I was watching the news tonight and heard that Seattle's Mayor, Greg Nickels, wants the city's fleet of taxis to "green up". The mayor said the switch to 30-mpg vehicles will reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, a key greenhouse gas, by 40 percent and will also dramatically reduce fuel costs. Sea
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03/12/2008
Today I received a testimonial from a great client of mine..."Ashley is a breath of fresh air. She clearly enjoys her job for all the right reasons, which allows her (to avoid all the bull**** and) to rise above the snake-oil-hard-sell that is still so prevalent in the industry. She was always av
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03/10/2008
I have learned my lesson and want to warn you all about the importance of doing a final walk through after a home inspection. I have had two bad experiences and have since moved on to use a different inspector. The first mishap went like this...The seller phoned me to inform me that the refrige
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03/10/2008
I know there are many traditional closing gifts such as gift certificates and housewarming gift baskets, but have you given anything unusual? I recently had to build a modern baby gate for a client of mine who would only buy the house if one was installed. The seller wasn't interested in buildi
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03/10/2008
You know, I have always looked at those play areas in the mall and thought to myself how boring they looked. I guess I should eat my words, as it is one of my 23 month old daughter, Piper's, favorite places to go. I have to say, it isn't as bad as I thought. When it is cold or rainy out, the o
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03/08/2008
Last week, we were home minding our business, when a contractor knocked on the door and gave us his story about being in the neighborhood and wondering if we wanted a new driveway. We did, but we certainly weren't considering it on that day. He proceeded to give us a quote of about $3800, whic
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03/08/2008
I am starting to get a bit frustrated with when it comes to deals falling through because of the empty promises of mortgage brokers. Don't get me wrong, I understand that the lenders are really cracking down and in turn are tightening the reigns. I had a new construction listing of 4 condos ba
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03/07/2008
As usual, I set out today to do my weekly rounds of getting to know what is on the market. As a Certified Ecobroker, my passion is Green Real Estate. How can you not love something that is better for the environment? After all, as a mother, it is my duty to try to leave this earth a better pla
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03/07/2008
Yes, you heard me correctly. Mountlake Terrace, WA is revitalizing their downtown. I bet most of you didn't even know there was a downtown. Or there are some of you that have been there and laugh, thinking to yourselves "They call that a downtown!" Yes, as a resident here in Mountlake Terrac
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02/24/2008
I don't think this is something most people can answer. However, Radon is said to be the cause of thousands of deaths (lung cancer) every year. Radon is a radioactive gas. Radon is not something you can detect from the five senses. You can't see it, touch it, smell it, taste it or obviously
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10/01/2007