Tina’s Show Breakdown:

Money Chat: Condos Shortage Improving in the Seattle Market

Guests in studio this week:

Sandi Tampa with Windermere Real Estate is a skilled veteran with 12 years of residential Real Estate experience.  Sandi is a highly accredited Managing Broker. Her credentials include Accredited Buyer’s Representative, Certified Residential Specialist, and Master Certified Negotiating Expert. She specializes in applying her local expertise and market knowledge to her business. Sandi has worked within every facet of the industry representing sellers, buyers, and investors.  In The Money Hour segment today, Sandi talks about the real estate market.  Listen to Sandi’s segment.

Tony Sablan is an adviser with New York Life. His mission is to develop enduring relationships with his clients by providing guidance on their life insurance questions, retirement strategies, comprehensive financial planning, and estate planning.  Focusing on you, your family and business to identify your life goals and motivations. Tony has a diverse and vast team of specialist that he partners with to help you meet your goals. In his free time, he helps coach professional mixed martial arts athletes and has trained alongside UFC champions, One FC champions. Leveraging his coaching skills, Tony helps design a financial plan that gets better prepares you for whatever the market decides to bring you.  In The Money Hour segment today, Tony provides tips on choosing a retirement path.  Listen to Tony’s segment.

Britt is the Principal Broker at Britt Wibmer Real Estate Group with Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty. Equipped with 15 back-to-back years as a top producing Broker, Britt capitalizes on her experience, her Rolodex, and her strong negotiation skills to help clients achieve their real estate objectives.  Focused on West Bellevue and the Greater Seattle area, Britt provides a luxury real estate experience at all price points. Britt provides complementary staging, professional organizational help, and home-prep project management that helps her clients get their home ready seamlessly and easily. Britt’s passion is maximizing her clients’ real estate investments and making each real estate journey a positive one.  In The Money Hour segment today, Britt shares tips to win in a shifting market. Listen to Britt’s segment.

Tina’s Show Breakdown:

Money Chat: Down Payment Assistance Program

Guests in studio this week:

Mark and Eric have both been certified appraisers for over 20 years working mostly in the greater Seattle Area. In response to industry changes in 2007 they decided to start their own local Appraisal Management Company. In 2013 they partnered with Arivs Appraisal management to gain a referral network with national coverage. Most of their appraisal assignments are in King, Snohomish and Pierce Counties but Arivs Appraisal Management has coverage throughout the northwest and across the country.  In The Money Hour segment today, Mark and Eric discuss appraising.  Listen to Mark & Eric’s segment.

After attending Michigan State University, Stephanie got married, moved to Seattle where she started a family and her career in real estate. They currently live in Somerset in Bellevue where Stephanie is an active agent in the community. She is a managing broker at Windermere and has been selling homes for 30 years. Stephanie is a firm believer in giving back to the community and donates a portion of every sale to causes like Windermere Foundation and Plymouth Housing Group. With most of her business coming from the listing side, Stephanie has successfully helped hundreds of sellers prepare their homes for sale.  In The Money Hour segment today, Stephanie shares tips on preparing your home for selling or living.  Listen to Stephanie’s segment.

John Wilson King County Assessor, elected in 2015, assumes office having earned the praise of people both inside and outside of King County as one of the most innovative, forward-thinking managers in local government.  Wilson served as Chief Deputy Assessor for four years. His work gained a reputation for savvy development of mobile technology and public-facing solutions that enhance customer service while driving down costs. During his tenure, he rebuilt the department’s website, increasing traffic 10-fold to nearly 4 million page-views a month.  In The Money Hour segment today, John talks about housing affordability. Listen to John’s segment.

Tina’s Show Breakdown:

Money Chat: Seattle Real Estate Market Slowdown Update

Guests in studio this week:

Joseph Kidworth has been renowned in the financial/credit industry since the late 1990s. He was first noted as a young financial advisor for a large Worldwide Insurance Company, but over time has become known as a fine expert on the Finance/Credit industry by fans and critics alike. Throughout his years of understanding the finance/credit industry, allowed him to collaborate with large banks and mortgage companies nationwide to restore and bring credit education to the consumers.  In The Money Hour segment today, Joseph talks about credit repair.  Listen to Joseph’s segment.

Tina’s Show Breakdown:

Money Chat: Credit Tips to Increase Your Credit Score

Guests in studio this week:

Lara Currie is a podcaster, speaker, and the author of “Difficult Happens”. Leaders whose business is dependent on their ability to communicate effectively hire Lara to help them create strong boundaries, recognize triggers and identify responses that lead to conflict, so they can navigate and minimize those difficult situations with Grace. With 25 plus years of experience in high conflict positions, as an investigative journalist, private investigator and court-appointed child-advocate in high conflict divorces, she has a unique and intuitive understanding of why people act and react the way they do.  In The Money Hour segment today, Lara discusses a solution to dealing with difficult clients.  Listen to Lara’s segment.

