About Craig Blackmon

I am an attorney in Seattle with a practice focused on residential real estate. Previously I was also a real estate broker and co-owner of WaLaw Realty, a real estate brokerage that provided broker services to clients of the law firm. In 2013 I left WaLaw, and now I am in the process of re-imagining and re-inventing the "broker/lawyer" model. Craig on Google+

How to Strengthen Your Offer when there are Multiple Potential Buyers

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This is not legal advice, and you should not rely upon it.  For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. [This post was updated 4/22.  New paragraph below.]  In today’s low-interest-rate, low-inventory, recovering-from-the-bubble housing market, there are more buyers than there are sellers.  This leads to routine instances of multiple offers, where only one buyer [...]

Hope for Short Sales in 2013 – Congress is Working to Extend COD Income Tax Exemption

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This is not legal advice.  For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog.  Furthermore, the post below addresses some BUT NOT ALL issues relating to foreclosure, short sale, etc., and the following analysis is cursory and not complete.  If you face a foreclosure or are considering some alternative, you should obtain legal advice. The Senate Finance Committee [...]

How to Buy a Home Stress-Free in a Seller’s Market

There is a lot of evidence out there, both statistical and anecdotal, that it’s a “seller’s market” in the Seattle area.

New Case Strikes Down Release Provision in Rescission Form 51

This post is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog.

Yesterday, Division I of the Washi

Buyers, is your Seller a Foreign Person? The IRS and FIRPTA say you better know…

This post is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog.

A few months ago I posted about th

Free Seattle Home Buyer Seminars at WaLaw Realty

This year WaLaw Realty is once again hosting several free home buyer classes (sellers welcome too!). We’ll be hosting f

Undisclosed SOC Bonus? There oughta be a law…

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With the new year, I resolved to talk less and do more about the “stacked deck” faced by buyers in the traditional real

Is the Seller a “Foreign Person”? Buyers, FIRPTA Says You Better Find Out

This is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney in person about your specific situation. Never rely on a

The Seattle Condo Market: Are Sellers in La-La Land?

Having looked at several downtown condo listings lately (we have a client shopping for one right now), it seems to me th

The CLUE Report: Is it Col. Mustard in the Library with the Rope?

I’ll admit, at this point I’m pretty much mystified by the frequently-discussed yet rarely-seen “CLUE Report.” For thos