mls-photos-missing/</link>
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		<title>Sequim Homes for Sale:  Beauty and the Beast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I showed houses to a client from California.  We had a great day.  The sun was shining brightly without a cloud in the sky in Sequim and Port Angeles, and I always have fun looking at houses with my clients.  We toured eight houses.  For those hunting for a home here, this might be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/exclusive-buyers-agent/sequim-homes-for-sale/</link>
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		<title>Sequim Home Buyer&#8217;s Agent: Exclusive Buyer&#8217;s Agent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For decades real estate agents represented the seller either as the listing agent or as a sub-agent of the listing agent.  That meant that if you hired a Realtor to help you find a home and draft an offer and negotiate, that agent whom you thought was working for you was actually a sub-agent of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/real-estate-v-stock-market/sequim-home-buyers-agent-exclusive-buyers-agent/</link>
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		<title>Search Sequim Real Estate on the Internet: In The Rain Shadow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Searching the Sequim MLS for homes and land (and Port Angeles MLS) on the Internet has made the gigantic challenge of finding the right home, filtering through the maze of listings (over 800 homes in our MLS) so much easier than it used to be.  Does anyone else remember the old printed MLS books?  They [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/exclusive-buyers-agent/search-sequim-real-estate-on-the-internet-in-the-rain-shadow/</link>
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		<title>Sequim and Port Angeles Home Sales Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sequim home sales and Port Angeles home sales from January 1st through June 23rd (today) of 2009 are shown in this spreadsheet.  I&#8217;ve weighted the data to more accurately reflect the market by only including homes from $150,000 to $600,000.  This range represents something close to 95% of the homes sold.




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# Listed
# Sold
% Sold
Avg List
Avg [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/sequim-real-estate/sequim-and-port-angeles-home-sales-report/</link>
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		<title>Earnest Money:  How Does It Work?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you write an offer on a house in Sequim or Port Angeles, you&#8217;ll have to write a check for the earnest money.  The earnest money is what makes the contract a legal offer that can become a binding contract.  In contract law there must be consideration, and the buyer provides that consideration with earnest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/exclusive-buyers-agent/earnest-money-how-does-it-work/</link>
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		<title>Custom Home $650,000 West of Port Angeles:  445 Hunt Road</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A short distance west of Port Angeles is a great area.  And there’s a super custom home built on a one acre parcel just waiting for you.  Here’s a brief description:
Extraordinary custom home, living room with three-sided propane fireplace, vaulted ceiling, formal dining room has oak flooring, vaulted ceiling and French doors to back deck. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/port-angeles-home-for-sale/custom-home-650000-west-of-port-angeles/</link>
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		<title>Is The Housing Market Returning to Health?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s happening with the Sequim and Port Angeles real estate market?  What about the national market, which we depend on so much?  Have we bottomed out and are we on our way out of the recession?
For a quick perspective and reference to a nationwide study, read Housing Market Comback.
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		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/sequim-real-estate-market/is-the-housing-market-returning-to-health/</link>
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		<title>Negotiating Price:  Killing the Deal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently negotiated a transaction that presents some valuable lessons for buyers and sellers who are negotiating to buy or sell a home in Sequim or Port Angeles.  I represented the buyer as a buyer&#8217;s agent.  The lessons I have learned in 30 years in real estate are often full of nuances, small but important.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/negotiating-price/negotiating-price-killing-the-deal/</link>
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		<title>Sequim Washington:  Retirement Heaven</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sequim is well known as a retirement haven, and here&#8217;s the good news-it really is an incredible place to retire and to live.  I raised my own family here, and I can tell you there&#8217;s no place I would rather live.  Why?  A lot of reasons, but here are a few that might be relevant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/sequim-rain-shadow/sequim-washington-retirement-heaven/</link>
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		<title>Sequim Homes Listed for Sale:  Marketing Techniques</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sequim FSBO&#8217;s or expired listings, if you are selling a Sequim home or a Port Angeles home, you will want to know what is NOT working.  Most people know print newspapers have not been working well, but there is much more to the story.  Watch this video to pick up on what does not sell [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/selling-your-home/sequim-homes-listed-for-sale-marketing-techniques/</link>
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		<title>Why Gimmicks to Sell Real Estate Don&#8217;t Work in Sequim or Port Angeles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When homes don&#8217;t sell quickly like they did in 2005, many salespeople in the real estate industry resort to gimmicks.  Some homeowners have picked up on these gimmicks thinking that they must work.  Gimmicks don&#8217;t sell homes, but real estate agents can testify that gimmicks do get homeowners to sign listing agreements.
Some gimmicks are just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/listing-price/why-gimmicks-to-sell-real-estate-dont-work-in-sequim-or-port-angeles/</link>
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		<title>Sequim Custom Homes:  To Build Yourself or Hire a General</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Retiring in Sequim or Port Angeles?  Many retirees have not found that perfect floor plan in the existing inventory of homes for sale, so they are considering having their own home built.  What next?
A homeowner can build their own home or act as their own general contractor, but is that a good idea?  Will you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/building-a-home/sequim-custom-homes-to-build-yourself-or-hire-a-general/</link>
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		<title>Sequim Sunland Golf Course Home for Sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sequim Sunland Golf Course is very popular, and Sunland as a subdivision of nice homes in a beautiful residential community is a strong pull for southern California or Arizona residents considering retirement here.  Here&#8217;s a great example of a custom home for sale right on the golf course, and I&#8217;ve included photos so you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/sequim-home-for-sale/sunland-golf-course-home-for-sale/</link>
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		<title>Sequim Real Estate Broker Creates Massive Internet Brokerage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sequim real estate agents are wondering what Chuck Marunde is doing to sell so many homes and get so many qualified leads.  Neighbors of a home Chuck has listed in Sunland on the golf course are seeing the sign and the activity and wondering who this broker is.  They&#8217;re used to seeing the familiar franchise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/finding-an-agent/sequim-real-estate-agents-4/</link>
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		<title>The Same Mistake Again and Again:  They Don&#8217;t Know</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A buyer makes a huge mistake, but he has no idea he is making it.  He&#8217;s in a very respected profession, and he&#8217;s a mature and intelligent man.  He has a good friend, and his good friend&#8217;s wife is a real estate agent.  So when he wants to buy a house, he automatically hires his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/finding-an-agent/the-same-mistake-again-and-again-they-dont-believe/</link>
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		<title>Home Design for your Sequim Home:  Smart Architecture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Designing your retirement home in Sequim can be fun (and work), but smart design can create so much more than some of the obsolescent designs of the 70&#8217;s and 80&#8217;s, in addition to being more energy efficient or green.  Here&#8217;s a great short video I think you&#8217;ll find interesting.

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		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/green-homes/home-design-for-your-sequim-home-smart-architecture/</link>
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		<title>Home Sales Report:  Sequim and Port Angeles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Home sales in Sequim and Port Angeles from 2000 to 2009 for March, April, and May are shown in this graphic.  Of course 2005 was the banner year for sales here, as it was in many parts of the country, and 2009 shows us that only 55 homes sold in this three month period.  I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sequim-real-estate-blog.com/sequim-home-sales-report/home-sales-report-sequim-and-port-angeles/</link>
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