Navigate a complicated market wisely & successfully.
Choose the Realtor people trust & recommend:
Cristin Mandaville
Because you deserve the right home, the right investment and
the best experience!
cristin_windermere.com 253-514-1220
Affiliated with Windermere Professional Partners, 4701 S. 19th, Tacoma, WA 98405
Once in a lifetime Opportunity...
Now the banks are finding new opportunities, the remaining determined corporate survivors are jockeying for the top "Pheonix from the Flames" position. Good. For them and for their stock holders.
But how about the opportunity for regular individuals? There are good opportunities in real estate right now, for "everyone else." Real estate never was (or, never should have been!) part of anyone's get-rich-quick play. Real estate remains a very good get-rich-slow game.
This marketplace in particular favors first-time home buyers, residential investors,trade-up buyers, and luxury home purchasers who are well-positioned.It is very easy, in fact, to advance one's net worth right now, if you make wise moves, and take advantage of variability in the marketplace.
Opportunity is out there for almost everyone. Give me a call to talk more about how to find your opportunity.
Private real-estate developer Opus is facing the biggest crisis in its history, showing how the recession is humbling even companies once regarded as well-managed.
Demand for corporate sale-leaseback real-estate transactions is picking up across the U.S. But a scarcity of buyers and low bids mean fewer deals are actually getting done.
The U.K. housing market shows signs of improvement and developers are looking to acquire land again, but economists say a sustained housing recovery remains far off.
A Hong Kong developer is getting ready for a U.S. road show to raise $1 billion to buy distressed apartment buildings in China, but the company's fund-raising team appears pessimistic about its chances here.
Lennar has identified 400 homes in Florida that have confirmed problems with defective Chinese drywall.
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I feel lucky I found you! I’'ll spread the word!
We outgrew our last home. Thank you for showing us every possibility and helping us find the right home !
We worked so hard on our last home, and now we've found a new home that is even better. Thank you for working your magic!
Thank you for selling the house so quickly, and keeping us on target. You really did a wonderful job.
I was so relieved that it sold in a month! I loved that home, but it is great to be out from under it.
I don’t think this day (closing) would have ever come if not for all your extra, hard work. Thank you!
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I completed my undergraduate degree at Smith College during the recession of the late 1980's. My first jobs out of college were in marketing and account management. I worked for a book distributor and then a direct marketing company where I served Fortune 500 clientelle. After getting my Master's in Geography, I worked for a year as a Planner with Tri-Met, then started working for Microsoft on their mapping products, as International Program Manager. I changed jobs internally, in time becoming a Business Manager for Office and Home Products in the OEM Group.
My first home was a fixer estate sale in Wallingford, Seattle. We remodelled it and finished an unfinished basement, added a bathroomchanged windows, built an outbuilding/art studio, landscaped -- the works. Proceeds from the sale of that home were quite literally life changing, though we sold in a buyer's market.
After starting a family, I refocused my priorities on my kids, writing, home-grown food, and art. Soon, I also decided to pursue a long-held desire to become a Real Estate Agent, because of my belief that home ownership is very important in so many ways, to individuals and to their communities.
I now live in Gig Harbor, a beautiful maritime community near Tacoma, and I feel lucky to continue to work in real estate in such challenging and interesting times, and priviledged to help people acheive their goals.
Purchasing
Selling
Investment
Short Sales, REO's
Whether a second home, vacation rental, or income property, Cristin is uniquely qualified to support investors. She helps maximize the potential according to each investor's particular goals, rather than rely on cookie-cutter, one size fits all formula's or gimics.
Marketing, publicity, home preparation, staging, photography, websites, virtual tours, live tours, open houses, feedback, market analysis, updates, inspections, appraisals, negotiations, paperwork.... Selling property is just plain hard work!
Cristin's goal is to make the process as smooth as possible, & to deliver market-beating results, every time.
Everyone is buzzing about the bargains. However, finding and evaluating these properties is not easy. And, transacting them require the utmost care, skill and patience.
Hire a professional like Cristin to ensure you buy wisely!
There is a lot more to a home than pipes and wires. And, there is a lot more to a purchase than an internet search and signing a few pages.
Cristin is clear, accountable, and strives to make the buying process fun and interesting.
After many long days and nights we’ve released NEW features into the Wix Editor!!! Areas, contact forms skins & color customization, easier to use manage and expand, roll over and roll out mouse state behaviors, add your twitter feeds…All designed to make creating Flash websites and other web content simpler, faster and even more powerful! And there’s [...]
Austin, Texas – The HOW Design Conference came to a close today. Attendees reconvened for the last workshops and the closing keynote: Mark Randall, “Design Ignites Change”. We now look toward the future with the lessons learned this week; motivated, energized and full of new ideas. As designers, we must find the order in chaos. We [...]
Day 3 is coming to an end at the HOW Design Conference in Austin, Texas. Attendees have their last chance to view some incredible exhibits including the Type Directors Club, a showcase of award winning typographic design. Up-and-coming designers exhibit personal work at the HOW Conference Portfolio Review. The evening will wrap up with a [...]
It’s Day 2 of the HOW Design Conference in Austin, Texas. The afternoon temperature has dropped to a “cool” 101 degrees. The energy is still alive and well. Today, the classroom sessions began, featuring hour-long seminars on topics such as creativity, business, technology, and of course, design. It’s a lot of information to digest and to [...]
Austin, Texas – Graphic designers from around the country have gathered to attend the HOW Design Conference; a jamboree of educational workshops, keynote speakers, and design-minded sponsors. The HOW conference is an annual summit organized by HOW Magazine, a leading trade publication for the design community. As Day 1 comes to an end, there’s an energy [...]
Last week Wix hosted a Banner Design Competition. Wix Designers from around the world were asked to create banners promoting our free web design service. Well, after hundreds of submissions… We have a winner!! Congratulations to theDEEPER Design Studio. Here is the 1st Place Grand Prize Design: For more info on theDEEPER Design Studio visit: http://thedeeper.com/designstudio/ or the Wix Designers [...]
I suggest getting an updated home value analysis every 6 months to one year. And, no -- Zillow is not accurate. Email or call to request an evaluation of your home or investment property: cristin_windermere.com or 253-514-1220.
