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Real Estate Agent Reference – Bothell

Tony did a great job suggesting the right improvements and great contractors to make our home show best for our market. He did an excellent job taking photos and building a photo showcase and video to market our home that really made it shine. He did a great job helping us come to terms with the current market so we could set an appropriate price. The combination of these helped us generate a tremendous market response which resulted in a quick sale of the house all during a very distressed market.

Alex & Helen Tudor – Sold in Bothell – 2011

Real Estate Agent Testimonial – Bothell

Thank you so much for all your help in selling our house. The whole experience was fantastic and we will recommend you to all our friends and family.

Heather and Merrick Hill – Sold in Bothell – 2011

King County housing-affordability index best in 17 years!

The Seattle Times confirms what I see too…. It is an incredible opportunity to buy a home today!

“Thanks to declining prices and record-low interest rates, houses in King County are more affordable now than they’ve been in at least 17 years, a new score card says.”

For their complete story, click here.

Tony Meier
Making Real Estate Easy, Fun & Profitable!
Serving Buyers, Sellers & Their Referrals Since 1989
Windermere Real Estate/NE
EastsideHomes.com – Seattle’s Eastside Real Estate Resource

Real Estate Broker Review – Bothell

Tony, you did a great job at communicating with us. Your responses were thorough and timely. You were very tactful at handling and calming these anxious first time home buyers! We greatly appreciate your services and will definitely recommend you to friends. Thank you again!!

Annie & Josh Owen – Purchased in Bothell – 2011

10 Cities Where List Prices Have Fallen the Most

Nationally, median list prices have risen 1.60 percent to $190,000, based on year-over-year data from September. However, some cities haven’t fared so well.

California continues to have the most cities seeing some of the largest drops in median list prices the past year. Of the cities that have seen the largest drops in list prices year-over-year from September 2011, California cities make up half of those in the top 10. Yet, California cities haven’t faced the largest drops in for-sale prices the last year — that belongs to Chicago.

The following are the 10 cities where median list prices have dropped the most, based on year-over-year Realtor.com data from September 2011.

1. Chicago

Year-over-year change in median list price: -11.56 percent

Median list price: $199,000

2. Las Vegas

Year-over-year change in median list price: -11.05 percent

Median list price: $120,000

3. Detroit

Year-over-year change in median list price: -10.01 percent

Median list price: $89,900

4. Ventura, Calif.

Year-over-year change in median list price: -9.09 percent

Median list price: $409,000

5. Atlanta

Year-over-year change in median list price: -8.63 percent

Median list price: $159,900

6. San Francisco

Year-over-year change in median list price: -8.63 percent

Median list price: $635,000

7. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, Calif.

Year-over-year change in median list price: -8.35 percent

Median list price: $549,000

8. Sacramento, Calif.

Year-over-year change in median list price: -8.30 percent

Median list price: $210,000

9. Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif.

Year-over-year change in median list price: -6.94 percent

Median list price: $335,000

10. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.

Year-over-year change in median list price: -6.67 percent

Median list price: $140,000

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Daily News

Real Estate Testimonial – Redmond

Tony did a great job helping me prepare my home for sale and strategizing a competitive price. He took exceptional photos that showed my home to its best advantage and remained positive and upbeat throughout the process. I very much appreciate his assistance and expertise. Thanks Tony!

Paula Worley – Sold in Redmond – 2011

Worley

Real Estate Agent Review – Issaquah/Bellevue

Tony was recommended to us by our friends and he lived up to the expectation. He helped us sell our house as well as buy a new one. Through the entire process, he was very professional and patient. He was very knowledgeable about the area and the market. We looked at quite a few houses and throughout the process he stayed focused on our needs, gave us advice and gently nudged us along. Had he not been for him, we wouldn’t have bought our home which will absolutely love. We HIGHLY recommend him to anyone looking for the “BEST in the BUSINESS” to sell or buy their home! Tony, you truly have the customer’s best interest at heart from the moment you meet them until the job is done!

Thank you again for everything!

Priya Padmanabhan & Sundaram Narayanan – Sold in Issaquah & Purchased in Bellevue – 2011

The life of an Escrow…

My associates over at CW Title have prepared this great graphic to show the life of an Escrow. Click on the image for a larger version.

