Vulcan + John L. Scott Real Estate - 06/30/06 01:35 AM
Vulcan Real Estate (not related to Spock's home planet), Paul Allen's real estate arm and John L. Scott Real Estate announced this week that John L. Scott will handle sales for Vulcan's four new condonimum development in the downtown area. The four projects - Veer Lofts, ENSO, The Martin and Rollin (2 comments)
Pre-Construction Investing - 06/29/06 05:08 PM
In my main blog at SeattleCondosAndLofts.com, I just posted an article about pre-construction investing. Though other metropolitan areas have seen an influx of new construction, Seattle is only now starting to do the same opening numerous opportunities for investors. The article touches upon factors investors should consider in order to make a (0 comments)
The Four Seasons - One Day At A Time - 06/27/06 01:55 AM
I came across this cool cam of the construction of the Residences at the Four Seasons in Seattle. The link goes to the contractor’s website showing daily cam images of the construction of the project. Visitors to the website can view numerous images taken at different time intervals throughout the day. (0 comments)
Not Your Daddy's Real Estate Company - 06/27/06 12:27 AM
Simplyfing the home buying experience, more than a motto, it's a way of doing business. Washington's most innovative real estate company, John L. Scott, has been transforming the way people search for homes. Over the past few months, John L. Scott has rolled out new features to empower buyers and sellers (0 comments)
Seattle Grow's Up - 06/27/06 12:20 AM
Developers and visionaries are out to change the landscape and forever change Seattle's place as a big city. Around downtown 49 new condominium and loft projects have been proposed adding upwards of 10,000 new housing units to the urban core.View a map of Seattle's skyline in the year 2010. With (1 comments)
The $10,000 mistake - 06/26/06 09:43 PM
In my housing trend & technology blog I wrote about a listing I was competing with against a 4% listing company. I personally knew the client and the situation he was in so I knew it was going to be an uphill battle. To a degree, with all things being equal, (0 comments)
Seattle's Ripe for Presale Opportunities - 06/25/06 08:53 PM
Seattle is undergoing an extraordinary condominium construction renaissance with up to 49 new mid- and high-rise buildings proposed by 2010 adding over 10,000 housing units. Realistically, not all will be built but many will which will provide homeowners and investors incredible pre-construction presale opportunities. Generally the presale process is composed of (0 comments)
Myth: Discounters save you money - 06/25/06 08:31 PM
An independent study by Texas A&M University revealed there is little, if any, savings for sellers who utilize discounters or limited service companies. The study of 55,000 residential transactions found that discount companies sold their listings for 1.7% less than full-service companies and took 17.1% longer to sell. The 1.7% reduction is (9 comments)