Real Estate Weekly November 15 2019

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Would you move to an area where you would be in the political minority? page 7

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Boost your chances for saving on homeowner insurance................................................P6 Would you move to an area where you would be in the political minority? ...................................P7

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The percentage of home buyers who would prefer a shorter commute than a larger lawn.

• Source: National Association of Realtors, CTW Features

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$299,900

1419 10th St, Anacortes

$399,000

227 Skagit Wy, La Conner

$450,000

1317 Portalis Court, Anacortes

$575,000

2 Beds/1.75 Baths/1,152 Sqft/.48 Acre Lot Charming custom home on beautiful lot with tall fir trees & sparkling water beyond. Enjoy firepit & numerous decks for outside dining/experiencing this lovely quiet island. Open “great room” with gorgeous Australian Cypress floors, big windows and propane fireplace.

2 Beds/1,924 Sqft/.103 Acre Lot Amazing old Town Location! Bring your creativity and transform this rare find, redo the existing home or build brand new. Property features a small one bedroom apt w/a large open living space. East side has a bath & additional rooms. Two car garage features loft space.

4 Beds/3 Baths/2,904 Sqft/.276 Acre Lot Outstanding water, mountain & Rainbow Bridge views, from this main level living’ home. Lots of light, living room w/vaulted ceiling & FP. Kitchen w/custom maple cabinets. Plus lower level 1 BR apartment & 400 sf shop/storage area, 2 car gar, moorage possible.

2 Beds/2 Baths/1,955 Sqft/.18 Acre Lot Immaculate craftsman built by heralded builder Ron Paulk. Elegant main floor living w/superb layout for modern day living and entertaining. 10 foot ceilings & vaulted areas give you the feel of a much larger home. HOA provides all exterior maintenance & landscaping.

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3 Beds/2 Baths/1,193 Sqft/.176 Acre Lot Hansell built rambler w/covered front porch, vaulted ceilings, newer engineered floors & OSB siding. Sunny kitchen w/coved ceilings + eating area, all appliances stay (new fridge in 2018). New gas furnace in 2016 & hot water heater in 2017.

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3 Beds/1.75 Baths/2,956 Sqft/.248 Acre Lot Elegant single level home offers peaceful setting, yet a short walk to restaurants, shopping & parks.

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3 Beds/1.75 Baths/1,732 Sqft Beautiful single level craftsman style home in a 55+ community. Open design w/vaulted ceilings in living room, cozy gas fireplace & open kitchen & dining area. The exterior features a private deck. The Stonebridge Community features manicured lawns/ gardens, RV parking & walking paths.

3 Beds/2 Baths/2,371 Sqft/.28 Acre Lot A true contemporary! Wonderful light filled space w/ thoughtful passive solar design; you’ll enjoy mountain top living & low energy bills. A great blend of materials from the Metal roof, cement & cedar board siding to the wide plank birch floors & mid-century modern fixtures.

5 Beds/1.75 Baths/2,496 Sqft/4.89 Acres Lot Property w/older two story house solidly built but in need of many repairs & updates. W/in city of Mt. Vernon zoned R-4 (Residential- 4 dwelling units per acre). Great location near to I-5, schools, shopping & other city amenities. Buyer to verify all uses for this rare and attractive property!

3 Beds/3.5 Baths/5,940 Sqft/1.22 Acres Lot Impressive no bank waterfront estate on sunny S side of the island. Commanding views 150’ of beachfront & owned tidelands for another 600+’ beyond. Elegant newer home is comfortable for beach living w/ almost every room enjoying the view. Plus an ADU!

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Ready to move?

QUESTION:

According to the news, homes are more affordable than in the past. How does anyone know this?

ANSWER:

The National Association of Realtors maintains a widely watched affordability index. In July, it stood at 159.4, up from 140.3 a year ago. Like football, the higher the score, the better.

While the NAR index is up, there’s an argument to be made that it’s a conservative affordability measure.