Tina’s Show Breakdown:

Money Chat: Dream

Guests in studio this week:

Dr. Morgan Oaks is a transformational keynote speaker, High-Performance Coach, and healer whose passion is empowering people in every facet of their life.  Dr. Morgan’s gift is inspiring audiences and private clients to transform their lives and businesses by trusting their intuition, integrating their life wisdom, and cultivating the courage to take inspired action.  You are sure to be entertained and enlightened in a way that inspires you to get clear about what you love and empowers you to start living your top life today.  In The Money Hour segment today, Morgan talks about transformation.  Listen to Morgan’s segment.

Tina’s Show Breakdown:

Money Chat: Prequalification

Guests in studio this week:

Marcelle Allen supports others in understanding the patterns of their sales systems, marketing efforts, and financial results. She motivates authors, artists, and achievers to get curious and confident about their financial situation while leveraging social media to grow their business. As a social media manager, she is a numbers nerd and her nickname is Hallmark. She helps clients with marketing, advertising and is the creative force behind her consulting agency, Dreamosity. Her new book is called “Financial Joy: Know the Data Behind Your Dreams.”  In The Money Hour segment today, Marcelle discusses financial joy.  Listen to Marcelle’s segment.

Erik Tinglum has 25 years of experience in the real estate industry and is the President of Trident Realty Group Northwest.  Erik has a team of 5 agents and he has recorded in the top 3% in transaction volume in Pierce County.  He is a retired USAF & reserve with over 37 years of service and is a former high school football coach spanning over the last 20 years.  75% of Erik’s business is working with both retired vets and active duty military in and around the Puget Sound.  In The Money Hour segment today, Erik gives us an update on the Puget Sound market.  Listen to Erik’s segment.

Lee is a native of England who began his career as a professional soccer player for teams spanning from UK to Canada.  Never losing his passion for the game, his role transitioned into that of Coach and CEO of two successful companies.  Having reconnected with his childhood sweetheart who had emigrated to the US many years earlier, Lee made the decision to leave England, get married, inherit two dogs, and head to Seattle; which he now calls home.  Growing up he was inspired by the architecture of England, he found himself equally inspired with the architecture of Seattle and the surrounding cities. Lee quickly realized that he wanted to be involved in some way, which led to the real estate market.  In The Money Hour segment today, Lee talks about diversity.  Listen to Lee’s Segment.

Tina’s Show Breakdown:

Money Chat: Underwriting Innovations to Reduce Risk, Deliver Speed, Simplicity & Certainty to the Mortgage Process

Guests in studio this week:

Tiffany Gough started her financial career in banking in 1990 and has worked for several banks and other financial companies for the last 28 years. In 2014, she found her home in Edward Jones and she loves what she does. She personally loves getting to know people and helping them in whatever life stage they are in. Is money controlling you or are you controlling your money? What’s important to you matters, and it matters to Tiffany.  In The Money Hour segment today, Tiffany talks about the concerns with paying for your child’s college. Listen to Tiffany’s segment.

Austin Chapin with 360 Credit Consulting is a Regional Sales Manager for the north-west region of the U.S. He is 25 years old, when he’s not working he is golfing, working out, disciplining new habits into his routine that he believes will contribute to success, and most importantly spending time with his family and friends.  In The Money Hour segment today, Austin discusses credit repair. Listen to Austin’s segment.

Michael Pollock is the Managing Broker and Owner of Northwest Premier Brokers and has been in the real estate and mortgage business for 14 years. In addition to being a real estate broker, Michael is also a licensed loan originator providing him with a unique perspective on the entire industry. Although he focuses on the metro area, Michael has assisted clients with home sales and purchases throughout Western Washington. It is Michael’s passion to provide all of his clients, no matter their needs, goals or property type with superior representation, information, and expertise and to make their real estate transaction a success from start to finish. He believes that being a successful real estate professional requires having a real relationship with his clients and treating them like family. In The Money Hour segment today, Michael talks about the evolving Seattle area market.  Listen to Michael’s Segment.

Tina’s Show Breakdown:

Money Chat: Housing Construction in Seattle Is Setting Records While Other Local Suburbs Are at Record Lows

Guests in studio this week:

Nancy and her husband, Steve Juetten, guide couples to share power, access, and control over their personal financial information, even after life has served up a bump in the road.  They offer easy to use tools, an upbeat and optimistic approach to getting this done, and accountability to couples and families across the country so they stop procrastinating, start powerful conversations, get their personal financial lives in order and on equal footing, and course correct for even better things to come.  In The Money Hour segment today, Nancy talks about 9 ways to make the most of marketing. Listen to Nancy’s segment.