Real Estate Agent Reference – Redmond/Bothell

I wanted to thank you for everything you did to support our family in this massive endeavor. I knew Wendy and I made the right choice in asking you to represent us after the first 5 minutes with you, back in May. Everything that has happened since then has done nothing but reinforce our decision. I appreciate your professionalism, knowledge, experience, honesty, and the simple fact that you always put our interests first. That gave Wendy and I a level of comfort that I didn’t think was possible in the selling/buying process. I truly could not have asked for anything more, and I thank you for this.

PS – We will absolutely recommend you at every opportunity!

Tim & Wendy Bechtel – Sold Bothell & Purchased in Redmond – 2011

Real Estate Agent Reference – Woodinville/Redmond

We enlisted Tony’s services to buy a house in Woodinville and sell our house in Redmond. Throughout the process, Tony was extremely professional and virtually always available, in person, by phone, or by e-mail. He explained the processes of buying and selling very clearly and was helpful in many areas. He always had time when needed in critical situations. He helped us sell our house very quickly in a down market, and he was a great help in negotiating various aspects of both purchase and sale. We are very happy with our new house! We highly recommend Tony.

Kay Hofmeester & Lisa Cherian – Purchased in Woodinville and Sold in Redmond – 2011

“Tony, Wendi and Alise were a pleasure to work with and made the home-selling experience much less stressful, especially in these bizarre covid-19 times.”

Tony, Wendi and Alise were a pleasure to work with and made the home-selling experience much less stressful, especially in these bizarre covid-19 times. When I imagined the time would come to sell my home of 17+ years, I never thought that I would have to consider the impact of a global pandemic at the same time! This made the process really stressful, but Tony was very optimistic throughout and made me feel like everything would work out. While I was a bit surprised at the price Tony suggested we list at, which was higher than I expected, I felt confident in his experience and knowledge of the English Hill market, so I agreed. In the end, this was absolutely the right strategy and I am so glad that Tony steered me in this direction. Tony and his team were always available to me when I had a question — and I had many. This really made me feel more comfortable with the whole process. In the end, I am so grateful for Tony’s advice and calm demeanor throughout the whole process. When we were reviewing our seven (!) offers, the process was a bit chaotic and overwhelming as people were adjusting their offers, so having Tony’s expertise was also invaluable there. I could not imagine having navigated all of that on my own, in the moment. And I will add that Tony was there for me, not only through the closing date, but also to the very end when the buyer took possession about 6 weeks later. Kudos to Tony and his team for providing a really superb end-to-end experience

Lola Ball
Sold in Redmond – June 2020

“He and his team have exceeded every expectation we ever had about real estate agents and the home-buying process.”

Tony and his team have been our real estate agents through two house purchases (including our first) and one sale. In that 11 year span, he and his team have exceeded every expectation we ever had about real estate agents and the home-buying process in general. Even between transactions, Tony has always been available to help us with our homeownership questions and ready to recommend resources if he couldn’t just answer a question himself. Multiple times Tony would meet with us in person, just coming out to our house to talk over something we were wrestling with. Even when we sold one of our houses to a builder without an agent, Tony was still willing to help guide us in moments where we needed more information or just a second opinion.

At every step of the process, for every house we’ve owned, Tony has been willing to go the extra mile to help us. I was going to write “provide great service” in that previous sentence, but it honestly sounded too much like marketing lingo to describe Tony’s involvement. He’s always been helpful. From answering simple question about home maintenance, to linking us up with contractors for a major renovation, to teaching us about market forces, to guiding us through all of our transactions – and even helping connect us with a new agent in another state when we moved out of Washington – Tony and his team have been there, sometimes at a moment’s notice, and always happy to help.

We could not have asked for a better person to guide us through the sometimes confusing, frequently difficult, and always complicated process of buying and selling a home. We will always be grateful for his presence in our homeownership journey.

Thanks for everything, Tony (and team, of course!). We wouldn’t be as knowledgeable and successful through all of this if not for you. We genuinely appreciate everything you’ve done for us.

Luke & Christina Matthews
Sold in Kirkland – April 2023

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