To understand why, let’s look at how the NAR index is measured.

NAR first looks at median existing-home sale prices.

These are published monthly by NAR. It also looks at the monthly “effective mortgage rate” published by the Federal Housing Finance Board. This figure reflects not just the interest rate but also up-front mortgage fees.

From this information, we can figure monthly mortgage

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costs. In July, the median existing-home price was $284,000, while the typical interest rate was 3.62 percent. If someone purchases with 20 percent down ($284,000 x 20% = $56,800) the mortgage amount is $227,200. The monthly cost for principal and interest is $1,035.51. Given a median family income of $79,259 the typical purchaser can readily purchase the typical home.

But affordability becomes more complicated if we look at the question more carefully.

First, not everyone buys with 20 percent down.

Financing with 3.5 percent down (FHA), 3 percent up-front with the Freddie Mac Home Possible and Fannie Mae HomeReady programs for low-income borrowers, and zero down for VA-qualified borrowers makes home buying more plausible. However, smaller down payments require larger mortgages and monthly mortgage payments. Those bigger monthly payments reduce affordability.

Second, in high-cost metro areas such as Los Angeles,

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enders calculate mortgage applicants’ monthly mortgage charges and add in the monthly cost for homeowner insurance and property tax. If that total - combined with your other regularly occurring monthly bills – is deemed too high, you’re rejected.

Dollars have been adding up pretty quickly for the homeowner insurance portion of the tab, with the average annual premium in 2016 at $1192, up from $909 in 2010, according to industry stats.

The nationwide average is deceiving, though, since there are wide variations in cost, depending on a home’s location and value, explains Don Griffin, vice president of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

Moreover, there are

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San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Boston, and Washington, DC, typical home prices are higher, if not vastly higher, than average home prices nationwide.

Higher rates mean less affordability.

Third, affordability is not just a matter of price. Large numbers of potential borrowers may have good incomes but weak credit, meaning they will pay a higher interest rate. That will result in steeper monthly mortgage payments and reduced affordability.

Fourth, location matters. A $300,000 property in one location may have an annual property tax that’s several times higher than a $300,000 property in another area. The tax bills will be different — as will affordability.

Lastly, what’s affordable in terms of payments and numbers may not be comfortable. Many borrowers prefer to borrow something less than the largest amount available to them.

Email peter@ctwfeatures.com. © CTW Features about 100 companies” offering homeowner coverage in the U.S., and the competition drives significant pricing differences, notes Griffin.

Buyers need to find insurance relatively quickly after submitting a mortgage application on a specific property since final loan approval requires it, explains Brendan McKay, of McKay Mortgage Co. Borrowers submit their proof for insurance before closing, with the actual coverage kicking in at closing, McKay adds.

Usually, first-time buyers contact their auto insurer for a quote, and repeat purchasers ask their current homeowner provider, Griffin says. A bank mortgage lender might refer you to the bank’s insurance

subsidiary, which can provide quotes, with borrowers under no obligation to select the bank’s offer.

Given the competition, any cash-conscious buyer will want to jump on the web to comparison shop.

But before signing on, discuss details – which can be confusing – with an actual agent, says Griffin.

For one thing, your coverage amount is likely to be less than what you’re paying for a house since the land isn’t insured.

Mortgage lenders want to see coverage be at least as much as the loan amount. But buyers will need to rebuild their home in the wake of a disaster, and need to ensure coverage is for “replacement cost,” concludes Griffin.

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Would you move to an area where you would be in the political minority?

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Democrat living in a red state and a Republican residing in a blue state may feel a bit more marginalized today than in years past. That’s an unfortunate symptom, of course, of the politically polarized climate we live in nowadays. And it begs the question: Would you buy a home in a location where you know you’d be in the political minority?

