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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
When it comes to buying or selling dirt, LeRoy is the person you want to talk to! We have listed and sold a number of parcels; everything from small building lots to thousand-acre tracts. I grew up on a farm, so you would think that I would have a good ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
A recent report from the Pew Research Center found that older adults feel younger out west. Fully 78% of adults ages 65 and older who live in the West say they don’t feel old, compared with 67% of older adults who live in the rest of the country. ...  [Read More]
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Angie Piazzola
Sandpoint, Bonner County - Announcing a price reduction on 97 Marie Victoria Court, a 4,500 sq. ft., 4 bath, 4 bdrm 2 story "Very unique style". Now MLS® $564,000 - A Great Deal!!!!. Property information  [Read More]
Posted:byAngie Piazzola
Darla and LeRoy Pilant
Many factors go into buying a home, but one important factor is always "Am I getting a good value?" Buyers constantly weigh all of their reasons for buying, and a few buyers are considering putting off their purchase until the spring to see where ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
While owning a home has multiple benefits, there is another bonus for First Time Homebuyers for the next few months: An $8,000 First Time Homebuyer IRS Tax Credit! This “Gift”, given to First Time Homebuyers from the government, does not have ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
The dream of homeownership is alive and well during Homeownership Month Is it still reasonable to dream the dream of home ownership? Although the white picket fence comes in many forms nowadays, from condos to co-ops, from townhomes to bungalows, the dream ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
The 2009 Stimulus package included a “refundable” tax credit worth up to $8,000 for taxpayers who purchase their first home between January 1 and November 30, 2009. While it is a great incentive for first-time buyers, the funds are not available ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
Man, I love the Zags. Me and everyone else in Spokane. They played an outstanding game today and won in a thriller against 12-seed Western Kentucky. The “Hilltoppers” (goofy name-good team) tied it with just seven seconds to go. Daye inbounded ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
Unless you have been living in a cave, you most likely know that the U.S. Economy is at its lowest point in recent history. That is certainly not good news. But there is a silver lining: Mortgage rates tend to fall when economic news is bad. Basically, ...  [Read More]
Posted:byDarla and LeRoy Pilant
Darla and LeRoy Pilant
When the final stimulus bill was approved, there were three major changes from the original first time home buyer tax credit program: · Tax credit was increased from $7,500 to $8,000. · Homes have to be purchased between January 1, 2009 and ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
The $790 billion stimulus package signed by President Obama today increases the home buyer tax credit to $8,000, drops the repayment feature, reinstates last year's 2008 loan limits for FHA, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae loans, and provides $2 billion ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
We are still with EXIT , but are now at the Valley branch office at 1101 N. Argonne, Suite 101 . We are excited to have access to more tools and technology to better serve our clients. As always, if you have any questions about buying, selling or investing ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
The final numbers are in for 2008, and here is how we fared: Total sales for 2008 were 4,911 compared to 6,935 in 2007. The average sales price for the year was $206,291 and the median price was $184,000 . The average sales price is down 2.6% compared ...  [Read More]
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LeRoy & Darla Pilant
US News and World Report listed Spokane in their “ 10 Great Low-Tax Places to Retire ” Report. They created a search tool that ranks and analyzes more than 2,000 locations throughout the United States, according to various criteria including ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
As of midnight Friday January 2 nd , the total snowfall in Spokane for the season was 66.9 inches. We shattered all the previous records. It is getting hard to come by a shovel, scraper, snowblower or roof rake anywhere. One day before Christmas we stopped ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
Home staging is the art of maximizing a home’s best features to create an edge over the competition. That means cleaning, eliminating clutter, working with the “flow” of a home, neutralizing colors, creating the illusion of space, editing ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
Yep, you read that right. Most people know by now that the Spokane Real Estate market has not experienced the steep decline in values that many other locations have seen. Although listing inventory is high and total sales have declined, we’ve held ...  [Read More]
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Darla and LeRoy Pilant
Forbes recently announced their 10th annual ranking of the Best Places for Business and Careers. The findings help to paint a picture of what is happening in the overall U.S. economy, as well as in specific metro areas across the country. Plus, the rankings ...  [Read More]
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Ross Quintana
Hello Everyone, I just wanted to talk about some of the benefits of living in Spokane Washington . We have have Low housing costs, low comparable crime rates, Great Schools, Great Hospitals, Lots of recreation: Golfing, Skiing, Parks, I mean c'mon ...  [Read More]
Posted:byRoss Quintana
Ross Quintana
Hello Everyone, Just a quick blog about the situation that is hitting people all over the country right now. I'ts under the surface and so many people hear but don't see it right away. Many people even in the Spokane Real Estate Market are finding ...  [Read More]
Posted:byRoss Quintana
Darla and LeRoy Pilant
If you plan to buy a home any time soon, you have probably considered most of the obvious questions like, what neighborhood you want to live in, how many bedrooms you need, and when you want to move. But before you get too far down the road, you’ll ...  [Read More]
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Ross Quintana
For more Info Visit http://www.teamquintana.com/ Buyers , Sellers , Renters , Homeowners , and Realtors , all will be effected but who will be the winners and who will be the losers. I work in the Spokane Washington Real Estate Market, but the events and ...  [Read More]
Posted:byRoss Quintana
Ross Quintana
Hello everyone, Just wanted to give you an update on what is happening in the Spokane Market right now. There are alot of people talking about the goods and bads of the market right now, but many people are just repeating what they here and don't follow ...  [Read More]
Posted:byRoss Quintana
Ross Quintana
Many people I talk to say they are just looking or they don't have an agent. My question is why? Alot of people don't want to bother someone or they think they are wasting peoples times so they just look by themselves. This is one of the biggest ...  [Read More]
Posted:byRoss Quintana
Ross Quintana
The biggest mistake I see with FSBO's ( for sale by owners ) is they don'g get fully educated before they make decisions. If you are indeed going to beat the system and sell it yourself and save money you have to get educated before making key ...  [Read More]
Posted:byRoss Quintana

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