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This week Brennen gives his top 5 tips for listeners making big moves and lifestyle changes in the upcoming year.

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Enjoy the long weekend, and we'll see you back here on Wednesday for our regular Close to Home episode!

Our Opening theme:

“Inspired”

Other music (in order used):

“Low Life High Life”

“Ruination 2”

By Vibe Mountain

“We Don’t Know How it Ends”

By Lee Rosevere (leerosevere.bandcamp.com)

Music obtained and Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Here's hoping each and every one of you is off to a fantastic start to the new year, thanks for listening!

This week Brennen puts a new spin on the market update by bringing you two clients personal stories.

Hello lovely listeners!

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Here's hoping each and every one of you is off to a fantastic start to the new year, thanks for listening!

Our Opening theme:

“Inspired”

Other music (in order used):

“Low Life High Life”

“Ruination 2”

By Vibe Mountain

“We Don’t Know How it Ends”

By Lee Rosevere (leerosevere.bandcamp.com)

Music obtained and Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In the first episode of the new year Brennen explains Real Estate Excise Tax  (REET) some of its history in Seattle, and how it applies to you.

Hello Lovely listeners!

For our first episode of the new year we thought we would try something a little different. This week Brennen does his best to explain the changes made to Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) in Seattle going forward from 2020. He also does a quick recap of the history of the policy. The basic cliff notes on who will be affected are people who own homes they are looking to sell in certain specific price ranges. So, if you own a property that you’re looking to sell that is either priced under 500 thousand, or upwards of 1.5 million, you should give the episode a listen because this affects you! Also canny buyers might also pick up a little inside info they can use as well.

Hope your New Years goals are going well, let us know what they are and if they include a new home in the comments!

As always if you have questions you can reach us on our various social media pages.

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Thanks for listening!

Our Opening theme:

“Inspired”

Other music (in order used):

“Clover_3”

“We Don’t Know How it Ends”

By Lee Rosevere (leerosevere.bandcamp.com)

"Frolic" 

By Luciano Michelini

Music obtained and Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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This week Brennen talks about how Seattle buyers can take advantage of down payment assistance.

Hello lovely listeners, it’s 2020! A whole new year of possibilities is right in front of us and all we have to do is reach out and grab them. In that spirit our first episode of the new year is about down payment assistance, a  program available to Seattle buyers that can help them punch above their weight class, fiscally speaking. It goes without saying but don’t actually start throwing punches at an open house, it’s considered very poor sportsmanship.

Anyway, if one of your goals for the new year was setting yourself up in a cozy new starter home, or even the dream home you fantasize about, then you will enjoy this week's episode!

As always if you have questions you can reach us on our various social media pages.

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Also online at: TheClouseGroup.com

As always, thank you for listening and we will see you on Wednesday for the first Close to Home episode of the new year!

Our Opening theme:

“Inspired”

Other music (in order used):

“Low Life High Life”

“Ruination 2”

By Vibe Mountain

“We Don’t Know How it Ends”

By Lee Rosevere (leerosevere.bandcamp.com)

Music obtained and Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Closing out 2019 Brennen makes his top 5 real estate predictions for the upcoming year.

Hello again lovely listeners, this week's Clouse Corner is going to be our final episode of 2019. It seems like the year really just flew by there at the end. Hopefully you all had a great holiday season and are looking forward to great things in the new year!

Speaking of the new year, this week's episode is all about just that! If you think you might be putting a property up for sale in the next year and want to be prepared, or if you just really like learning about Seattle real estate trends, then this is going to be a great listening experience for you.

We'll be taking this week off of Close to Home for the holidays, but we'll be right back with you next Wednesday the 8th with a brand new episode so stay tuned!

As always if you have questions you can reach us on our various social media pages.

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Thanks for a great year of shows, if you’ve been listening the whole way, or if you’re new around here, we really appreciate you taking the time to tune in. See you in 2020!

Our Opening theme:

“Inspired”

Other music (in order used):

“Low Life High Life”

“Ruination 2”

By Vibe Mountain

“We Don’t Know How it Ends”

By Lee Rosevere (leerosevere.bandcamp.com)

Music obtained and Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week Brennen talks about how sellers can take advantage of Compass Concierge to increase the value of their property.

Happy holidays lovely listeners! We hope the season is treating everyone fantastically, with good cheer, family, and joy to spare. Also we apologize for the audio quality of this episode. There is construction going on outside of our office in Seattle and we did the best we could, but it still sounds a little off.