According to results of a recent Redfin survey of home buyers and sellers, 38 percent would think twice about moving to an area where the majority of residents have opposing political views, while only 16 percent would be enthusiastic about such a move; 46 percent of respondents remain neutral in answer to this question. Four in 10 white sellers and buyers indicated being hesitant about moving to an area where most residents don’t share their political views vs. 33 percent of AfricanNovember 15, 2019

resources, and polarized neighbors will reduce trust and, thus, weaken social bonds and social capital,” says Franklin. tion.

Americans and HispanicStill, many believe it’s cruOne finding Fairweather was Americans. cial for those who are conInstead, buyers and sellers encouraged about was that sidering a move to research are more likely to prefer to 41 percent of people 25 the political leanings and relocate to a market where and younger would be envoting tendencies of fellow thusiastic about moving to residents in that area first. they’d be in the ethnic, a place that differs racially “If a hot button issue that religious, or racial minority – only 22 percent reveal and religiously from their is currently being debated they’d be hesitant to do so, backgrounds and beliefs. in the area you are looking “We should find this prom- at has an impact on you per the poll’s results. ising since the younger Daryl Fairweather, Redfin’s personally, it becomes eschief economist, wasn’t sur- generation and their values sential to ask about it prior prised that a significant per- will become increasingly to buying there,” says Robyn centage of people with var- ingrained in our society,” Flint, a Realtor at Keller Wilied racial backgrounds were notes Fairweather. liams Realty in Forest, Vircautious about the prospect Sekou Franklin, associate ginia and homeowner insurof moving to areas with op- professor of political sciance specialist at ExpertInence at Middle Tennessee posing political views. suranceReviews.com. “The State University in Murfrees- political voting tendencies “The world is becoming boro, Tennessee, says this of a given locality should more politically polarized, and that’s impacting people study’s results suggest a especially matter on a local universal truth. of all different racial backlevel. Things that impact the grounds,” she says, noting “People need to feel comschools that your children fortable where they live. that she believes the 38 may attend, issues that percent hesitancy response This is a central ingrediimpact the taxes you may ent of social capital. Good could increase as political pay, and factors affecting neighbors are needed tensions rise surrounding the health care you may or may not receive should be the forthcoming 2020 elec- for reciprocal goods and

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considered carefully.”

Fairweather agrees.

“I think there are valid reasons to want to live in a neighborhood where the residents share your values,” adds Fairweather.

“If you are a hunting enthusiast, for example, you may not want to live in a neighborhood where hunting is frowned upon. If you believe cannabis should be legal, you may not want to live in a state where cannabis is illegal. Often, the political leanings of a place’s residence influence the amenities that are available, and that should be taken into consideration.”

Bruce Ailion, Realtor and attorney with RE/MAX Town and Country in Alpharetta, Georgia, says it’s possible to coexist peacefully with neighbors and residents in a town or state where you are in the political minority.

“But if you’re going to make the move, it’s wise to keep your political views to yourself. In the past, you could

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To complain of discrimination call HUD at (206) 220-5170.

talk to people with opposing views and have a reasonable debate. But today, even putting up an opposition sign in your yard can cost friendships and may result in you being shunned in your community,” says Ailion.

Nevertheless, bridging divides should begin in your own backyard, Fairweather believes.

“Aim to create meaningful and neighborly relationships with people from different backgrounds,” she recommends. “Groups that refuse to cohabitate or converse won’t grow in understanding of other people anytime soon, and this fuels political hostility and segregation even further.”

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22904 bumblebee lane, mount Vernon

$950,000

Special property on a very private 1.5 acres minutes from town. Custom handcrafted, Craftsman home featuring 2278 sqft, office, main level master & a second master upstairs. Dining & living room showcasing custom stain glass windows. Kitchen w/granite counters, handcrafted cabinets.

Beautiful oak floors. Detached MIL home is 702 sqft, 1 bed/1bath with a 2 car garage.

Separate 1080 sqft shop; Pond and Waterfall.

