Bill Sauneuf's Real Estate Times

Hey Everybody! Check out a great new web-site that focuses on Repos and Foreclosures in and around Everett, WA.  The site features HUD Repos, VA foreclosures, bank owned homes, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and more all within a convenient map-based application. The site is EverettRepo.com.  Check it o...

Hey Everybody, According to an article in BusinessWeek and Yahoo! Finance from November 6th, 2009, our great little town of Mount Vernon Washington is expected to top the Nation's job growth in the first three months of 2010. Wow! The article says that our "tourism, retail and hospitality will ma...

I hate to borrow a line from Bill Clinton, but it just seems too appropriate not to. The DOW has had an average monthly gain of 636 points for the last 4 months. (3/2/09 it closed at 6,626.94 and 8/1/09 it closed at 9,171.61).  During trading today, I saw the DOW at 9,490 as the momentum keeps ma...

The DOW just closed today's trading at 8,750 (up about 75 points).  A good day on Wall Street. It got me thinking though....  9,000 is in sight.  How high was it before the big market crash?  I looked up the 52 week range and found a high of 12,610.96 and a low of 6,469.95. The mid-point is 9,540...

The simple ideas are usually the best ideas... Just Do It!-BillFor those that follow me around they find out I get a lot done in a day. Some will ask, what is your secret? So       A Secret To Productivity. Before I give MY answer it is also important to get the RIGHT things done not just getting...

It has been a long hard fight, but the REALTORs have come out on top!!  If the banks had won, real estate agents may have become as scarce as travel agents within a few years. -BillOn Wednesday, March 11th, 2009, President Obama signed HR 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009.  Among the b...

Make no mistake!  The economic recovery is well underway in this country! From March 2nd, 2009 through April 22nd, 2009 the Dow Jones Industrial Average (the DOW) has gained a whopping 1,395 points.  Not bad for less than 8 weeks! It certainly has been a rough 12 months that has affected the enti...

Jim Marks wrote a really good list of things needed to have a real estate web-site that works.  I'm going to be reviewing my web-site tonight with his list in hand to see what should be done for my site... -BillWhether you are building a standalone website or an Active Rain outside blog, here are...

Hey Everybody,Today, the Commerce Department announced that U.S. housing starts jumped a staggering 22.2 percent to an annual rate of 583,000 units last month. That is the biggest percentage rise since 1990.Housing (banking) led us into this economic mess and it will be housing that leads us out ...

Hey Everybody!My Son, Steven Michael Sauneuf, was born at 8:24pm on February 10th, 2009.He weighed 8 Pounds, 15.1 Ounces and Measured 22 Inches Long.Maggie and the Baby are both doing great! Steve is about six weeks old now.  How fast he's growing/developing is shocking!  He's already outgrowing ...