Not every business listed for sale will ultimately sell. In fact, some trade groups in our industry have stated that less than 10% of businesses that are listed "for sale by owner" will actually sell!  They go further and say that businesses that are listed by Business Brokers actually have a 40-50% probability of selling.  That's a 4 to 5 times improved rate of success, when a business uses a business broker!  As a business broker, this is great, but I know why this is the case.  I, myself, as well as other Business Brokers (at least the good ones), screen the businesses we want to work with.  We have limited time and resources, so we want to take on clients whose businesses we KNOW have a greater chance of selling.

There are a number of reasons why

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Welcome To The Cascade Team Mark Tillman!

Mark has been a licensed real estate broker for over 12 years and is currently a Managing Broker. Born and raised in Charlotte, N.C., Mark spent six years in the Army which included serving in the Desert Storm war. After his honorable discharge in 1992, Mark decided to call the Northwest home.

Mark has lived, worked and played on the Eastside (Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond) for over 20 years and is very active in the community. He is currently the President of the Kiwanis Club of Kirkland and has been a member of the club for over 12 years. He also facilitates a “Community Dinner” every Tuesday in Kirkland on behalf of Attain Housing and has been doing so over 10 years.

Mark enjoyed serving his country,

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Welcome Back To The Cascade Team Ed Irwin!

Ed Irwin has offered services for buying and selling real estate since 1983. Ed is licensed as an attorney and a real estate broker. He doesn’t practice law; but his legal background is very helpful to people who are selling or buying a home. He also was in the mortgage business for 17 years. Ed’s experience and understanding of real estate, mortgages and the law allows you to develop a unique level of trust and confidence that your real estate needs will be satisfied to your highest level of expectation.

Ed grew up in Seattle. Now, after living in Kirkland and being involved in that community for 35 years, he lives in Seattle again. So, he knows the entire state very well, especially King, Snohomish

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4th of July Celebration!

Please come join The Cascade Team for the Snoqualmie Ridge 4th of July Celebration and Parade!  The Cascade Team Real Estate is proud to serve the Snoqualmie Ridge community and provide FREE sno-cones and give-away prizes for the 12th straight year!   The festivities start at 10:30am at Cascade View Elementary School with a parade.   Show your spirit and decorate your bikes, tricycles, skateboards, scooters, wagons, etc. in red, white, and blue and come walk or ride in the parade as it makes it way to the Community Park!   It’s a free event open to the Snoqualmie community and typically attended by thousands every year.  So grab your family, your red, white and blue – and see you at the park!  

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Denver Home Resale Gains Still Among Top 4 Municipalities

Market psychoanalysts say the Twin Cities trend is clearly research results of a perfect gale of real estate actualities beginning with that housing bubble about a decade ago.( Recognition: KARE 11)

DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL- Metro Denver remains among the top four major U.S. marketplaces for year-over-year amplifications in home resale prices, according to recent S& P/ Case-Shiller Home Prices Indices report.

The area saw an increased number of sale price of 8. 2 percent in April from a year earlier, following annual amplifications of 8. 4 percent in March and 8.5 percent in February, according to the closely followed Case-Shiller monthly real estate report series.

Denver's 12 - month

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Just wanted to send a quick shout out about two recent listings that both went for more than $300,000 OVER asking price!    Jennifer Beeler who works in our Woodinville office is first on the list.   Her Clyde Hill Listing came on the market for $2,589,000 and sold in only 2 days for $311,000 OVER asking price! Her clients saved an additional $58,000 in commissions by using The Cascade Team's Full Service for 1% Listing Fee model accounting for a total value to her clients of $369,000!   Just amazing!   About Jennifer:

I am a Washington native and real estate professional serving my hometown of Woodinville and the greater Seattle area.

My passion for real estate began at the age of 18 when I bought my first condo. I have

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Just want to tell all of the Broker/Agents at The Cascade Team "Great Job!" this week. 33 New Listings for The Cascade Team... Last year at this time we had an even 20 so that's about a 62% increase of where we were for the week just last year! For the year we have almost exactly Doubled the listings by the same time as last year.

By logging onto the NMLS and putting in  a quick search of The Cascade Team as the listing brokerage: That will pull all of the offices combined, and then look and Jan 1 2016 to June 20th 2016 and then do the same comparing Jan 1 2017 to June 20 2017... We are up 183% in Listings! Doing the same on the buy side we are up 223%!... And those numbers just include the NWMLS! Spokane has done over 110 deals just since

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$350,000 - 1526 Aurora Ave N, Seattle    Bedrooms: 2    Bathrooms: 1    Sq. Footage: 1,020    Year Built: 2005 effec    Garage Spaces: 1    Type: Condominium    MLS® Number: 1149107

OFFERED BY: PROPERTY DESCRIPTION:   Cary W Porter Designated Broker & Owner 425.891.7447 Schedule a Showing Request More Info Ideal location! Updated large two-bedroom condo w/ partial view of South lake Union, is a fantastic opportunity to own close to all the downtown activities & businesses. With new carpet and paint, this roomy home features a large living room, wood burning

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Most would-be buyers and sellers believe the real estate “deal” is negotiated at the signing of the contract.

In many cases, the deal-making and negotiations only start at the contract signing. Even in more competitive real estate markets, negotiations still happen once in escrow.

Issues typically arise after the home inspection, and those issues tend to result in another round of negotiations for credits or fixes.

Here are three buyer tips for negotiating repairs after a home inspection.

1. Ask for a credit for the work to be done

The sellers are on their way out. If the property is moving toward closing, they’re likely packing and dreaming of their life post-sale. The last thing they want to do is repair work on their old

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Welcome To The Cascade Team Michael Tergerson!

We are happy to welcome Michael to The Cascade Team!

Michael Tergerson was born and raised in small town Texas and graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree with a minor in Economics. Prior to his graduation, he enlisted in the US Airforce where he was called to join the elite Pararescue group before he was medically separated with a broken hand.  He has since worked in the healthcare sales industry for the last 15 years in both pharmaceuticals and implantable medical devices where he won numerous awards in his career, and has continuously taken the initiative for personal and professional development.  He is also an accomplished pilot of over 23 years.

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