The Village at Mill Pond: CRAFTSMAN STYLE + CONTEMPORARY LIVING

A COMMUNITY AND HOME THAT ARE UNIQUELY YOURS

When searching for your next home, it’s important to know that it is one of a kind. Select the home design that fits your lifestyle, then choose one of our professionally designed color palettes to make it your own. We encourage you to look around and see why The Village at Mill Pond is not just an ideal place to buy a home, but an exceptional place to live.

The Development team of Mill Pond has put forward a one of a kind vision which Ron Thomas, our nationally recognized local architect, has brought to life. Together, the development team has built several beautiful and significant projects in the Olympia area; but the Village at Mill Pond is destined to become the crown Jewel of the Region. As a team, Mill Pond brings many years of experience in custom home design and construction and delivers a truly exceptional quality home in a neighborhood that is unsurpassed in its unique and desirable features. We are building only a limited number of each of these fine homes, you will need to reserve yours now!

The Village at Mill Pond contains not only a Commercial Center and Community Building at its center, but it is also located in the heart of Olympia, close to hospitals, schools, parks, waterfront access, and the famous Olympia Farmers Market. Nestled along the Puget Sound, Olympia boasts sweeping views of the Olympics, dark evergreen forests, and thundering rivers, all accessible within just a short drive from the city limits.

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Directions: Follow Lily Road NE Northbound (about mile past St. Peter's Hospital) Mill Pond community is on the right.

The Most Powerful Letter in the Alphabet: R

The job of a REALTOR® is to facilitate real estate transactions for their clients, but we know this simple definition doesn’t really describe all that a REALTOR® really does. Beyond our daily workings, we may not realize how much REALTORS® do for their community. Real estate is local—it’s personal—and we make a difference every day.

What we need is to make sure that the consumer and the general public know this. The#PowerofR is huge. We are the nation’s largest trade association for a reason. We make things happen. The problem is that most people don’t know how amazing REALTORS® are. Our own members need to tell the 360 story. It’s time to share that the REALTOR® is the voice for all things real estate.

The messages are clear and concise. Now is the time to share your story by using Twitter, Facebook, and/or Flickr. Help us trend a positive message about our influence and impact in our community.

“I protect the American Dream.”

“I am part of the fabric that weaves neighbor to neighbor.”

“I help shape the future of our community.”

“I am an advocate for real property owners.”

“I am an advocate for your community.”

“I help make a house a home.”

“I open the door to home ownership.”

This is the Power of R. Follow and share the movement!

 

A Lot to Be Thankful For: REALTORS® Help Halt Increased Fees

Washington REALTORS® has got your back. We just helped stop the mandatory imposition of cancellation fees for preliminary title reports. This is yet another example of how we are hard at work behind the scenes to protect you, your business, your clients and our communities, no matter where the threats arise. 

In a pre-emptive effort to protect our industry from increased fees, closing delays and other legal transaction complications, Washington REALTOR® staff and real estate industry attorneys met with representatives of the Office of Insurance Commissioner (OIC) in time to help prevent a rule that would force title insurance companies and their agents to charge and collect cancellation fees for preliminary title reports.

For the past several weeks all affected groups within the real estate community united to share their comments and concerns with the Insurance Commissioner's Office. Washington REALTORS® appreciates the OIC's quick response to the collective industry concerns, and acknowledges the true beneficiaries of this decision will be Washington real estate sellers and buyers.

 

REALTOR Code of Ethics

Many people often ask what the difference is between a REALTOR and a licensed real estate broker. 2013 celebrates the REALTOR Code of Ethics Centennial and these visuals offer a brief explanation of "The Code".

Pending Home Sales Near Three-year High

More homebuyers signed contracts to buy last month than any time since April 2010, according to the National Association of Realtors. And, not counting tax credit-induced spikes, pending home sales last month were the highest in six years.

Pending sales of existing homes, or contracts signed but sales not yet closed, rose 4.5 percent from December and were up 9.5 percent from a year ago.

"Favorable market conditions and job growth have unleashed a pent-up demand," said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. "Most areas are drawing down housing inventory, which has shifted the supply/demand balance to sellers in much of the country."

The Washington-based association has also revised higher its expectations for price gains this year, to 7 percent or more, from its previous forecast of home values rising as much as 6 percent.

Pending home sales rose in all regions of the country, led by the Midwest, where contract activity was up nearly 18 percent from a year ago.

Data courtesy of Jeff Clabaugh, Washington Business Journal.

A Thought for the New Year

A record number of women and racial minorities were elected to the 113th Congress, which was sworn in last week.  This makes this Congress the most diverse in history, and that’s a good thing.

As REALTORS^®, we know the power of diversity.  We embrace it in our membership and in our business.  In fact, our diversity is one of our greatest strengths. REALTORS^® are every race, color, creed, and gender.  So are our clients. 

Working with people who are different from ourselves opens our minds and helps us to be more successful in most everything we do.  We can only hope that the diversity of this newly elected Congress will help them tackle the fiscal challenges that face this country.

Let’s take a collective, calming breath and get to work with this new Congress --  and at all levels of government -- to make 2013 a good year for America.