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Enjoy wonderful Glenhaven Lakes Community amenities; clubhouse, swimming pool, two lakes, neighborhood parks and picnicking when you purchase this great 7,900 sq ft. lot with all utilities.

Keep existing manufactured home or imagine a brand-new homehere.

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Classic large home on the 12th Fairway in Beautiful Eaglemont Golf Course Community. 3 stories w/ plenty of room.Gracious entertaining living room, dining and kitchen & great room w/gas fireplace, opens to 2 brand new decks. Upstairs w/3 bedroom suite w/ own bath. Down stairs w/ separate entrance great for a Mother-in-law suite, 3 car garage. Brand new roof & freshly painted home. Be sure to check out Eaglemont Beautiful Club House & Restaurant & views!

John Hunter Elva Hunter 360-202-3086 360-202-3086 MLS# 1490544

1802 e rIo VIsta aVenue, burlIngton

Conveniently located office space features large lobby area and three private office spaces. Ample parking. Monthly rent includes sewer/water/garbage. First and Danya Wolf Security deposit.

360-708-8294 1386 Country Club Dr., Camano IslanD,

$2300/mo.

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45246 nesIKa traIl #2D41, laKe tyee $60,000 NEW

Lovely Camano Island home…3 beds/ 1.75 baths.

Propane heat. Double garage. Wonderful deck, mature landscape. View of Mount Baker, the Sound and fabulous sunrises! $53 application fee per applicant 18+. First and deposit equal to one month’s rent. Tenant pays all utilities.

Danya Wolf 360-708-8294 NO PETS.

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Elva Hunter

360-202-3086

Charming home with lots of character inside and

and gazebo with hot tub. Plenty of garden space and

$699,000

Brand new home in sought after Eaglemont Golf Course

$405,000 Main level entry with balance of living area upstairs. This contemporary home has 3 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths. Kitchen offers SS appliances, breakfast bar, ample cuplbords and pantry; door leads to covered deck. Open living/dining room features gas fireplace. Master bedroom has large 3/4 bath w/shower, double vanity and walk in closet.

Lots of storage off tandem garage with room for up to 4 vehicles. Large .33 acre fenced yard.

Great location, convenient to schools, shopping, recreation and community.

Danya Wolf 360-708-8294 MLS# 1508605

4629 s beaVer PonD Dr, mount Vernon,Wa 98274 $115,000

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This 2011 Fleetwood Park Model is ready for your recreational enjoyment. It is a cozy 1 bedroom with loft, full bath and full size appliances. There is a fire pit and plenty of parking. A metal roof is used on the covered deck; spacious for entertaining and barbeque area. The comfort station is conveniently located just 1 lot over and the property is just up the hill from the lake. LakeTyee is a gated recreational community with any 210 days use in a calendar year. Dues are $159/mo. Sherry Ruderman 360-540-1552 MLS# 1425014

Start your new home on this private 13,929 sq.ft lot in beautiful Eaglemont with all utilities in the street, surrounded by greenbelt and wooded area for maximum privacy, and only 5 minutes from Eaglemont Clubhouse & Fitness Center & enjoy the Fireweed Terrace Restaurant & Lounge with awesome views and sunsets. Eaglemont is an 18 hole Golf Course Championship Public Course! Elva Hunter 360-202-3086 MLS# 1504177

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3 Bed / 2.5 bath + bonus room. Great room with gas fireplace. Awesome spacious kitchen w/stainless appliances, fridge, granite countertops, dining room, main floor w/ beautiful engineered hardwood floor, window blinds throughout. Main level master & bath &walk-in closet, utility. Upstairs 2 bed, full bath, bonus room/office, open area for TV/entertainment.

Beautiful fenced landscaped yard, lg. shed & plenty of parking ! Heat pump & AC. Tankless water heater. 2 car garage ! Close to schools!

Elva Hunter 360-202-3086 $439,000

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360.424.0300

3780 E. College Way, Mount Vernon

www.skagittraditionrealty.com 1955115

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