Britt is the Principal Broker at Britt Wibmer Real Estate Group with Avenue Properties. Equipped with 15 back-to-back years as a top producing Broker, Britt capitalizes on her experience, her Rolodex, and her strong negotiation skills to help clients achieve their real estate objectives.  Focused on West Bellevue and the Greater Seattle area, Britt provides a luxury real estate experience at all price points. Britt provides complementary staging, professional organizational help, and home-prep project management that helps her clients get their home ready seamlessly and easily. Britt’s passion is maximizing her clients’ real estate investments and making each real estate journey a positive one.  In The Money Hour segment today, Britt discusses the Seattle slowdown. Listen to Britt’s segment.

Deanna is a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty Everett; she has lived in Washington her whole life and services the greater Seattle area. Having bought and sold multiple times herself, Deanna knows what it is like to be on both sides of the transaction. She likes to tell her clients, “I’ll handle the stress; you handle the excitement!” She is an agent who is honest and who genuinely cares about her client’s best interest and enjoys meeting new friends with every transaction. Deanna gives a fresh look on today’s market and her clients value her genuineness and flexibility. In The Money Hour segment today, Deanna discusses how to think outside the box in today’s market.  Listen to Deanna’s Segment.

Tina’s Show Breakdown:

Money Chat: Some Home Sellers Will See Big Savings Under the Treasury Tax Cut Plan

Guests in studio this week:

Sheri Putzke is ranked one of the top Realtors in the greater Kirkland area. Although over 60% of her business is in her hometown of Kirkland, she gladly serves clients throughout the Puget Sound Area. Sheri is a longtime resident of the Eastside with 13 years’ experience in both new construction and residential resale. Her clients enjoy Sheri’s personal touch and appreciate the professionalism, commitment, and heartfelt care that she exhibits in every interaction. Sheri’s success is based on her client’s repeat business and referrals and she greatly values the friendships that continue well after the keys exchange hands. If you’re ready to love where you live, please give her a call.  In The Money Hour segment today, Sheri discusses why it matters who you work within our current real estate market.  Listen to Sheri’s segment.

Rosemary West of Avenue Properties, “Avenue Luxe Collection” has over 20 years of experience in the local real estate market. She attributes her success to her extensive marketing and sales experience, advertising, and public relations that have formed the foundation of her large local network.  In The Money Hour segment today, Rosemary discusses the lack of real estate inventory and how sellers can benefit.  Listen to Rosemary’s segment.

Joe Maassen is a Certified Relocation and Transition Specialist with Caring Transitions of South Puget Sound.  He has been in the industry for almost two years.  It is Caring Transitions’ goal to assist families in the downsizing and liquidation of a decade’s worth of assets, preparing a family residence for sale and creating a smooth transition into a new living space. In The Money Hour segment today, Joe discusses downsizing and estate sale services. Listen to Joe’s Segment.

Tina’s Show Breakdown:

Money Chat: Seattle Landlords Selling Due to New Rental Rules

Guests in studio this week:

Andrea is in her 15th year in Real Estate as a full-time Broker. She started Real Estate with John L. Scott, then moved to RE/MAX where she has been for the past 11 years. She has been awarded the RE/MAX hall of fame award and has continually ranked in the top 10 if her office. Andrea couldn’t be happier doing her dream job as well as helping buyers and sellers all around Seattle.  In The Money Hour segment today, Andrea provides helpful tips on how to get the most money for your property. Listen to Andrea’s segment.

Vanessa Betancourt has been with WP & Associates for the past 3 years. Sharing her knowledge and believing that we are more than just real estate agents, we have the ability to educate and help people achieve homeownership. She firmly believes that you must give to receive, partnering with World Vision in Colombia to provide school supplies for kids in high poverty areas and involved locally with Seattle Public Schools offering home buyers education classes to the parents and staff.  Her favorite part about real estate is the relationship that is made that last long after the transaction has closed. Her commitment to providing excellent customer service is what sets her apart from the rest.  In The Money Hour segment today, Vanessa discusses 1st time home buyer truths.  Listen to Vanessa’s segment.

Vincent Humphrey is an Attorney at Humphrey & Associates PLLC which focuses on Family Law, Real Estate, and Civil Litigation. His passion is in bringing justice and clarity to those in need. His experiences allow him to work well in many different situations, and his service first mentality allows him to break past the toughest scenarios.  Vincent holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Idaho College of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington. He has advised executives from fortune 100 companies as well as the working man/woman at the local grocery store. In The Money Hour segment today, Vincent discusses hot questions regarding your property when going through a divorce. Listen to Vincent’s segment.