Seattle Area Condo Appreciation Rates - 07/30/06 03:19 AM
Condominiums have shed it's image as housing for people who couldn't afford single family homes. Condos now make up 25% of the total home sales in King County and is outpacing single family homes in appreciation. With many new projects being constructed in the downtown & urban core areas, complete with … (1 comments)
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Free Wi-Fi - 07/28/06 11:56 AM
Seattle often thinks of itself as a technology hub with the likes of Microsoft, Amazon & ActiveRain. Yet, unlike our neighbhors to the south, there is no city-wide wi-fi system (at least for free). Little coffeehouses generally have been at the forefront of creating free hotspots.
Now, Tully's, Seattle's second largest coffee … (1 comments)
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Zillow Open API - 07/26/06 07:15 PM
So, who exactly in their right mind would zillowrize their website?
Zillow has begun to develop an Open API to share data on nearly 67 million homes in America.
What will be in Zillow’s open API? Our initial specs have us distributing the majority of information that can be found on … (7 comments)
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Zillow raises another $25 milllion - 07/25/06 11:08 AM
Seattle Times is reporting that Zillow raised $25 million in it’s second round of financing, raising a total of $57 million, just 5 months after launching it's online product.
With the additional funding, the company plans to add at least 40 employees to its staff of 118. Rascoff would not say what … (0 comments)
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Reshaping Seattle's Waterfront - 07/24/06 02:39 PM
To some, Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct (elevated portion of Highway 99) is an eye sore, a disaster waiting to happen, an endearing piece of Seattle's history. Either way, it slices downtown from it's waterfront limiting access and views. The 2001 6.8 magnitude Nisqually Earthquake damaged the viaduct which has been undergoing … (0 comments)
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Downtown's newest park - 07/20/06 08:11 PM
Buildings alone do not make a neighborhood, especially in downtown. The Seattle Art Musuem's grand outdoor project for the city is the Olympic Sculpture Park on the waterfront in downtown's Belltown neighborhood. The 9-acre park, provide residents with much needed green space, outdoor art work and a place to contemplate.
The … (0 comments)
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Seattle Summer in Full Swing - 07/20/06 07:38 PM
Once in a while the clouds hide and the sun shines upon our fair city. Known as the Rain City, Seattle is experiencing record highs with temperatures reaching into the 90's this weekend...and just in time too. Here's what's going on.
Bite of Seattle - July 21 - 22nd
The 25th … (0 comments)
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Help the Animals - 07/20/06 12:52 PM
One of the organizations I'm involved with is the Seattle Animal Shelter. Though the shelter is a city department, the city doesn't pay for the veterinary care for the animals. Vet care is paid through the Help The Animals Fund which is solely donation based. Help The Animals Fund primarily funds … (3 comments)
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It takes a village...or a basketball team - 07/18/06 06:55 PM
Some of the elements that makes a community attractive to business and residents are culture, entertainment and sporting activities. Big-time sports help entice businesses to an area which in turn brings people. Seattle is now on the verge of losing one of it's big three sport teams. The Seattle Supersonics basketball … (2 comments)
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Western Washington - 2nd Quarter market report - 07/18/06 04:23 PM
April saw the beginning of an uptick in inventory for houses outside the urban working areas. In the seventeen counties covered by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, most saw double digit gains in the number of listings; some jumped as much as 25%. And home prices continue to appreciate as well. … (0 comments)
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Who's buying high-end homes? - 07/17/06 04:15 PM
I always wondered who are the people buying the new condos in the downtown area, and where are they coming from. Afterall, 49 new condo projects are planned and most start at the $500,000 level with a significant number priced above $1 million. The median income in King county is only … (1 comments)
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Another cost of homeownership - 07/13/06 08:33 PM
For every silver lining (homeownership) there may be a dark cloud. Seattle's housing market has been fierce especially for first-time buyers. While many new developments are planned that will potentially add 10,000 new housing units over the next 5 years there is a demand today. To accommodate peoples homeownership dreams many … (4 comments)
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Speaking of Listing Photos... - 07/13/06 02:52 AM
Yesterday, there were two posts on photos, focusing on the importance of including photos in a listing. See Doug & Kathie's post on Photo vs No Photos and Kristal's post Photos are of the utmost importance.
Let's take it one step further. Be sure the photos are quality images - in focus, … (8 comments)
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2006 Seattle Street of Dreams - 07/13/06 12:28 AM
The 19th Annual Street of Dreams will be held from July 15th through August 20th on the Sammamish Plateau east of Seattle. The homes are part of the Dodd Range at Allen Lake development and range from 6,000 sq ft to 10,00 sq ft with lot sizes of 5 acres or … (1 comments)
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Pets are part of the family - 07/11/06 03:16 PM
This post is partly inspired by Kristal's blog about moving with pets , partly inspired in working with a client who had a big dog, partly inspired by new paradigm builders, and partly inspired by my volunteer work at the city's animal shelter.
For individuals looking to purchase a home, specifically a … (2 comments)
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A Street Car Named Allen - 07/07/06 07:29 PM
Today was ground breaking for the new South Lake Union street car. Envisioned by Paul Allen to link downtown to Allen's South Lake Union residential and business projects, the street car and the South Lake Union district is being modeled after Portland's famed Pearl District.
The $51 million 1.3 mile route is … (0 comments)
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Hmm....I guess it's all good - 07/05/06 05:51 PM
Well, my SEO work has paid off for my primary website, www.LivingNorthwest.com, but it took months to get good placement in Google's organic search results. But along comes ActiveRain....my ActiveRain Profile which is only a month old is ranking ahead of my primary website. For keyword search term "John L Scott … (6 comments)
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