Schedule a Showing/Request Info Spokane Homes for Sale Search All Homes For Sale Homes Close to Where You Work Avoid Foreclosure What is Your Home Worth?   Five Star Spokane Group Five Star Spokane Group, Keller Williams Realty 509-323-5555 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 201425984   Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 3524 W Vel View Spokane, WA Just Listed    Description Photos Maps & Local Schools           View the Property Details, More Photos, Map & Schoolinformation here at the updated Virtual Tour!   Extremely Well Kept, One Owner Rancher on 1.75 Acres located on Five Mile Prairie. High Quality Craftsmanship and Materials Evident Throughout. Home Located on Private Lane w/ Cou... 10/23/2014

SPOKANE, Wash.  Homes for Heroes kicked off in Spokane Thursday, giving local heroes – military personnel, firefighters, law enforcement, teacher and health workers – the opportunity to get discounts when buying and selling homes. The program gives back 25 percent of the realtor's commission to the heroes as a way of saying thank you to them. Red Door Real Estate and Heritage Home Loans have teamed up to bring Homes for Heroes to Spokane. The program not only offers 25-percent of the realtor's commission back to the hero, it also offers numerous discounts for closing fees and lender fees. Homes for Heroes promises no forms, no red tape, no fine print, no hidden fees and no catches, just a simple way to say thank you who are heroes in the community. “If there is anybody that we really wa... 10/17/2014

Reverse Mortgage & Certificate of Occupancy On the anniversary of your reverse mortgage close date, you will receive a letter from your lender which must be signed and returned.   The "Annual Occupancy Certificate" is very, very important to your Lender and the FHA  They want to know that you are residing in your home.  After all, their only collateral is your home. therefore, you are required to certify that such is true.   It is all very simple: sign, date and return.      Guidelines require that you live in the property as your primary residence, maintain it, pay taxes and insurance and pay HOA dues (if applicable) just as you would with any home loan. There is no devil in the details regarding Reverse Mortgages. Reverse Mortgage loans continue to grow in popularity because they prod... 10/10/2014

  Schedule a Showing/Request Info Spokane Homes for Sale Search All Homes For Sale Homes Close to Where You Work Avoid Foreclosure What is Your Home Worth?   Five Star Spokane Group Five Star Spokane Group, Keller Williams Realty 509-323-5555 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 201425317   Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 1023 E 43rd Spokane, WA Just Listed    Description Photos Maps & Local Schools           View the Property Details, More Photos, Map & Schoolinformation here at the updated Virtual Tour!   Fabulous remodeled South Hill rancher near Manito Country Club with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms! Gleaming hardwood floors, charming French doors and fireplace in spacious living room. ... 10/09/2014

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Wordless Wednesday:  The harvest.     This summer's weather was perfect for gardening in Eastern Washington.  We are now enjoying the fruits of our labors. Beef Master tomato plants ordered from our local Northwest Seed & Pet Store is where all of this began.     10/08/2014

New home show Spokane WA Sept 25-27 & Oct 2-4 31 new homes are open for viewing in the 2015 Fall Festival of homes in Spokane WA.   Area builders have been working hard to put the final touches on their entries into the Spokane Home Builders Association home show.  Maps and builder information can be viewed at: www.spokanefestivalofhomes.com   Hours:  10:00 AM to 5:00 PMNo charge for admission.  Yep! FREE! Whether or not you are in the market for a new home, you might enjoy seeing what is "new" in home design, home furnishings, and landscaping as well as appreciate the craftsmanship of Spokane's finest home builders. Host sites for the 2015 Fall Festival of Homes include Eagle Ridge (South), Elk Ridge Heights (Spokane Valley) and Ponderosa Ridge (North).    are my specialty.  Get pre-qu... 09/25/2014

Reverse Mortgage Seminar in Spokane Valley September 27th (this Saturday).    Are you interested in learning how to make your retirement dollars go farther?  No longer is a Reverse Mortgage considered a loan to save desperate retirees.  It is a financial strategy.  Will you outlive your savings?  Find out for yourself from Spokane's Reverse Mortgage Specialist the benefits which may help you enjoy retirement with more money in your pocket.   Saturday, September 27th  10:30 AM -- Walk-ins welcome Spokane Valley Library - 12004 E Main Spokane Valley WA     The program lasts approximately 45 minutes and you are invited to ask questions.  Admission is free.    Guidelines are changing soon so it is a good time to learn more about the home loan that is available to seniors age 62 and older.  ... 09/23/2014

Ziebart Opens New Store in Downtown Spokane at 3 W Riverside Ave, Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 838-0180 The Greater Spokane Incorporated (GSI) joined Brian O'Shaughnessey and family in the ribbon cutting for the new Ziebart store in downtown Spokane. This store and process is totally unique to our area, basically a first for our region.   Ziebart International Corp., the global leader in automotive detailing, films and protection services, is proud to introduce its newest franchise store opening in Spokane, Washington on September 19, 2014.   “We are very excited about this new West Coast Ziebart store and just as excited about the increase in requests for franchise applications this year,” said Daniel C. Baker, President of Ziebart Corporation, headquartered in Troy, Michigan.   “In the Mid... 09/22/2014

