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Gerhard Ade covers Real Estate around Seattle and more.

For the past five years, Gerhard Ade has published the "View from the Street" a monthly newsletter he writes for his clients and friends. Appearing at the end of each month, Gerhard covers not only real estate but other topics that are close to his mind and heart. To reach a broader audience, Gerhard posts each newsletter on ReSeattle.com. Don't miss what Gerhard has to say and subscribe to his "View from the Street" right here!

Northwest Retreat on Zillow

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Northwest Retreat
Seattle Real Estate | Gerhard Ade

Zillow just called your listing a Northwest Retreat.

Even better, Zillow just counted your listing among the five most beautiful listings in the entire country. Specifically, Zillow’s email subject line read: “Five homes we are drooling over”

Zillow’s email: “5 homes we are drooling over”

“Every once in a while we come across a home that leaves us speechless. Good thing emojis can fill in the blanks while we pick our jaws off the floor.”

Northwest Estate on Zillow

Zillow called it The Northwest Retreat and added “What we love, it was built in the 1950s but looks like a star and new thanks to upgrades.”

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What Zillow Does and Knows.

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What did Zillow NOT know about this Bothell Westhill home? Plenty, until recently. More on that a bit later.

What Zillow does

What Zillow Does.

Zillow is the most visited real estate destination on the internet. Many people think Zillow is a real estate brokerage. It is not. Some people think Zillow buys homes. It does, but the company hires licensed real estate agents to do so. A few people think Zillow sells homes. It does, but it hires licensed real estate agents to do so. So is Zillow in the home-flipping business? Yes, that’s a new business for Zillow. And, for now, a money-losing business.

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Real Estate Responds to Pandemic

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Real Estate Responds to Pandemic
Seattle Real Estate | Gerhard Ade

How will real estate respond to the pandemic?

How will real estate respond to the pandemic and Covid-19? What does it mean for homeowners? How does it affect homebuyers? What are the consequences for sellers? How will it affect prices? Where there is pain, there are also opportunities. We will survive.

Homeowners have second thoughts.

Now that they are sequestered in their homes, many homeowners are looking at their homes differently. Now that everybody stays home, is the home large enough? Is the open-space layout really the best design when everybody is home all the time?

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Home Inspection: buyer beware!

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Home Inspection
Seattle Real Estate | Gerhard Ade

Every home inspection reveals a surprise or two or many more.

The home inspection is part of almost every purchase and sale agreement. In a hot sellers’ market, some buyers forgo the inspection to make their offers more attractive. It’s a risky move in most instances and should only be used as a tool of last resort.

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Home inspection is a broad topic. Today, I will concentrate on the general inspection and touch briefly on special inspections. The discussion of pre-inspection and seller inspection will have to wait for another day. I’ve written about inspections in my May 2011 newsletter. Perhaps it was the catchy title: Oh Rats, I didn’t know that.

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Show homes in Washington

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Show homes in Washington
Seattle Real Estate | Gerhard Ade

Stay Home, Stay Healthy: Modifications for Real Estate Industry

Until today, real estate was considered a non-essential business under the governor’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order. Today, common sense prevailed. Under certain circumstances, real estate is back in business. Specifically, agents can show homes in Washington by appointment to their buying clients. However, only two people can be inside the home at one time.

For example, your agent can show you this home now by appointment and then follow all these rules.

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