A Seattle Street Car Experience

Ever since the end of 2007,  you could ride the South Lake Union Street Car!  South Lake Union has a 1.3 mile line, a beginning of the city’s commitment to light rail and public transit.  With over a 500,000 riders thus far, it has exceeded ridership expectations.
Ride the rail, and you will see real time [...]

Can you represent us when purchasing a foreclosure?

Question from a client:

I’ve had my eye on this house [Address].  It goes on Auction on [Date], 2009. Is it possible to buy it before that, and will the bank let us look around in it?  It is owned by [Trustee Name].
Thanks,  Client

Unfortunately, we would not be able to represent you for [...]

Music Venues — Q Cafe

In addition to being Real Estate professionals, Larry and I are also musicians–yes, we spend 24/6.5 together! We met at an open mic sponsored by Victory Music, which is now hosted at the Q cafe every Tuesday night. You might even catch us performing there once in awhile!
Victory has open mics and concerts in other [...]

24 Hour Vacation

Larry and I took 24 hours and embarked on a little trip for a weekend getaway to Port Townsend.  We began with a ferry ride at Edmonds to Kingston, and then took Hwy 104 all the way across the Hood Canal stopping at Port Gamble to antique and be tourists.  We stopped at the sea [...]

Get your landscape ready for Autumn

Here is a link to the Lowe’s Newsletter–it’s got great info for getting your yard ready for Autumn.
September Newsletter–Lowes

How Walkable is your Neighborhood?

What is Walk Score? 
Walk Score shows you a map of what’s nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment.  The walk score of the Space Needle, for example is 89.  Bill Gates’ house walk score is 6.  [...]

Great News for Seattle Area Values

 It is a bit of a buyer’s market in many areas, and some good deals are to be had!
In general, houses for sale are spending longer times on the market than in recent years, and some areas are showing signs of prices coming down. Buyers: sellers who need to sell quickly are selling low. Sellers: [...]

How the Seattle time on the market is changing

I think agents need to prepare sellers for a longer time on the market when they list their homes. I’m seeing so many more houses on the market for a longer period of time than was usual, even last year at this time.
Both buyers and sellers in the Seattle area are used to sales [...]

Favorite places

Good place to eat:
Breakfast Club–culturally diverse country down home breakfast–attitude served up at no extra charge
Banjara–Queen Anne Indian restaurant –try the mango curry fish
Sunlight baking company–best of granola breakfasts close to most vegan
Mad Pizza–4 locations now!
Good places for Coffee — Roosters above all!! 
Now in two locations–third soon to be announced at U Village (you got it [...]