 One of the nicest parts of the holiday is finally having time to relax in your home with the people who mean the most to you. Not only is it a heart warming experience, but it’s also a good time to assess the house itself and see what needs a little sprucing up. Maybe making big meals in your kitchen would be easier with more counter space, or going across the floor to make coffee in the morning would be a less chilling experience with radiant heating.

Well good news! Compass Concierge is a feature where Compass can loan you money to make these kinds of luxury upgrades and you pay them back when you sell the house. A task which should be much easier once you have all the bells and whistles.

Learn more here

As always if you have questions you can reach us on our various social media pages.

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That’s all for this week, thanks for listening and we’ll be back next week with our final episode of 2019!

“Inspired”

Other music (in order used):

“Low Life High Life”

“Carefree Melody”

By Twin Musicom

“Ruination 2”

By Vibe Mountain

“We Don’t Know How it Ends”

By Lee Rosevere (leerosevere.bandcamp.com)

Music obtained and Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Brennen talks to Nicole Kincaid about how energy clearing can be helpful with problem properties.

Hello lovely listeners! This week we are delighted to be hosting Nicole Kincaid, energy clearing and Stuffology expert. What is Stuffology you might ask? You know that closet you’re constantly shoving stuff you don’t want to deal with into and then forgetting about? Well Stuffology is the process that turns that shame cupboard into a nice working closet again, the kind of place where you can put guests coats. Obviously it doesn’t have to be a closet, for some people it’s a garage, or a junk drawer, you get the idea. We all have areas in our homes that we don’t feel great about, or are just accumulating junk; often some combination of the two.

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And be sure to check out Nicole as well at: NicoleKincaid.com where, rumor has it, she writes a really good blog!

Happy holidays, and thanks for listening!

Our Opening theme:

“Inspired”

Other music (in order used):

“Good Times”

by Patrick Patrikios

“Ruination 2”

By Vibe Mountain

“Gisele Revisited”

by South London Hifi

“Hallowed Days”

by Chasms

“We Don’t Know How it Ends”

Music obtained and Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

It’s the middle of the month again, which can mean only one thing: it’s time for the Seattle Market update!

Hello Lovely Listeners! This holiday season is really flying past. It seems like just a few days ago we were uploading our first Clouse Corner of the month and now we are almost in the scramble for gifts portion of the season. Luckily if you are looking to be better prepared than we are we have just the thing for you! That’s right it’s monthly market update time.

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Thanks for listening!

Our Opening theme:

“Inspired”

Other music (in order used):

“Low Life High Life”

Dan Henig

“Ruination 2”

By Vibe Mountain

“We Don’t Know How it Ends”

Brennen breaks down why winter is actually an underrated time to put properties on the market.

The conventional wisdom is that spring is the best time to put a property up for market, but we’re not about convention here at The Clouse Corner. Sellers bold enough to put their properties up in winter may find themselves enjoying some unexpected benefits, like dodging a springtime saturated market. That’s just one tid-bit from this week's episode, you’ll have to listen to find out the rest!

As always shoot us comments or suggestions on our social media:

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Thanks for listening!

Our Opening theme:

“Inspired”

Other music (in order used):

“Continue Life”

By Kevin Mcleod (incomptech.com)

“Ruination 2”

By Vibe Mountain

“We Don’t Know How it Ends”

Everyone knows that spring is the best time to put your home on the market, or is it?

Hello again, lovely listeners. This week Brennen is busting chops and misconceptions about the best time to put your home on the market. Common wisdom says it should be in the spring. But if you think that a cozy place all done up for the holidays isn’t going to attract a buyer, then buddy, you have another thing coming. And that is just one of tip of the festive iceberg (literally, there are six other in this episode). With any luck by the end you will be convinced, or at least have some healthy skepticism, the next time you’re told May or June is the best time to sell a property!

Also, in case you have not noticed our new commercial in the episodes we are really hoping people will drop us a review on apple podcasts. If you like the show, or just have a suggestion for a topic or way we can be better, please drop it in the reviews. It really helps us get this podcast into the ear-buds of people who could use the information.

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Our Opening theme:

“Inspired”

Other music (in order used):

“Just Breathing”

By Coyote Hearing

“Ruination 2”

By Vibe Mountain

“We Don’t Know How it Ends”

Music obtained and Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/