Do you know what Goodwill does for our community? See the video here: http://youtu.be/R77WJh6uZ_g Case management and intensive support for 5,432 Intensive job placement assistance for 520 5,487 days of paid on-the-job training 55,270 hours of paid on-the-job train¬ing for unemployed men and women in 2013 For a total of $488,748 90% of participants received a viable vocational option as a result of their services. Efficiency 90% reports completed within 15 days of completing services Access 94% of participants started services within 15 days of being referred. Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest offers a wide array of services to meet the needs, interests, and goals of the many individuals we serve. We maintain service offices throughout central and eastern Washington and north/... 09/20/2014

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Protein Puck! A Spokane Success Story   The  one year anniversary of Protein Puck is coming up this month and the popularity of the .. not a bar, not a cookie, not a dessert …. is exploding. It seems impossible that this gluten free, vegan, non GMO, zero cholesterol snack could be so popular.  How can it be much different from similar products on the market?  Read the whole story at http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/aug/06/sudden-success/   Now sold in 8 states, the wide distribution speaks volumes about it's rising popularity. Protein Puck is the brainchild of Spokane entrepreneur, Dave Tawney, a graduate of Mead High School and Eastern Washington University.   I congratulate Dave and celebrate his success. When you see Protein Puck in stores and coffee shops in your area, be sure ... 09/17/2014

Have you entered our contest yet?! Would you like to win Blake Shelton concert tickets? Well here's your opportunity to win tickets to his concert next Thursday at the Spokane Arena AND we will make a donation to a charity of your choice! If you've worked with any of us at Five Star Real Estate Group and write a review using the links below OR if you haven’t worked with us (yet) but refer someone who wants to buy or sell a home, you will be entered to win! AND everyone who writes a review or refers a buyer/seller will have a donation made in their name to their favorite charity! Write a review on donation made in their name to their favorite charity! Write a review on • Google+ • Zillow • Trulia After you’ve posted, shoot an email to admin@fivestarspokane.com to receive your entry form!... 09/12/2014

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Tour of Cannon Hill Park Homes, Spokane WA Coming Up Sunday, September 28th Spokane Preservation Advocates is hosting their annual fall tour of homes to help fund their community programs which include education, preservation and advocacy.    Autumn Historic Homes Tour Sunday, September 28 Noon to 4 PM Tickets $20 purchased on site West 22nd Avenue & South Howard     The Cannon Hill Park neighborhood has many stately and historic homes and a scenic pond (now home to ducks).   Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the homes and gardens on the Tour of Cannon Hill Park Homes, Spokane WA Sunday, September 28th.       09/10/2014

No jeans or pedal pushers allowed - High School Memories  Visiting my alma mater, Lewis and Clark High School, Spokane, Washington,  and attending all the events scheduled for my 50th High School Reunion was undoubtedly the best event of the year.  I may change my mind after the Elton John concert in a couple of  weeks but for now, WOW!!!!!   Graduates congregated at the golf course, at grade school parties and the memorial.  We partied hardy at the Davenport Hotel enjoying dinner, drinks and dancing.  Three hundred thirty-three people attended. Bet you can't beat that number at your 50th! Those who still had energy gathered at beautiful Manito Park Sunday morning for the reunion's final event - a picnic in the park. The weather was fabulous.  It was exactly what the Chamber of Commerce... 09/09/2014

01. 09. 14 by Five Star Spokane Group The kiddos are back in school, Pig Out is over and that means its Fair time! September 5-14, the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center will be alive with fabulous family activities. We all can get our fill of cuddly farm animals, yummy fairway food, interesting exhibits, exciting carnival rides, rockin’ rodeos and everything else we go to the Fair to experience! Spokane Fair 2014 – Five Star Realty Did you know that the Spokane County Interstate Fair has been in the same location since 1952? This year’s theme, “There’s No Place Like the Fair” celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Wizard of Oz along with the 40th Anniversary of Expo ’74. The schedule of events looks to be full of great choices for all who are attending, even those with a large family... 09/04/2014

13. 09. 14 by Five Star Spokane GroupJune 2014 marked the third anniversary of Spokane Foreclosure Tours being offered by Cindy Carrigan and Doc Nicolson. Cindy Carrigan is Team Leader for Five Star Spokane Realty Group and Doc Nicolson is Five Star’s Managing Broker. They developed the concept for Spokane Foreclosure Tours in June of 2011 when Carrigan and Nicolson, both REO Specialists, kicked off their Foreclosure tours for Spokane homebuyers. The unique aspects of Spokane Foreclosure Tours are that they are Spokane’s only free and open to the public tours of foreclosed properties. The concept sprang out of Carrigan and Nicolson’s ten-year history of selling foreclosed or REO properties. REO or Real Estate Owned properties are a class of property owned by a lender. Carrigan and Nicol... 09/04/2014